Everyone has a fighting chance
While The Division 2 has seemingly gotten off to a relatively smooth start, there are some issues that have cropped up since Friday’s release. Some players are reporting graphical issues including stuttering and Nvidia-specific problems with the game entering a game client restart cycle. Others complained that co-op level scaling was broken, however, Ubisoft is already at work on a solution.
Welcome to my biweekly Final Fantasy XIV column! I think it’s been a while since we’ve had one of these for FFXIV. With a massive influx of new and returning players alike gearing up for the next expansion, Shadowbringers, it’s never been a better time. There’s an enormous amount of content coming soon for us to delve through, I hope you’ll join us on the adventure as we dive head first into all of it!
Welcome to my biweekly Final Fantasy XIV column! I think it’s been a while since we’ve had one of these for FFXIV. With a massive influx of new and returning players alike gearing up for the next expansion, Shadowbringers, it’s never been a better time. There’s an enormous amount of content coming soon for us to delve through, I hope you’ll join us on the adventure as we dive head first into all of it!
In his latest opinion piece at GameSpace.com, Poorna Shankar offers a few thoughts on his cautious optimism regarding The Division 2 and why it makes for a better game than Anthem. See if you agree!
The Ashes of Creation team has kicked off a series of “Know Your Nodes” articles that will provide players with deep information about one of the game’s more unique systems. In this first article, the basics of nodes are explained along with information about how they function in AoC.
Way back in 2015, Paradox Interactive bought up all the resources of White Wolf, including World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade. Fast forward to the Paradox earnings report in early 2018 when the company indicated it would step up marketing and community involvement in both IPs. Fast forward AGAIN to this past weekend, when a bunch of screenshots and a teaser website called “Tender” cropped up. All is is to prep fans for a big announcement on March 21st.
In September of last year, Andy Cosby (Hellboy animated series) inadvertently leaked news of a Diablo animated series for Netflix for which he would be the showrunner. Since then, there has been tons of Diablo-related news, but nothing more has been said about the series. However, a new Diablo trademark registration has popped up that reads, “Downloadable films and movies featuring narratives based on a video game and provided via a video-on-demand service”.
Nagafen is the new EverQuest 2 PvP server that went live on March 16th. This is a “seasonal PvP server” where players may only have a single character and that will start with “classic” EQ2 with new content unlocking every month. There’s no time to lollygag either as the server season only lasts for three months. Players will be able to check out and compete for a spot on the leaderboards and will be able to earn rewards based on placement at the end of the server run.
KurtzPel is an upcoming anime third person “action battle game” from KOG Games. In the newest video from KOG, the voice actors who are bringing the game’s characters to life are showcased in a variety of cutscenes.
If you’re looking to recapture the glory days of EverQuest II, you may want to check in on the Kaladim Time Locked Expansion Server. Kaladim launched yesterday starting with “vanilla” EQ2 and with expansions unlocking automatically every sixteen weeks. Players can collect some new achievements and Heritage Quests “on this server will not only provide the quest rewards, but an additional reward on EVERY server you play on”.