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While the world has been watching and waiting for the news that’s coming out of E3, there’s been another event that’s been grabbing attention. FFXIV’s newest Ultimate-series raid, The Weapon’s Refrain, is here, and the game’s top raid groups have been vying to be the first to clear. It’s been an absolutely crazy week on XIV Twitch watching this unfold, with people discovering what worked — and, indeed, what didn’t work — with each passing hour.
We’ll be liveblogging today’s Square Enix E3 2018 press event with all the news, reveals and trailers in one spot. You’ll definitely want to check back often once the event kicks off at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern. While we’re waiting for the event to kick off, let us know what you’re expecting to hear about Square’s lineup of games. Then come back at the appointed time and watch with us while you check up on the latest updates in our live blog.
The Grim Dawn site has been updated with the latest Grim Misadventures, this time focused on the Forgotten Gods expansion. In this edition, developers showcase six of the nine constellations within the “Celestial Tapestry” that will be reappearing during the events of the expansion. Nine new constellations will manifest themselves, with five of them having “all new celestial powers”.
In case you just can’t get enough of Bethesda’s big Fallout 76 reveal during its E3 showcase, you may want to check out all of the trailers and gameplay videos that the company sent out. We’ve collected them all here for a one-stop look at Fallout 76 coming your way in November.
The Conan Exiles team was on hand on Friday to spend time with the community discussion the launch of the game as well as taking a peek ahead at the roadmap. In addition, Jens Erik and Natascha showed off “cool clips and screenshots from the community”.
The Path of Exile site has been updated with a new post to lay out the first details about forthcoming changes to the party system. The party system hasn’t been updated in some time, according to the bog, but improvements will be rolling out in the 3.3.x series of patches.
PUBG Corp was on hand during Microsoft’s E3 presser with a brand new trailer and a trio of announcements. First, players can look for the Sanhok map on PC starting June 22nd, and later this summer for XBox. A new snow map is in “very early development” but it’s hoped it will be ready to roll in winter 2018. Lastly, the ballistic shield is coming sometime in late 2018.
The latest Fortnite update notes have been published on the official site. Most notably in Battle Royale, the v4.4 update marks the return of the Sniper Shootout Limited Time Mode, now in version 3. In addition, players will find a new Thermal Scope Assault Rifle and the ability to place traps on stairs and slopes.
The Dauntless Twitter announced that a new, free DLC is coming to the game in August. Called The Coming Storm, the DLC will feature “Ostia” and a “new weapon and new challenges”.
The Dauntless Twitter announced that a new, free DLC is coming to the game in August. Called The Coming Storm, the DLC will feature “Ostia” and a “new weapon and new challenges”.