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Monster Hunter World players will soon be able to take on Behemoth from Final Fantasy XIV as part of a new crossover event. Players will be able to start hunting this big boy starting August 1st and will be able to craft armor similar to the FFXIV Dragoon armor. In addition, new weapons, Cactuar, Moogles and aetheryte crystals will become available.
Final Fantasy XIV and TheHiveLeader haven’t always seen eye to eye. But sometimes things change. In an effort to see everything Final Fantasy XIV has to offer, TheHiveLeader is devoting an entire month to one of the best MMOs out there that he’s never really gotten into. Will this time be different? Hopefully.
Old School RuneScape has been taken down indefinitely due to “an issue affecting the game” that came after the most recent update was deployed. From collected Reddit threads, it appears that items were turning into stacks of coins, the in-game currency. Each stack, according to users, contained the maximum number of coins possible for them to have: In other words, 2,147,483,647. Every item on every kill was being transmuted into similar-sized stacks.
If you like reading about history, and if you’re a gamer, you may be interested in a pair of books that have hit the stands over the last week. “Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love & Adventure in Ultima Online” is out on Amazon for $19.95. “The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to Star Wars Galaxies” is also available for $25.00. If endorsements matter, Raph Koster has offered his of a sort via Twitter.
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Even though I knew MSF would be more Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes than Marvel: Avengers Alliance, I do think that the game could benefit from mixing in a bit of the MAA magic into MSF in a couple of ways.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a preview of two new 12-player raids that will be coming to the game on July 25th with the False Idols update. The Hall of the Keeper and the Hall of the Guardian each require Level 55 – HM 12 to enter as well as the completion of The Emperor’s Tomb Chapter 5.
Brig 12 is an upcoming RPG from Traega Entertainment, a Nashville studio filled with veterans from Blizzard, EA, Riot and Ubisoft. The game is being designed to be a “fresh take on classic turn-based RPGs” by allowing players to progress their characters through a card collection system. Brig 12 will be launching as a free-to-play title in August for PC via Steam.
Red Thomas takes a second look at crowdfunding. He’s explored some of the problems with games using the crowd-funded model, now he looks at some of the reasons why it might be good for games and consumers.
KOG Games has sent word that a pair of new dungeons have been added to Elsword, both located within the Demon Realm. The update also features the new “Adaptability” stat that is only found in the Demon Realm. In addition, the Mystic Enchant System provides a way for end game players to make their gear stronger.