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– Discord Opens a New Beta Storefront & a Unified Launcher

Discord is ready to take Steam on head-to-head with today’s opening of a brand new storefront. Today’s offering is a collection of titles that are favorites of the staff, but the number of games for sale will increase over time. In what is probably its best feature, however, Discord will, at a user’s request, scan PCs to see what games are installed and place them in a single location. It’s sort of a “virtual bookshelf” and will allow games to be launched from a single application.

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No Man’s Sky – Missions [Re]Started

No Man’s Sky has really become far more developed since launch and the mission system is a big part of that. Red Thomas takes a look at the mission system in the game and makes some suggestions for how players might get the most out of their time running missions.

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– Torchlight Frontiers: A ‘Shared World’ ARPG by Max Schaefer & Echtra Games

Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games have great news for ARPG fans: A NEW Torchlight game is in the works! Called Torchlight Frontiers, the game is being developed by Max Shaefer, one of the co-founders of Runic Games, the original developers of the Torchlight series. Torchlight Frontiers is a “shared-world action- RPG” that brings back signature features and mechanics from the beloved series. Pop through the jump to read the full press announcement and to see the new trailer!.

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Destiny 2 – Forsaken – Dreaming City Trailer

Bungie calls the Dreaming City that is coming to Destiny 2 in the Forsaken content update the “largest endgame experience ever”. In a new trailer, viewers get a firsthand look at the Dreaming City where players will “unearth long-lost mysteries, solve ancient riddles and fight back against the corruption that plagues the tower’s halls”.

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– Blue Microphones Icicle XLR- to-USB Converter

If you’re a streamer, you’ve probably spent some time investigating microphones and, if you have, you’ve encountered the great debate around XLR and USB microphones. If you make the jump to XLR, you’ll need a way to connect that mic to your PC. Today, we’re looking at the Blue Microphones Icicle XLR-to-USB Converter, the most portable XLR setup we’ve yet seen. Let’s take a look and see if it’s right for you.

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Legends of Aria – The Road to Early Access Begins with Stress Tests, Events & a Period of Darkness

The Legends of Aria site has been updated with a new developer diary that lays out the road ahead as the game prepares to move to Steam Early Access sometime in October. In order to ensure that LoA is in ship-shape for Early Access, at least one stress test and a “Permadeath Mod Event” are planned for August. Then in September, the plan is to bring the servers down to address community feedback with regard to loot, memory leaks, client stability and to complete vital systems.

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Ashes of Creation – Phase One of Alpha One Will Start in September

The latest Ashes of Creation newsletter is hot off the presses with the exciting news that “Phase One of Alpha One” will be kicking off in September. Devs have over 8,500 Alpha One testers available who will get to try out a number of features including action combat, open world battlegrounds, castle sieges and city defense “horde mode”. The goal is to test the mechanics for each, including the adaptive AI mechanics included in horde mode.

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Wizard101 – My Labyrinth Struggle

As a tournament master, I make sure derby tournaments run smoothly and solve any problems that may arise. Strangely enough, my most frustrating derby experience didn’t come from running a tournament. It came from preparing for a tournament.