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A lengthy blog post has cropped up on the Neverwinter site from Systems Designer Salim Grant. In it, sweeping changes are coming to the Pet and Companions systems in time for the release of the next content expansion, Undermountain. The overhaul is designed to provide a more streamlined and useful experience for players.
The Defiance team has posted a series of celebratory events for Armistice 2019. From today through April 1st, nine different events will be taking place in the game for players to participate in. The event also includes new items including the Caustic Fury Supply Crate and the Cyber Rig: Caustic Furty. The Armistice Bargain Box is also back and can contain a number of rare weapons and more.
From March 21st to March 24th, potential and lapsed World of Warcraft players are invited to a ‘Welcome Back’ weekend with the entire game made available for the duration. Even those who do not own the Battle for Azeroth expansion can try out the trial experience.
The Heroes of the Storm PTR has been updated with a large patch that lays out big changes coming to several heroes, including Chromie. In addition, the game’s next event, Caldeum Complex, is revealed and devs announce the merger of both the Hero League and Team League. The new competitive play is called “Storm League” and is available to players with at least 16 heroes and an account level of 50+.
The Rift Twitter has a mysterious new post saying that “The Battle Pass is coming soon!” However, there is no further information about what exactly that means for the game, though the tweet goes on to ask what players “wish to see”. Respondents in the Twitter thread are rather snarkily responding that, with more information, they might have a few suggestions.
Automatic Demolition was disabled temporarily on the Aether/Primal Data Centers back in October of 2018 due to Hurricane Michael. For those that don’t know, or don’t remember, Hurricane Michael devastated Florida as it moved through the panhandle and into Georgia and North Carolina. Millions of residents were left without power, many without a home. Square Enix saw this and placed a hold on the Automatic Demolition system to prevent people from losing even more.
A new game has surfaced with its first prototype trailer. Called “Towers”, the game is said to take inspiration from Breath of the Wild, Studio Ghibli, Harvest Moon and more. Towers features gliders, climbing, farming, town building and cooperative multiplayer. The team at Dreamlit Entertainment consists of just six developers, the “core founders and developers of Hawken, a mech shooter from 2012, according to IGN.
On May 15th, The Culling will cease to exist. The team let fans and players know via the game’s official site in a brief dev diary called “So Long, Farewell!” The reason for the closure, despite the “Origins” F2P launch last year, did not generate enough revenue to “sustain our team and support ongoing development” of the game. Without revenue, staff has been let go and the team has been “render[ed] unable to provide ongoing support and updates that would allow the game to grow & thrive”.
Looking at the hardware industry over the last few years, it’s fair to say we’ve become a bit RGB obsessed. What really matters for a gaming PC isn’t fancy lights, however, it’s performance. Pure, unbridled speed. Today, we’re looking at a new memory kit from Patriot, one of the longest standing companies in the business, that aims to provide exactly that. This is our review of the Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3866 Extreme Performance Memory kit.
The Ring of Elysium team is thanking its community for supporting the game by giving them a chance to earn a free Season 3 Adventurer Pass and an Adventurer Season 2 portrait. The event is ongoing with players able to complete 7 out of 9 Pinnacle Challenges through March 26th. Once done, the Season 3 Adventurer Pass and Season 2 portrait will be unlocked.