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South Korea’s G-Star 2018 is nearing and many of the attending companies are starting to push out new trailers. Nexon has finally named “Project DH” that was first introduced at G-Star 2016. The Unreal Engine 4 MMOARPG is now known as Dragon Hound and it comes along with a proper cinematic trailer.
Warframe fans will be happy to hear that the game’s next big content expansion, Fortuna, will be launching on Steam for PC later this week. Fortuna will see players take off for Venus to explore “the huge new terrain on foot, hop on the radical Bondi K-Drive Hoverboard, or soar through the air via Archwing”. Players can take part in a number of activities including “exploring, hunting, mining, fishing and facing off against the Nef Anyo and the money-driven Corpus”.
It appears that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds may soon be heading to PlayStation 4 at long last. The Korean Ratings Board provided a rating for the game in September, an almost sure sign of its imminent release. In addition, a poster at PSNProfiles.com (via ResetEra) has reignited the speculation with the discovery of a PSN library icon and and image of the well-known loading screen.
In the continuing saga of one of the most viral stories in gaming, Blizzard Entertainment has responded to a rumor that Diablo 4 was intended to be announced at BlizzCon 2018 last weekend in addition to the as-yet poorly received Diablo Immortal mobile game. In and of itself, this is highly unusual as Blizzard generally ignores rumors. However, after a Kotaku story citing the rumor exploded all over the internet, the company felt it needed to respond.
Grinding Gear is ready to knock your socks off on this sluggish Monday afternoon with the big news that Path of Exile is coming to PlayStation 4 on December 7th!
From November 7th through December 11th, Hearthstone players can celebrate over 100M of their compatriots with Blizzard itself. As part of the party, a “Celebrate the Players” will be taking place where fans can earn up to 500 gold by completing a series of event quests. In addition, everyone logging in during the event period will receive six free card packs from The Boomsday Project expansion.
According to “two people familiar with Blizzard’s plans”, co-founder Allen Adhem was going to announce that Diablo 4 was in the works, but not ready to show during last weekend’s BlizzCon. However, it was pulled at the last minute. The rumor comes by way of Kotaku that managed to get off-the-record information from the pair. According to the two, Adham was to make his brief statement at the conclusion of the Diablo Immortal announcement, though no reason why it was removed was revealed.
ArenaNet has sent word that it’s 24-hour long Extra Life stream saw players donate over $40,000 with the company providing another $25,000 in matching funds. To celebrate, ANet released “an original jug band music video for the popular Guild Wars 2 anthem “Fear Not This Night”.
Niantic has relaunched its original augmented reality game, Ingress, as “Ingress Prime”. The new version of the game features a number of interface improvements, a fully 3D experience and a rebooted storyline that will change over time as more players get involved. The Dunraven Project live action series will replace the Ingress Report and a new Netflix anime based on Ingress Prime will launch in the future.
Last year, we looked at the ergonomic Kinesis FreeStyle Edge Gaming Keyboard. A breakthrough into the gaming scene for Kinesis, we were presented with a solid product at a hefty price tag. Fast forward and Kinesis is taking another stab at a gaming peripheral: the mouse. Targeting gamers on a budget with an eye to quality, the Kinesis Vektor a tempting purchase – but how does it hold up? Read on to find out.