Fallout 76 Devs Tease New Features Including PvP Mode, Player Vending & More

The Bethesda blog has been updated with a very brief note to wish the Fallout 76 community a happy new year. Devs report that a “big update that will address many of the issues you’ve been providing feedback on” is coming soon and that patch notes will be published in the near future. In addition, the team promises a number of big features will be coming to FO76 throughout 2019.

Anthem VIP and Open Demo Dates & Details

Over the holidays, Anthem and EA released some new information about the upcoming demos for the game. There will be two demos made available, one for “VIPs” who preorder the game or who are EA/Origin Access members and a second free demo that anyone can play. The VIP demo will be available from January 25th to January 27th and those who take part will earn an exclusive item after Anthem launches. The open demo will be available from February 1st to February 3rd.

What Can MMOs Learn from Red Dead Redemption 2? – TheHiveLeader

Red Dead Remption 2 is a really good game, however it’s not perfect. But that doesn’t mean it can’t teach us something. Namely, that doesn’t mean it can’t teach MMOS something. There are a few things that TheHiveLeader thinks Read Dead Redemption 2 could teach the faltering genre, and help lead it to a better future. Let’s find out what they are!

Legends of Aria Journal #2

It’s been a little longer than a fortnight since I last wrote about my journey through Legends of Aria. In that time, I’ve become a competent and well-armed rogue, no longer the lame sitting duck for beasts and thieves who first ventured outside Pyros Landing.

Activision-Blizzard CFO Fired for ‘Causes Unrelated to the Company’s Financial Reporting’

Nasdaq.com is reporting that Activision-Blizzard Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann has been fired “for cause unrelated to the Company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures”. At the time of this writing, Neumann is on paid leave pending an appeal of the decision to remove him from his position. In the interim, former CFO Dennis Durkin will be acting CFO and will regain the position permanently if Neumann’s firing stands.

Best of 2018: Hardware and Accessories

It’s the end of the year and that means it’s time to look back on all of the amazing hardware and tech that’s released. We’ve already done our holiday gift guides but it’s officially time for the awards. This is MMORPG’s Best of 2018: Hardware and Accessories round-up!

Guild Wars 2: A Star Guiding Us to Kralkatorric

Since we have a date for Episode 5, January 8th for anyone who missed it, I figured it was a good time to look back and recap where things left off in A Star to Guide Us. With the couple of month gaps between each episode I have found I often forget a lot of what happens during the episode. Additionally the trailer gave us a bit of a glimpse into All or Nothing and I have some ideas about where the story will be going from here.

Monster Hunter: World x Assassin’s Creed Collab Arrives as a New Year’s Surprise

Capcom has released a new video that showcases a collaboration between Monster Hunter: World and the Assassin’s Creed franchise. While we already knew that The Witcher crossover content is to arrive with the Iceborne expansion in late 2019, the Assassin’s Creed content comes as a bit of a surprise. The Assassin’s Creed collab will be available through January 10th for console players and will come to PC “at a later date”.