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The Ship of Heroes site has been updated with a new blog post that looks at how nanites serve the game community in both mundane and more exotic ways, including in combat, in this case in the form of “counter-nanites” for defensive purposes.
The Legends of Aria site has been updated with a forward look at what players can expect to find when logging into the game for Closed Beta Test #2. Among other things, those who helped crowdfund LoA, or who are backers, can look forward to receiving their in-game digital rewards.
ArtCraft has announced the formation of a new division that will be focused on licensing the Artisan Engine. Called ArtCraft Technologies, the division “will focus on providing game developers with turnkey technology solutions for creating large-scale MMOs based on the technology behind their flagship title, Crowfall”.
ArenaNet should be having a good time. The latest update to the Path of Fire expansion came out, it was universally acclaimed by media and players. They’ve scored a win, and regained momentum. But then… well, then an employee spoke out on Twitter. And then the President made an example of her, and another employee. And now ArenaNet is in the middle of a PR blunder of its own creation.
Otherland author Tad Williams is in Krakow to meet with members of the Drago Entertainment development team, the very folks who are working to bring his vision of Otherland to life in an MMO. During the course of the meetings, Williams revealed that he is “working on a new Otherland story — which is actually a very short novel”. He and Drago are brainstorming ways to “offer parts of it for free through the game”.
Playstation 4 and XBox One Star Trek Online players can now check out the Victory is Life content expansion. Players will find tons of new content centered around Deep Space Nine, nearly 25 years after the show ended production. Several of the original DS9 cast returns to reprise their roles including Armin Shimerman as Quark, Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys, Ren� Auberjonois as Odo, Alexander Siddig as Doctor Bashir and more.
Playstation 4 and XBox One Star Trek Online players will be able to check out the Victory is Life content expansion starting June 24. Players will find tons of new content centered around Deep Space Nine, nearly 25 years after the show ended production. Several of the original DS9 cast returns to reprise their roles including Armin Shimerman as Quark, Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys, Ren� Auberjonois as Odo, Alexander Siddig as Doctor Bashir and more.
The next Hearthstone expansion has been named. Called “The Boomsday Project”, it marks the return of mechs to the game for the first time since 2014’s Goblins & Gnomes expansion. There will be 135 new cards, the Magnetic keyword that combines cards to share stats/power, and each class will receive a new Legendary Spell. The expansion will launch on August 7th.
Headstart for Defiance 2050 snuck up on us pretty quickly after its announcement late February followed by closed, then open beta’s in June. Today Xbox and PlayStation launch officially with PC and to kick off this day in gaming history this is the first of three reviews in progress on Defiance 2050 that I look forward to providing over the coming weeks.
If you remember and liked The Culling, a small-scale battle royale game, you may be interested to note that The Culling 2, a ground-up rework of the original, is ready to launch a bit later today. The Culling 2 is akin to The Hunger Games with 50 players (up from 16 in the original) dropped into a 20km x 20km arena where the hunt is on for both weapons…and the competition. The Culling 2 adds guns to the mix alongside the original’s melee weapons.