Everyone has a fighting chance
Players have been enjoying the second closed beta test in Legends of Aria for just over a week now. We sat down with Project Lead Derek ‘Supreem’ Brinkmann and Producer Jeffrey ‘Miphon’ Edwards to find out how launch went, what’s next for Legends of Aria and what this weekend’s event means to the game.
The latest KickStarter update has been published on the Fractured site. Readers will learn about the different ways that players can experience the game including being a “lone wolf” to hundreds of players living together in a player-created town. As the blog says, “having a base of operation is something really desirable for all players”.
Duncan Jones directed 2016’s Warcraft movie that is replete with special effects (aren’t all movies these days?). Over the past day or two, Jones has been sharing a bunch of clips on Twitter. They show off behind-the-scenes action, including a troll invasion of Stormwind that was later cut from the film to shorten its duration. You can also see a bit of Karazhan and Elwynn Forest.
If you’d like to earn some rewards for The Division 2, then crack out your copy of the original. From now through July 25th, The Division is featuring an opportunity for players to unlock items in the forthcoming game by participating in Shield commendations in the new Sacred sector. Shields are earned by completing “very specific challenges throughout the game”.
The ArcheAge forum has a new post with the patch notes for the July update that includes some pretty awesome stuff. One of the coolest things is that players can now head to either Marianople or Austera to view some works of art created by other players. The best part is that these works can also be purchased and placed in player housing. Purchases are made with Gilda Stars and the artist benefits from every one sold.
VG247 has an exclusive look at some big changes coming for one of Overwatch’s most defensive characters: Torbjorn. The goal is to make him feel like a viable choice from the get go, not just after setting up his turret, upgrading it and armoring up his companions. With that in mind, he’s getting a big overhaul.
The Rend site has been updated with the exciting news that more alpha invites are coming soon along with new servers. The current servers will be wiped right after the next wave of invites is sent on July 20th. This also provides “tabula rasa” for “the many features and game changes that are scheduled for early next week”.
The Crowfall site has a brief post from the team to let players know that some big framerate changes are coming with v5.7. The tinkering that has been going on under the hood should have a significant impact on optimization. For instance, Unity’s terrain “has been swapped out for custom-built meshes” in order to “cut down load times”.
The Crowfall site has a brief post from the team to let players know that some big framerate changes have come to v5.7. The tinkering that has been going on under the hood, by all reports, should have a significant impact on optimization. For instance, Unity’s terrain “has been swapped out for custom-built meshes” in order to “cut down load times”.
If you’re one of the ten people in the world who have not ever tried Overwatch or haven’t yet purchased it, we have good news: There’s another free weekend coming that will run from July 26th to July 30th. All heroes, including the recently announced “Hammond The Wrecking Ball, will be available as well as 18 maps and “a variety of game modes”. Players can level and earn loot boxes along the way and all progress will be saved should a player end up buying Overwatch.