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The Next Overwatch Archive Event is Called Storm Rising Set in Cuba

Update: The Blizzard team has announced that the next Overwatch Archive lore event is called Storm Rising. The event till run from April 16th to May 6th and appears it will be set in Cuba. Tracer is leading a team consisting of Genji, Mercy and Winston as they are tracking down Doomfist’s accountant in Havana. This is the third Archive event and joins both Retribution and Uprising in providing players with lore information about the characters and locations in the game.

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VeteranGamer.net to Host The Division 2 Stream Event to Send Care Packages to Military Personnel

On Wednesday, April 10th, the Military & Veterans Gamers group, the largest veteran-affiliated gamer community in the US, will be hosting a second charity live stream event in order to raise funds to send care packages to military personnel deployed overseas. After the last event in February, organizers were able to send over $1000 worth of care-packages and they’re hoping to match, or beat, that number during this week’s event.

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Neocore Reveals Big Things Coming to Warhammer: Inquisitor Martyr in May

Neocore Games has revealed the first information about what players can expect with the 2.0 update to Warhammer: Inquisitor Martyr when it launches for all platforms on May 28th. The update will be free and is based on player feedback and extensive testing. Developers say that 2.0 addresses and changes core features of the game including the progression system, itemization, loot and combat. Players will also find new end game modes, new items, coop campaign mode and a new level cap.

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GameSpace Opinion: Bioware’s Unsustainable Incompetence

In the latest editorial at GameSpace.com, Poorna Shankar takes on the recent happenings with BioWare with regard to Anthem’s Development. He examines Kotaku’s well-researched article about the difficulties and issues inside BioWare while Anthem was being developed as well as provides his thoughts on BioWare’s response to the article.

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GameSpace Opinion: Bioware’s Unsustainable Incompetence

In the latest editorial at GameSpace.com, Poorna Shankar takes on the recent happenings with BioWare with regard to Anthem’s Development. He examines Kotaku’s well-researched article about the difficulties and issues inside BioWare while Anthem was being developed as well as provides his thoughts on BioWare’s response to the article.

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EVESterdam 2019 – The Council of Stellar Management

EVE Online is a world of its own – something the developer and players would freely admit. In a game that is so player driven, EVE Online drives unique stories and experiences found literally nowhere else in all of gaming. This extends to the power struggles and political side of New Eden. Part of that is the democratically elected Council of Stellar Management, or CSM. This is a body of players, voted on by players, to represent the people who make up New Eden with CCP Games.

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One Former Valve Dev Says that Steam’s 30% Take of Profits is a ‘Tax on an Entire Industry’

Richard Geldreich, a former developer at Valve, has come out swinging against his former employer’s backbone, Steam. Geldreich was a participant in a thread with Epic’s Tim Sweeney as he tried to rebut those who allege that the Epic Game Store client is rife with spyware and that it collects too much information about users. Geldreich weighed in base on his experience and said that Valve collected volumes of information on players but doesn’t have to deal with what he sees happening to Epic.