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Elder Scrolls Online Updated with Wrathstone to Begin the Season of the Dragon

Elder Scrolls Online’s yearlong Season of the Dragon has kicked off starting today with the release of the Wrathstone DLC and Update 21. Players will find a pair of new dungeons: Depths of Malatar and Frostvault, both of which lead up to the Elsweyr content expansion coming on June 4th. “Each dungeon holds one-half of the ancient Wrathstone tablet, the key that Abnur Tharn later uses to open the Halls of Colossus, accidentally unleashing the dragons upon Elsweyr”.

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AxE: Alliance vs Empire Mobile MMO Review

A few weeks back had the opportunity to preview a new title that is just breaking into the North American Market. Nexon, the developer of this new title, has been working exceptionally hard to redefine how we view MMORPG’s on the mobile platform. Their latest title, Alliance vs Empire (AxE), is their response to the question, “How does one bring a full-fledged MMO to the mobile world?”. So without further ado, grab that coffee, kick back and enjoy our review of Alliance vs Empire.

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Former Diablo 3 Developer Examines Loot & Rewards in Anthem

Former Diablo 3 Systems Designer Travis Day (now with Phoenix Labs / Dauntless) has been playing Anthem a lot “for the past week” and has been enjoying himself, according to a new post on the Anthem Reddit. In it, Day takes time to examine some “reward system related traps” that he’s discovered and to “offer some possible solutions in an effort to help make this game, which I’m enjoying, more compelling”. Day targets five areas he believes would radically change the two systems.

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Black Desert Online Devs & Community Gather to Honor a Fallen Player

Late last night, Black Desert Online players came together to memorialize a comrade named “Pillowpunch” who recently passed away. Black Desert developers sent out a Twitter post with the details and later posted a series of screenshots of the well-attended event on the game’s Facebook page. Guild members thanked the devs and the community for their support for “him and his extended online family”.

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The Repopulation Team Publishes 2019 Roadmap & Introduces the New Starting Island

The Repopulation site has been updated with a new post that provides the community with a look at the most recent development milestones to the game. While some of 2018’s roadmap spilled into 2019, developers were able to “complete several goals” with a lot of “forward movement”. Most recently, the team has been working on the Tutorial Island by overhauling its scripting and preparing it for new terrain textures.

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Meet Overwatch Hero #30 – Jean-Baptiste Augustin, a Gun-Toting Combat Medic

Blizzard has introduced the thirtieth hero coming to Overwatch. Jean-Baptiste Augustin is the first support character since the introduction of Brigitte about a year ago. Like Brigitte, Baptiste can deal almost as much damage as he can heal thanks to the use of gadgets. He is described as a combat medic “who made the shrewd decision to make the world a better place, on bandage…or bullet at a time”. Fans can meet Baptiste in his new Origin story trailer.

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Grim Dawn: Forgotten Gods Gameplay Trailer Celebrates the Game’s 3rd Birthday

If you’ve been looking forward to seeing what gameplay looks like in the forthcoming Grim Dawn expansion, Forgotten Gods, today’s your lucky day. Devs released the brief video to celebrate Grim Dawn’s third birthday. Viewers will get a look at new locations and environments as well as some wicked looking damage from the player. In addition, the video shows the new Oathkeeper Mastery alongside some unique items and the dungeon mode called The Shattered Realm. Oooh lala, it’s pretty!

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ArenaNet’s Offices Closed for Two Days as Layoffs Begin Ahead of Restructuring

After last week’s bombshell that ArenaNet would be releasing a significant number of employees, it appears that the layoffs are now underway after an emotional weekend. According to sources, employees met with leadership to discuss the layoffs. During these meetings, sources said that ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien was grief-stricken. “He kept wandering around just saying we’ll get through this” repeatedly.

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Blade & Soul: Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan to Launch March 13th – Register to Receive a Free Boost

Blade & Soul will be getting a big update on March 13th when the Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan content expansion arrives. Players can register on the official site to receive a free Hongmoon Ascension Pack which, among other things, includes a level 60 Boost Voucher. The dev team will be revealing more about Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan, but we do know that it will include the level cap increase to 60, new class specializations, a new storyline, a new island full of rare beasts and the Lyn Warden.

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The Lord of the Rings Online Map as You’ve Never Seen It Before

The Lord of the Rings Online forum has a cool new project update from a fan / player named Daniel Moravek. He has created a view of Middle-earth as it exists in the game as if taken from space. “Map tiles were captured for each region with TerrainMap and further edited into one large image”. It showcases all locations that are present through Update 22 without any resizing or rotation applied.