Everyone has a fighting chance
The Overwatch Twitter has a new teaser up that simply says, “Calm before the storm” that seems to be teasing either a new map or hero or perhaps both. The image shows a wall of graffiti that shows a large image of Lucio on one side, another saying 0 bots and yet another for “equal rights for Omnics”.
It seems that recently lapsed World of Warcraft subscription account have been unlocked with players able to log in and play any character, even those over level 20, for free for the time being. There was no announcement made, but savvy Redditors noticed they were able to log their characters even without resubscribing. In addition, accounts that have been inactive for a long while have been upgraded to Warlords of Draenor.
It seems that recently lapsed World of Warcraft subscription account have been unlocked with players able to log in and play any character, even those over level 20, for free through June 24th. The announcement was made via the World of Warcraft community site earlier today.
Tomorrow marks the start of the PC open beta test for Trion’s Defiance 2050. Beginning at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern, players can dive into the game for a chance to check out “the game’s new base classes, weapon enhancements and progression systems”. The client can be downloaded either through Trion’s Glyph or via Steam.
It’s that time of year again, folks! The Steam Summer Sale has just kicked off and will run from today through July 5th. You’ll be able to score some sweet summer savings on your favorite games including Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds for 33% off or any game in the Fallout series from 30-75% off or even Grim Dawn for a cool $8.
It’s an odd feeling really. Even in single-player games I have never been a completionist. I have always done side quests here and there while mainly focusing on the core of the game. I complete maybe 50-70% of each zone before moving on either from boredom or due to simply wanting to complete the game or the part of the story I am on.
Dark & Light will be expanding with a beefy DLC called The Dark Plane later this summer. The new content will be included for all owners of the base game or purchasable as a standalone addition to the game. Players will be heading to a new location in the game to battle against “the mysterious Faiths” and to uncover “ancient secret rites to put the world back into balance”.
It’s all talk at this point, but I like what I’m hearing. Last year, EA got my attention with Anthem, the BioWare developed response to games like Destiny and The Division, but it was what I heard (and saw) at E3 2018 that got me truly excited for the game’s launch early next year.
The latest Bless Online patch has been deployed that bring a number of tweaks to class balance and sees the addition of a brand new 3v3 arena called Certanon Arena. During the arena battle, players of level 45+ face off in a best-of-5 event. Each round is 10 minutes or less for a maximum 50 minute match. These events take place from 3:00 pm Pacific (6:00 pm Eastern) through 10:00 pm Pacific (1:00 am Eastern) each day.
From now through July 31st, TERA PC players are invited to check out this year’s Summer Festival. During the annual event, players can head off to Castanica for a Beach Bash or go to Balder’s Refuge for the Festival of the Sun. Both locations provide a wealth of “in-game events, socializing and rewards”.