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If you want a forward look at the forthcoming Elder Scrolls Online Wolfhunter DLC and the game-wide updates in v4.1.0, you’re in luck. The PTS has been updated to bring both online. PTS testers can try out a pair of new dungeons, the new collectibles and item sets. IN addition, a new Battlegrounds map has been added as well as new Outfit Styles, Keep Recall Stones (Cyrodiil), the updated Respec System and more.
If you’ve been waiting to see what Defiance 2050 is all about, today’s your lucky day. Launch will officially kick off at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern for PC, XBox One and PlayStation 4.
The Heroes of the Storm team has unleashed a new developer blog that compliments a pair of videos released late last month that show off the new traits and abilities soon coming to both Raynor and Azmodan. Each will have a trio of new talents that should dramatically alter their gameplay. They’ll be coming to the Nexus in July.
The annual Summer Festival is returning to Neverwinter starting on July 12th and running through August 2nd. During the event, players can take part in some of the game’s best-loved events including the “team-based game of Sahha” as they honor the Goddess of Beauty, Sune.
The latest Forgotten Gods preview has been posted on the Grim Dawn forum. This time, a new game mode is introduced called the Shattered Realm. When players take part, they are sent through the veil into a world beyond that is familiar…yet different and packed with increasingly difficult foes the further one explores.
After months of wistfully watching PlayStation 4 players running amok in Monster Hunter World, PC players will finally get to start on their own journeys. The Monster Hunter World Steam page has been updated to let players know that the game will be out for PC on August 9th!
It’s been a long time coming. Deep Dungeons have returned to FFXIV, with Heaven-on-High offering Stormblood’s take on Palace of the Dead. These randomly generated dungeons were a highlight of Heavensward,and showcased a completely new approach to the game. Now I’ve had some hands-on time with the sequel, something struck me about what PotD got wrong — and HoH gets right.
The Overwatch Twitter has just announced that sales of the pink Mercy skin on behalf of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation has raised $12.7 MILLION. 100% of the proceeds from the sales of the skin will go directly to the charitable foundation. All we can say is that we are blown away. As Blizzard wrote, “Thank you, heroes!”
When I first reported on Shining Resonance Refrain over at Gamespace.com, it was something of a revelation to me. The hype that so many of my friends and colleagues had built up around the game seemed well placed after I got hands on the Nintendo Switch demo. Now, we can finally follow Kirita, Sonia, and Yuma on the rest of their journey as Shining Resonance refrain launches on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC.
The Trion Worlds site has some nice gifts for displaced Gazillion / Marvel Heroes players: Each of the company’s games is offering a nice package of goods and in-game items for those who would take the time to come claim them.