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The Warframe development team has announced that on January 29th they will be “reopening the Prime Vault” to bring back Ember and Frost. “For a limited time, Ember Prime and Frost Prime Return from the Vault. Get these two Prime Warframes plus high-demand Vaulted Prime Accessories, Prime Weapons and discounted Platinum before they’re gone again on March 26th,” the site reads.
Bethesda has taken the rare step of debunking today’s Fallout 76 rumor that it would be going free to play. The rumor stemmed from copies of the game reportedly being pulled from brick-and-mortar stores. This led some Redditors to opine that Fallout 76 would soon be going free to play. However, Bethesda, in response to a Twitter user demanding a refund if the rumors are true, simply said, “There is no truth to this rumor.”
Fans looking forward to Anthem may want to check out the latest update on the BioWare site from General Manager Casey Hudson. In it, Hudson reviews some of the history of the game’s development and what it’s bringing to players that make it both familiar to fans and different from anything else BioWare has ever made. Hudson also speaks to upcoming beta opportunities, both the paid pre-order beta and the open beta demo that will launch a week later.
As an industry leader in everything from phones to fridges, Samsung creates some truly remarkable products. So, when this master of memory modules approached us about reviewing the newest incarnation of their V-NAND SSDs, how could we say no?
Guild Wars 2 has been updated to bring this year’s version of Lunar New Year into the game. Players will need to head to the Crown Pavilion in Divinity’s Reach to play Dragon Ball, check out their good fortune through opening Divine Lucky Envelopes and to celebrate the Year of the Pig.
North American World of Warcraft players can head into the game to check out today’s big update that (finally) opens Battle for Azeroth’s second raid. Battle for Dazar’alor sees the game’s Alliance faction taking the fight directly to Horde forces in the Zandalari capital of Dazar’Alor. Today Normal and Heroic versions of the raid open, with Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 opening on January 29th.
When Star Trek Online is patch with the Mirror of Discovery content expansion, they will also find a number of significant updates to character art in the game. A new developer interview has been published on the game’s site with FX Artist Robert Quinn where he speaks of the changes players can expect, including updated hairstyles to provide a more uniform look across all platforms and that yield better performance.
From today through February 11th, Closers players can take part in the Lunar New Year celebration and participate in the new Zenith Event Stage. At the start of Lunar New Year, players logging in will earn a special reward and new bundles will be available on the Deals page starting tomorrow.
Obsidian Entertainment has revealed that a new way to play Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is coming on Thursday, January 24th with the next update. Once the patch is deployed, players starting a new PoE2 playthrough will be able to do so using a turn-based combat system. This allows players to choose between turn-based or real-time with pause modes, though the TBS mode will be considered “beta”.
Red Thomas writes about the days leading up to PAX South from the perspective of someone attending with a media badge. Have you ever wondered what these events were like from the journalistic side? Red pulls the sheets back for you and reveals the deepest darkest secrets of the biz!