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.
World of Warcraft Fan Remasters One of Wrath of the Lich King’s Most Iconic Cinematics
One World of Warcraft fan loves the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and one of its iconic moments so much that he has taken it on himself to completely remaster the Wrathgate cinematic. YouTuber IKedit released the 5-minute video over the holidays with its amazing new look thanks to updated character models and much more.
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!
2018 MMORPG.com Wrap Report – Here’s What Piqued Your Interest
Legends of Aria Journal #2
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
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”.
