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Spanish site AreaJugones has a beefy new interview with Cyberpunk 2077 Lead Quest Designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz. In it, he covers topics such as the polishing process, how gameplay is different than last year’s E3 demo, shooting mechanics, how first person fits within the RPG genre, whether or not there will be Witcher-themed easter eggs, missions, gunplay and what games inspire him in his work on the game.
When Lord of the Rings Online servers come back up later this morning, players will find that the game’s 12th anniversary fete will have kicked off. Players can look forward to receiving anniversary themed gifts, they may not arrive until April 24th. In the meantime, however, players can keep busy by taking part in scavenger hunts that are part of the anniversary festival.
With all the discussion lately about the possible rebirth of City of Heroes as a “private” server run by former players and fans of the game, we dug through the archives of content surrounding the game to step back in time to the waning days of what many call one of the greatest MMOs of all time. In a piece written in 2012 shortly before the lights went out on CoH servers, Mike Bitton wrote a reflective piece about his time with the game and what it meant over the course of its history. Take a w
The latest Crowfall Q&A is now live, this time with J. Todd Coleman and Design Director Thomas Blair speaking to the current state of the game as well as providing viewers with insight about their vision for the future.
On April 24th, Dauntless will be updated with the Path of the Slayer. In a new video developer diary, the team shares some of the major changes coming to the game, including a core progression rework, the introduction of the new Mastery System, new weapon customization options and “updates to the hammer, pike, sword and chain blades”.
The Heroes of the Storm PTR has been updated with the newest hero, Anduin Wrynn, coming to the Nexus. Anduin “has come to the Nexus to take his place by his father’s side” and is a ranged healer. According to the patch notes, he brings a several abilities designed to keep his companions healthy as well as “the potential to unleash the Light’s swift justice to enemies on the battlefield”.
The City of Heroes private server that cropped up late last week after the source code for the “secret CoH” server was publicly released has been shut down. In a note copied to the CoH Reddit, the team behind the server said that it had “to be shut down indefinitely” and that the team is “on a direct course for legal action”. As a result, the site and server are gone “to protect the people involved in this project, their families, and their futures”.
The City of Heroes private server that cropped up late last week after the source code for the “secret CoH” server was publicly released has been shut down. In a note copied to the CoH Reddit, the team behind the server said that it had “to be shut down indefinitely” and that the team is “on a direct course for legal action”. As a result, the site and server are gone “to protect the people involved in this project, their families, and their futures”. Hop through for a few updates.
Torchlight Frontiers will be getting a beefy update tomorrow that will see the Railmaster added to the playable characters roster. To make space for him, the number of available characters has been increased from three to five. In addition, a number of fixes will be part of the patch. This includes a fix to overspawns, 2-handed focus tuning, text localization and various, smaller tweaks. Lastly, three new types of monsters will be added from the Putrid family: Warrior, Archer and Slayer.
Square Enix is looking for eager Final Fantasy XIV players to help them test the upcoming World Visit system once it goes live. The test is designed to stress test servers in preparation for the launch of the Shadowbringers expansion. Players are asked to join the “large-scale FATE “A Horse Outside” [that] will spawn at specific times”. There will be a system wide announcement when the FATE has spawned so players can join up.