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Daybreak Game Company has sent word that H1Z1 has been a huge hit with PlayStation 4 players. Over 1.5 million players downloaded H1Z1 during the first 24-hours of open beta testing.
Gamasutra is reporting that rumors are beginning to spread that Wargaming’s Seattle office will be closing and over a hundred employees will lose their jobs. You may remember that Wargaming Seattle was the new name given after the buyout of Gas Powered Games, developers of the Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander series. We don’t have any definitive word of the veracity of the growing rumor, but we have seen industry veterans posting job vacancies in their own companies to those displaced.
The Lord of the Rings Online Bullroarer server (PTS) has been updated with a new patch that brings a number of changes to five classes: Hunter, Lore-Master, Minstrel, Warden & Burglar. The Hunter update, according to the patch notes, “ended up actually being more substantial than the first”. Lore-Masters will also be happy to hear that Wizard’s Fire has made a return.
We have five copies of Portal Nights to give away. There are nine ways to enter between today and May 30th with the winners set to be announced on May 31st. Lucky winners will receive a redeemable Steam code.
The Black Desert Online Twitter (and forum) have been updated with the news that the new Lahn class is now available in the game. She brings “aerial acrobatics and fast-paced combat” to players who choose to play her. Players can take part in the Lahn Level-up Challenge from today through May 13th. In addition to the Lahn, players can look for additional changes to all classes and are asked to provide feedback to the team.
Usually, we think of peripherals as your mouse or your keyboard. There are, however, other pieces of equipment that are needed to take your gaming to the next level. Cooler Master is here to help with their WR530 Wrist Rest and MP510 Mouse Pad. What kind of difference can a mouse pad and desk mat make? Let’s find out.
The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a dedicated teaser page for the upcoming content expansion, The Hungering Deep. One of the sections reveals several new features coming to the piratey game including Drums, a Speaking Trumpet to be heard across large distances, Flags, Tattoos and Scars too!
MindArk has announced that it is focusing on the future where people will be able to insert human consciousness into AI that will live in Entropia Universe for years, decades or longer after the physical body passes away. If this sounds familiar, it is because this is very similar to a Black Mirror episode called “San Junipero”.
On the way to our full review come June 5th, we’re diving into Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, the latest Chapter released for the epic Tamriel-based MMORPG. Will it continue to impress our ESO fanboy, Bill Murphy, with its story-driven wiles, or will more of the same not be enough? Let’s find out!
From levels 30 to 49, Rift: Prime Vigil players will not have to gain as much experience in order to level up. The reductions are smaller on the lower end of the span, with a higher XP reduction closer to 49. In addition, developers feel that soul changes deployed last week have met with success and that more callings and souls are being played throughout the game.