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Elite Dangerous: Beyond – Chapter 4 has officially left its beta phase behind and is ready to roll starting December 11th. The announcement from Frontier Developments came along with a brand new trailer to show off some of the big features that will be part of the content update.
Over the past weekend, the Black Desert Online development team announced that it is working on a new battle royale survival mode for the game. Each of the mode’s 50 players begin the fight as a Black Spirit, then must work to find a “fallen adventurer and possess it”. From there, it’s off to destruction of nearby crates and defeating mobs to gather up materials, equipment and abilities. As is the norm for battle royale games, the last player standing is declared the winner.
If you are a fan of the Diablo series and someone who has played all of the games, you’re definitely going to love the hysterical new Carbots Animations videos that take a look at some of Diablo 1’s most notable moments. They’re packed with sounds from the original game and will tickle the funny bone of anyone who remembers the sheer terror of running from the Butcher, or pincushion-esque moments in the Chamber of Bone and meeting Leoric for the first time.
YouTuber SandouTV has posted a sweet new video from the ongoing South Korean open beta of Lost Ark. In this one, a group of intrepid adventurers takes on the “cinematic” maze dungeon in hard mode. There’s tons of gameplay action, along with a look at ability bars, inventory and much more.
From now through January 7th, RuneScape players can leverage weekend buffs across an array of features. Each weekend, a different buff is unlocked that can provide bonuses to things including a 25% increase in experience in the Slayer skill, a better-than-average chance of loot in Thieving and Farming.
Christmas is coming to Seal Online: Blades of Destiny when the special event launches on December 4th. Players will be treated to a number of events including the “Hunting the Grinch” quest line and they can throw snowballs at the Christmas tree to knock down ornaments that can contain “amazing rewards”.
The Diablo forums have a new post from the team that reminds fans and the community that more Diablo announcements will be coming in 2019. The post further reminds everyone about “multiple Diablo projects” in the works. Read the full post after the jump.
Video games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, formerly of WB Games and Activision and now part of The NPD Group, has published a new report that reveals that US gamers spent an amazing $9.1B in Q3 2018 alone, up 24% from the same time period last year. Q3 2018 Games Market Dynamics: US states that video game content accounted for $7.9B including “full game, DLC/MTX, subscriptions, and mobile” sales.
After closing for a month, the Bless Online “Rift of Space & Time” will be reopening with an additional stage. The expanded content will feature thirty rounds, a new area to explore and a chance to earn the new bracelet reward. It is interesting to note that this content has not previously been released in any other region and that Steam players are the first to experience it.
The latest Camelot Unchained newsletter has arrived and, as usual, it is packed with information about what the team has been up to over the past month. In this issue, the community is told that it has “a sense of being on the cusp of landing a bunch of different awesome chunks of the game and making big strides forward”.