inXile Entertainment has released a brand new trailer for Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut. In it, the improvements to graphics, game play enhancements, tweaks and new voice overs are showcased. Check it out and leave us your thoughts.
Blade & Soul: Slicing & Dicing to Victory – Blade Master Week Begins
Blade & Soul fans who enjoy up close and personal fighting will want to pay attention these next few days as Blade Master week begins. The team will be on hand during a special live stream on Thursday, September 24th at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern to show off an in-depth preview of the Blade Master.
Fallout 4: Video Series Continues with Meet the Companions
A pair of videos has been published that expand on the Bethesda E3 presentation for Fallout 4. In these, some of the companions from Fallout 4 are introduced, along with the news that players can romance any human (sorry, no Mister Handy for you robot fans!) regardless of gender. Check them out!
Black Desert: The Sun Sets on RU CBT – Road to Open Beta Begins
Tuesday, September 15th marked the beginning of the second phase of the closed beta test for the Russian version of Black Desert Online. GameNet, publisher of BDO in Russia, took feedback from the first phase into consideration and made some significant changes to the game since then. Among the most notable are: pushing the level for PvP to 30 up from 20, nearly complete localization, a smoother leveling curve and more.
Shroud of the Avatar: Release 22: Marking Time
Release 22 is all about keeping time in Shroud of the Avatar as a new music system is added to the game and plans for next quarter’s development is coming together. Red Thomas takes a look at what to expect in the next release after his monthly trip to Austin where he visited with the team.
Thanatos: Pre-Participation Events Detailed
Inixsoft has announced that Thanatos players can get a head start on the October 1st launch by participating in a special "pre-participation" series of events.
Elite: Dangerous: Space in All Its Glory – SteamVR Support Incoming
Gamespot is reporting that Frontier has been working in cooperation with Valve to get Elite: Dangerous compatible with Steams Vive VR headset. The update that includes VR support will be released in time for the holiday season.
Echo of Soul: ChangYou Announces Cessation of Chinese Service
ChangYou is reportedly closing down Echo of Soul in China according to a report from MMOCulture. No reason for the cessation of service was given, though it comes closely on the heels of the Korean version’s shut down as well. Aeria Games, publisher of EoS in North America and Europe, issued a statement that indicates development continues and that no plan to close its version of the game imminent.
Archlord 2: Time to Say Goodbye – Webzen Announces Closure
Webzen has announced that Archlord 2 will be closing on November 24, 2015 when servers will be deactivated. While no reason is given for the closure, it can be assumed that the game was not turning the profit Webzen wished even though during the course of the game’s relatively short life, over 300,000 players took part in the game with over 5M hours of game play.
Guild Wars 2: Guns and Amore
Still, I love my engineer, who’s my co-main along with my necromancer. And, true to my usual form, I eschew the typical DPS builds like grenades and flamethrower, and go all in with elixirs, playing her with a buffing/healing build in PvE that still can do reasonable damage and stay alive for extended periods of time. I like to think that, just as with any hybrid/support class, it’s not about the big numbers I put up but how I help other players put up big numbers.