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The Hearthstone team has put together a brief retrospective look back at the game’s first five years. It begins with the voice actor behind Harth Stonebrew, the iconic dwarf character adorning most promotional material. From there, it goes into developer interviews about the Harth, the character, and what he’s meant to the team and to the 100 million players who have taken part over 5 years.
Bethesda has updated the Fallout 76 Reddit with a brief post to let the community know that the first content update in the Wild Appalachia series is delayed one day. It will now be available on March 13th on all platforms. “We just need a little more time to brew,” the post reads.
Last night, one of the contractors at work on a variety of in-game artwork for Cyberpunk 2077, appears to have “leaked” information suggesting that the game will be released in late 2019. Within minutes of it appearing, however, the information was redacted but was still captured beforehand by wily fans. Of course, this is not definitive proof of a late 2019 release, particularly given last week’s video interview where it was stated that development was “far from over”.
It’s hard to believe that Runes of Magic is celebrating its tenth anniversary, but it is! We’re celebrating right alongside the development team with an exclusive interview with Associate Game Manager Belen Banos Trujillo.
Fortnite has been updated to bring The Baller, a new vehicle type, into the game. This unique vehicle allows players to combine boost and grapple “to perform unbelievable feats”. In addition, new vending machines are present that can hand out free things, but “only provide one item/weapon before disappearing”.
On March 16th, EverQuest players will be able to take part in “Preserving the Past” content in honor of the game’s 20th anniversary. During the special event, players will explore Gnome Memorial Mountain, a new zone “full of quests, collections and raids for players level 95+”. The domed habitat has crested the top of the sea and, according to the blog, gnomes are hard at work ferrying everyone to this “new unexplored domain”.
On Tuesday, March 12th, Dungeons & Dragons Online players will have an opportunity to check out some of the content coming in the Masterminds of Sharm expansion later this year. From March 12th to March 14th, players can try out the new Tiefling race, the Tiefling Scoundrel, the Inquisitive universal enhancement tree and a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
One EVE Online player has boldly gone where no one in the game’s history has gone before. Katia Sae has explored all of the reachable systems in EVE and it only took a bit over nine years to do so. What makes it all the more remarkable, Katia did this incredible first-of-its-kind feat without suffering a single loss.
If all goes according to plan, the March 28th update to MapleStory 2 will include some big changes to the in-game economy, particularly with regard to the Meso Market. “Our focus was to create a place where low-level players can gain some extra mesos for progression, as well as a place where well-equipped players can get Merets for cosmetic purposes”. The goal was not to cause harm to in-game balance or give a whiff of “pay to win”.
From March 13th to April 10th, Blade & Soul players will be able to take part in a number of events in celebration of Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan. Players can take part in hourly battles that will pit 20-combatants against one another in a “battle royale-styled PvP event” that will be a fight to be the last one standing. The fight will feature boosts that can be found for the duration of the battle, as well as monsters that will be on the prowl for unwary fighters.