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PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT: NZXT today announced that BLD, the simplest way to get a customized gaming PC, is expanding its service into Canada. With BLD, Canadian gamers can experience a turn-key hassle-free solution to buying an affordable custom built PC that is tailored to the games they want to play with guaranteed performance.
This week’s Star Citizen: Around the Verse program is hosted by Sandi Gardiner and Eric Kieron Davis and is focused on the creation of sound in the game, specifically “focused audio”. In addition, asteroid mining makes its return and “Lorville air traffic” with regard to flight AI are featured. The video kicks off with a look at what players have been up to, including the creation of an art project called “Sad Rocket Man”.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was one of 2017’s best Nintendo Switch RPGs, and today marks the launch of its first big “DLC”. I put that in quotes, because this sucker is basically a whole new prequel game to Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It’s got dozens of hours of story filling in the history of the game, with familiar characters, and a refined battle and crafting system to boot. If you liked any of the Xenoblade games so far, you’re in for a treat.
MMORPG.com has been given special gift keys for Blade & Soul in celebration of the new Warden’s Fury update! These keys will give players many in-game items including Special Hongmoon Experience Charm, Untold Fury (Costume) and much more! Get your key now while they last!
The Garden of Terror map is going get a pretty swell update in the near future when big changes come to one of the least favorite Heroes of the Storm maps currently in rotation. To showcase the biggest changes coming, HotS “Steve” from the Battlegrounds team has posted a new vlog complete with gameplay action.
On Friday, September 14th at 2:00 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm Eastern, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas will be heading over to /r/WoW to take part in an “ask me anything” session with fans of the game. The topic is general, but more tailored to the Live Game (“current ideas, problems, etc.”). There is no specific end to the AMA, though Hazzikostas noted that he’s “planning on spending at least a couple hours responding” in an attempt “for much more robust communication on our end”.
Everyone wants Arby’s attention on Twitter these days, including, it seems, Guild Wars 2 and ArenaNet. The company challenged Arby’s to “make me a sandwich that looks like Rytlock”, though once the final product was shown, ANet was told they’d have to “order Sohothin as an extra side”.
Narrative RPGs have been making an amazing comeback in gaming. Now, the game Encased will be joining the ranks and bringing with it an in depth story and combat which heralds to some of our favorite problem solving games of the past. Bringing these types of games back allowed the developers at Dark Crystal Games to innovate on great ideas as well as bring in their own take on the future and the early demos of Encased show off some of these dynamics.
In Crowfall, players will face off against many types of monsters and creatures that inhabit the Dying Worlds, one of which is profiled on the game’s official site today. The “hideous Urgu” are a race of pig-men that are sentient and can offer up STYlish defenses with HAM-fisted attacks that can bludgeon their attackers. Ever SAU-SAGE a thing? Well, now you have!
Warframe’s console editions have been updated to bring the Mask of the Revenant update into the game. It includes the brand new Revenant Warframe that includes powerful new abilities to take the fight directly to the enemy. In addition, players can also check out the Phantasma shotgun, the Vetala Armor and Vania Alt Helmet as well as “outfitting your Kavat with Kasha Kavat Armor and playing with new Dojo Decorations” according to the press announcement.