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The Eden Rising team has published a new roadmap detailing what players can expect to see added to the game now that it has successfully arrived in Early Access. Called the “Road to Launch”, the image reveals that tons of new content and features are coming in the months ahead of the full retail release.
NewZoo has published a fascinating new study about battle royale players as compared to “core competitive gamers (CG)”, those who play Overwatch, Rocket League, Hearthstone, etc. The study focused on gamers between the ages of 10-65 in 16 countries. Findings suggest that battle royale players “are more engaged gamers, spending larger amounts of time gaming on both console and PC”.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players will be able to participate in a new game mode starting today and running through May 27th. Called Ghillie Crossing, the event features crossbows and melee weapons only with all the action taking place on the Erangel map. Players will also be able to find Ghillie suits that will “spawn randomly alongside the usual world loot”. Great stuff for the “sneakiest of snakes”.
Starting today, Elite: Dangerous players will enjoy a “booming bank holiday” with increased trading profits and engineers will find reduced material costs when using engineering recipes.
Grand Theft Auto Online players will be able to take part in four events to earn double GTA$ this week to celebrate Memorial Day. Playing through Moto Wars, Biker Work & Challenges, VIP Headhunter and Ramped Up will earn tons of new cash for budding entrepreneurs. In addition, the Trap Door Event has also been extended to allow for even more money-earning potential.
Webzen has announced that the Magic Gladiator playable class is now available in its web-based MU Ignition. As the name implies, the Magic Gladiator is equally adept in the use of magic and in wielding swords. As the only class that can wear equippable wings, the Magic Gladiator also benefits from 7-stat points for every level instead of 5.
The final Korean closed beta test for Lost Ark is set to get underway later this week. Three new classes will be featured in this round of testing: the Hawk Eye, Soul Master and Bard. To show players the capabilities of each, developers released a triple treat of trailers.
Federal prosecutors have announced that three men are facing criminal charges in the swatting death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch in Kansas. Tyler Barriss, the suspect accused of making the call to local police that led to Finch’s death, has been awaiting trial in Kansas for involuntary manslaughter. However, federal prosecutors building their case have also indicted 18-year-old Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill, 19, for their parts in the Call of Duty swatting incident in December 2017.
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