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The Final Fantasy XIV team has posted a new developer blog to introduce players to one of the big new features coming with Patch 4.45: The Server Back-Up feature. Using this, players can “transfer configuration settings between PCs, as well as restor[e] configuration data when needed”. When it launches with Patch 4.45, it will be for PC only at first. Once it is stabile, it will be also become available to PS4 players.
Revelation Online players will have a new feature to try out with the addition of the Legends of Nuanor, a persistent PvP-type mode “inspired by the ever-popular MOBA genre”. During the match, players will choose any one of a number of NPC heroes after which they will play what sounds like pretty much a standard MOBA-style game. It remains unknown if it is a completely separate game or if it is “a game within a game”.
The long-awaited Aion: Awakened Legacy update has finally arrived. According to developers, it is “the rebirth of Aion”. It brings “a refreshing and simplified experience for Daevas old and young, promising to create a streamlined and more enjoyable experience regardless of your experience with the game”.
The TERA site has a nifty post for mount collectors who have game accounts on both console and PC: Link them together and you can earn the Terminus mount on your console account and the Pink flying wolf mount on the PC account! Linking console accounts to an En Mass account nets you 500 EMP to spend on your PC account as long as they were created prior to October 24th.
The Armored Warfare site has been updated with the news that tank commanders will be able to take part in a variety of trick or treating events from October 25th through November 2nd. Two special Premium vehicles will be made available, the Tier 6 Sucuri II Monster Tank Destroyer and the Tier 10 Sphinx Monster Armored Fighting Vehicle.
On October 31st, Sea of Thieves players will be able to set sail in the Festival of the Damned event that sends them off to explore the Ferry of the Damned. That may sound familiar and it should! It is the place that players who die in the game are sent to before they are pushed out to start their scurvy lives again. Festival of the Damned is the next Bilge Rat Adventure that will bring, of course, new weekly objectives and goals, but this time with a spooky theme.
War Thunder is now officially launched as a free-to-play XBox One title. In addition, players can now check into the game to see the new features added with the Masters of the Sea update. Naval Forces are now open to all players, complete with over 80 vessels representing three nations. In addition, helicopters bring a new dynamic to the game.
For streamers who enjoy organizing competitive events across a broad variety of games, today’s news that Amazon’s GameOn Tournament Organizer can now be integrated with Twitch should come as a welcomed surprise.
Another day, another Cooler Master chassis review. But unlike previous reviews we are going big. Bigger than the 360mm AIO review. Larger than the delicious H500M chassis sneak peak. We got our hands on the feature rich, full-tower, case of the year: the Cooler Master Cosmos C700M. Check out our review of this beastly, and pricey, case.
Another community led event has taken place in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this time in Final Fantasy XIV. Those who participated came from the RISE community on Adamantoise. They each put on their Pink Lotus gear, arranged themselves into a pink ribbon and then threw their cherry confetti.