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The latest update to Fallout 76 will be rolling out today. Patch 5 weighs in at 3.5Gb for consoles and about 500Mb for PC and includes a number of “balance and design changes along with another large wave of bug fixes”. Developers have provided a bit of context for many of the more significant changes directly within the patch notes and have promised to update the notes if additional questions come in from the community.
It has been just over a month since Conqueror’s Blade let down the drawbridge and demoed castle sieges to the world. Now, My.com has given MMORPG.com a glimpse of how the game’s Developer, Booming Games, plan to put the massive into their medieval MMO. Maybe you’ve tried out the recent tests, challenged fellow commanders in the field, or laid siege to a castle but Conquerors Blade has a whole different world to explore.
After Belgium enacted legislation that states that loot boxes violate national regulations against gambling, many companies, including Blizzard Entertainment, removed loot boxes from their games in-country. It appeared that EA would not comply and that it was headed to court. However, EA has “blinked” and told its FIFA players that they will no longer be able to purchase FIFA Points in Belgium. This move brings EA in compliance with Belgian law.
It’s a huge day for fans of Diablo II as the Median XL mod has finally been released. The mod is a complete overhaul of the game that brings new and revamped skills, deep customization options, “extensive endgame content”, thousands of new items, and multiple other improvements to the base Diablo II game.
The EverQuest II team is ready to celebrate its elder sibling’s 20th anniversary with some pretty sweet new things for its community too. Players will be able to take part in the Plane of Mischief event in March and a new “event server” called Nagafen will be introducing content sure to please old-school PvPers.
Fortnite Battle Royale has been updated to bring a number of things on board including mobile controller support, the new Chiller Grenade, the Solid Gold LTM, the Architect Pop Up Tournament, a number of bug fixes, and much more. Creative Mode also received some love with Piano Keys and Music Blocks added as well as Arctic Base Prefabs along with bug fixes and more. Save the World received its XRay Llamas, the new Spectral Blade along with bug fixes and other general updates.
Digital Extremes continues to show its commitment to continuing development of Warframe with today’s launch of the Fortuna expansion update “The Profit-Taker”. Console players will be able to “return to Vallis” in order to take down the first Orb Mother on their way to Profit-Taker. Arachnophobes may want to take note that the Orb Mother is described as a “massivem, mechanical spider” that will take serious firepower to bring down.
The World of Warcraft team has been slowly working to update PvP battleground and arena maps over the course of the past couple of expansions. When v8.1.5 launches, two more will see some pretty sweet enhancements to graphics on both, though strategic gameplay elements will remain unchanged. YouTuber ‘LeystTV” has produced these two videos showcasing the graphical updates both battlegrounds will receive.
The World of Warcraft team has been slowly working to update PvP battleground and arena maps over the course of the past couple of expansions. When v8.1.5 launches, two more will see some pretty sweet enhancements to graphics on both, though strategic gameplay elements will remain unchanged. YouTuber ‘LeystTV” has produced these two videos showcasing the graphical updates both battlegrounds will receive.
Starting February 6th, Blade & Soul players will be able to take part in the Prince of Darkness update that comes complete with a new 6-player Heroic Dungeon called the Brood Chamber. Players will also be able to play through “Blade & Soulmate”, the annual event where “love is in the air”.