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NCSoft has conducted a South Korean media day to announce a number of new games including the much-rumored Aion 2 as well as Blade & Soul 2. While many of the announced titles are MMOs, they are all mobile titles. NCSoft announced Aion 2, Blade & Soul 2, Blade & Soul M, Blade & Soul S, and Lineage 2M. No word was mentioned about “Project TL”, a game that MMOCulture likened to a reboot of Lineage Eternal.
Square Enix conducted a special live stream that many thought would be discussing future DLC for Final Fantasy XV. However, the announcement went the opposite direction. Fans have been informed that not only are three of the game’s DLC canceled, but Game Director Hajime Tabata has left Square Enix. Tabata has been working on FFXV since he took over from Tetsuya Nomura in 2013.
The Darkfall: Rise of Agon site has been updated with the cool news that the dev team is hard at work on an expansion called Embers of War. The expansion was born out of a laundry list of new features and enhancement the team was working on that they felt would be best deployed in a singular update rather than “piecemeal” over months.
Five years after starting the DayZ alpha phase, the game has finally entered its beta phase of development. Bohemia Interactive made the announcement via a new developer v-log that mentions what the team will be working on over the coming months. Most notably, Bohemia is focused on released 1.0 by the end of 2018.
Daybreak Games took part in an Extra Life campaign recently. Working with streamers encouraging donations to the campaign, and with a 100% matching donation by DGB, the company raised over $40,000 for the Rady Children’s Hospital. One of the hospital’s patients, 8-year-old Kellan Meehan and his two best buds joined DGB on November 2nd to participate in Game Day.
Daybreak Games took part in an Extra Life campaign recently. Working with streamers encouraging donations to the campaign, and with a 100% matching donation by DGB, the company raised over $40,000 for the Rady Children’s Hospital. One of the hospital’s patients, 8-year-old Kellan Meehan and his two best buds joined DGB on November 2nd to participate in Game Day.
Daybreak has sent word that the H1Z1 Season 2 Battle Pass is now available in the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4 combatants. The Premium Battle Pass includes 75 tiers for 750 Crowns. Players can also purchase a Premium Battle Pass that automatically unlocks the first 25 tiers at a reduced cost (2700 Crowns). There is also a special PlayStation Store Premium Battle Pass that includes a Skull Ops outfit for $20.
Daybreak has sent word that the H1Z1 Season 2 Battle Pass is now available in the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4 combatants. The Premium Battle Pass includes 75 tiers for 750 Crowns. Players can also purchase a Premium Battle Pass that automatically unlocks the first 25 tiers at a reduced cost (2700 Crowns). There is also a special PlayStation Store Premium Battle Pass that includes a Skull Ops outfit for $20.
The latest update has been deployed to Vostok Games’ Survarium. The patch notes reveal a plethora of changes to the game, including a weapons balance pass across all tiers and classes. In addition, repair prices have been adjusted and daily tasks have been updated.
The Wizard101 Test Realm has been updated to bring Empyrea Part 2 online so that players can head in to take the new content for a spin and give developers a hand with tracking down bugs and providing feedback. Empyrea Part 2 brings the third story arc to its “thrilling conclusion”.