Mechanical keyboards are the happening thing for gamers, but what do you do you do if you prefer a lower profile, like on a Mac or laptop? Well, Hexgears has the answer with the X-1 Wireless Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard. Working in partnership with Input Club, the team has developed a full-fledged gaming keyboard, complete with switch choices, RGB backlighting, and a one of the most unique layouts we’ve seen.
TERA – Summer Festival to Arrive for Console Players on July 17th
TERA’s console players will be able to enjoy some fun in the sun starting July 17th with the arrival of the Summer Festival. The event features a a number of special quests and mini-games that allow players to unlock “rewards including valuable enchanting materials, max-level gear and new summer accessories”.
Kritika Online – Latest Update Brings New Classes’ Awakening & New Content
The latest Kritika Online update arrived earlier this week that brings a new round of Class Awakenings on board. Classes that received their ‘second awakening’ include: Assassin, Catspaw, Wolf Guardian, Psion and Vamp. Player characters that are ‘awakened’ have access to six new skills, a sligh appearance update and receive the Noble title.
– Stream Fans Help Raise $2.7M for St. Jude Children’s Charities Ahead of GuardianCon
Twitch gaming fans have helped raise over $2.7M for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ahead of this year’s GuardianCon in Tampa, Florida. Funds were raised through a charity marathon with over 190,000 people viewing game streamers on Twitch. There were a ton of incentives for donations including Ninja dying his hair if donations got to $50,000 or that he would get a tattoo if donations hit the $200,000 mark. Ninja even offered to drop all his Fortnite items for every $500 donation
Warframe – Let?s Talk Codename: Railjack?
First of all, let’s talk about what we know about the new game mode coming to Warframe in the future, and then we can talk about what the possibilities are. If you have been living under a rock, under the sea, and far away from MMORPG.com, you might not know what Codename: Railjack is. I had the pleasure of attending TennoCon 2018, and of talking to Dave Kudirka the Senior Producer for Warframe
Guild Wars 2 – Returning to GW2 – Class Choice
Guild Wars 2 has been around for nearly 6 years, and if you’re a die-hard MMORPG player, chances are at some point you’ve tried it, and if you were initially taken with it, you may still be playing it today. For much of the rest of the MMORPG player base, they may have found their time in Tyria short-lived, banking on updates and changes to the game to entice them back.
Trove – Celebrate the Sun Goddess During the Annual Sunfest Event
Geode and Trove players are happily ensconced in the annual Sunfest that brings a ton of new adventures that “will take you on a journey across Trove and beyond!” As players complete adventures either in Trove or Geode, they can work their way to earning their “very own Golden Vale Dragon Pup ally”.
Black Desert Online – Node & Conquest Wars Going Offline July 15th – New Ruleset to Debut on July 22nd
The Black Desert Online forum has a brief post to let players know that there will be some “exciting Node and Conquest Wars” changes coming to the game starting July 22nd. In addition, players are forewarned that both systems will be available through July 14th after which they will be taken offline for “a week of adjustments” before returning on July 22nd.
Destiny 2 – 6v6 Quickplay Coming in Tuesday’s Update & Bounties Making a Return
Overwatch – Abusive Chat Issues Significantly Reduced After LFG & Endosements Added
Jeff Kaplan has taken to the forum with some fascinating statistics regarding the drastic reduction of incidences of abusive chat in Overwatch matches. Competitive Matches that have had reported incidents of abusive chat is down over 26% in the Americas and over 16% in Korea. The number of players being reported as “abusive” is down similarly: Almost 29% in the Americas and nearly 22% in Korea.
