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Sea of Thieves is giving its players some all new ways to play the game when it opens The Arena on April 30th. Players will be able to “experience the thrill of competition and engage in explosive encounters” while there and show off their prowess in battle.
Intrepid Studios has announced that there are now official Ashes of Creation forums now live on the site. In addition, the team has posted a lengthy note about the process of adding forums to the new site that simultaneously allowed posters to bring their accounts over. Fans will need to log in using their Intrepid account and will need to reclaim their old forum display name.
Katia Sae is an intrepid capsuleer who last month revealed that she had traveled to all of EVE Online’s systems over the course of a decade and had done so without losing a single ship. In celebration of this monumental and first-of-its-kind achievement, the “Archura Stargazers Society” has put up a monument in her honor out in the Saisio System.
From April 12th to April 19th, Champions Online players are challenged to become overachievers! They are tasked with creating a brand new character on the 12th and getting that character to level 40 before midnight on the 19th. Those who do will earn the Overachiever title, a new Jazzercise emote and a pare of Exclusive Costume Tokens for their effort.
Cheesy “Aladdin” reference aside, the v1.5 update has launched for Atlas. Developers say that the game “has been revised and re-envisioned” based on a cumulative three months of live feedback since the game launched. It is, according to the Steam post, the largest updates anyone in the company has ever worked on. Notable reworks include the Claim System, changes to official server, an expanded world map, the addition of more islands including a new biome and much more.
One of the biggest issues many players have with World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is the Heart of Azeroth “progression” system. Many believe that, after Legion Artifacts, the Heart of Azeroth feels lackluster. World of Warcraft developers are hoping that when v8.2 Rise of Azshara launches later this year, that will all change with big improvements being added. In a new blog post on the official site, the team lays out the first information about what players can expect.
Nodding Heads Games has released a brand new trailer for Raji: An Ancient Epic, an RPG set in ancient times with inspiration from Hindu and Balinese mythology. Raji is the main protagonist and in the video, she can be seen traveling through “intricate hand-painted environments while using her acrobatic abilities to combat demons of all shapes and sizes”.
With promises of value and performance, has Western Digital killed the modern PC builder’s need to use SATA-based boot drives? We are going to find out in our review of the 250GB WD Blue SN500 NVMe drive.
The Foundry System in Star Trek Online and Neverwinter was a way for players to create and share adventures with their fellow community members since both games debuted. However, as of today, The Foundry has gone dark in both games. Cryptic Studios posted a brief notice and farewell on the STO Facebook page.
Warp Nexus is a new space-centric MMO being developed by Wyrmbyte. Red Thomas talks with company President Scott Brown about the studio’s vision for the game and what their timeline looks like.