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If you remember back to when Destiny 1 included character boosts, you may also remember that it wasn’t all that great. You could boost your character, but then have to backtrack to work through the story and added content to get your character ready to roll in the most current locations. When Destiny 2: Forsaken launches in the fall, it will also come with a character boost, but a much better one than its predecessor.
A short piece has been posted on the Chronicles of Elyria site to showcase the most recent development cycle and what was accomplished in the current build. The letter provides a peek at the development of the game’s chat system, a look at back end engineering to provide server stability and a bit about how the world is being fleshed out with cultural lore, information about tribes and much more.
Up until last weekend, Counter Strike: Global Offensive was the most-watched, most popular game on Twitch. In January, CS:GO saw 1.1M viewers watching during the Boston Major. However, Fortnite has just obliterated the concurrent viewer title with 1.46M folks taking part during last weekend’s Pro-Am tournament that paired Fortnite streamers with a variety of celebrities.
Rocket League is bringing a bit of Jurassic World into the game with the addition of the themed car pack for $2. The vehicles arrive just ahead of the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The pack contains a Jurassic Jeep & decals, a T. Rex goal explosion, and themed hat topper, player banners and InGen flags.
The Bless Online Discord (Announcement channel) has been updated with a note from “Penta” to let players know that the Emissary Program will be undergoing some changes in the future. Most notably, the number of Community Leaders and Content Creators will be reduced to “ensure close and secure communications” with the development team.
When Fortnite is updated tomorrow, players will have all new ways to take out the enemy in battle royale. Most notable, the Thermal Scope Assault Rifle will bring long-distance mayhem. In addition, players will find several new traps that can be placed on inclines and ramps to make for even more trepidatious footing. The Limited Time Mode will mark the return of 50v50 with some new features to keep things spicy.
Years ago, old school MMOs created the scenes of many players at the same time. We all remember those feelings of lag when other players hit the area. Now, Mavericks looks to turn Proving Grounds into a game where hundreds of players can interact. We spoke to Bill Roper, game and MMO veteran, about how the game works and what Improbable will do for the future.
A new mod for The Witcher 3 has been released called “Enhanced Reshade” that brings an entirely new and immersive feel to the game. “It works with all lightning mods and with Vanilla lighting. It enhances the shadows, the lighting, the colors and the contrasts” the author writes on Nexus Mods.
On Friday, June 22nd, the Sea of Thieves team and 24 other British game development teams will be heading into PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for a charity event hosted by SpecialEffect. Called Chicken For Charity PUBG Tournament, SoT developers are hoping to raise 850 British Pounds via donations on their JustGiving.com page.
The Pokemon Go site has been updated with a new developer blog that reveals several new features that will be rolled out into the game over the course of this week. Players will have new ways to interact with friends by creating a friends list that allows “tracking their adventures” and will lend the ability to send items to them, earn bonuses and even trade Pokemon (FINALLY!).