NMC Studios has announced that it will be hosting four weekends’ worth of pre-alpha testing for NotMyCar, the first one set for May 25-26, the second for June 1-2, third for June 8-9 and the final test slated for June 15-16. Interested players can head to the NotMyCar site to sign up with everyone doing so automatically guaranteed to receive a key. NotMyCar is a vehicular battle royale game where players drop, drive, and destroy.
World of Warcraft – Blizzard Previews Drustvar Zone Coming in Battle for Azeroth
Final Fantasy XIV – Under the Moonlight Patch Notes Released
Ship of Heroes – Milestone Schedule Keeps Everybody on Track
The latest developer blog has been published on the Ship of Heroes site. In it, Casey McGeever reveals the importance of the Milestone Schedule, both as a tool to keep development on track and as a way to keep the community apprised of what the team is currently working on. In addition, McGeever writes about the reality of milestones — that sometimes dates slip — and how the developers work cooperatively to “ask how [they] can recover the schedule”.
Fortnite – Epic Stepping into eSports in 2018-2019 with $100,000,000 in Tournament Prizes
Epic is going to take Fortnite into battle royale esports in a great big way and has committed $100,000,000 in tournament prize pools for the 2018-2019 year of competitive play. “We’re getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be different”, the blog reads, “- we plan to be more inclusive, and focused on the joy of playing and watching the game.”
Elder Scrolls Online – Summerset – Official Cinematic Trailer
Elder Scrolls Online – Five Things to Do First in Summerset
Today’s the day. Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset launches on PC for Pre-Order folks, while others have to wait until June 5th. So what all does that mean you can do today, if you’re one of the many who planned ahead? Join us as we list the five things you should do first when Summerset is live on the ESO PC servers.
Neverwinter – Barovia From Concept to Shipped Product from a Dev’s Point of View
The Neverwinter site has been updated with an extensive developer diary to reveal the design of Barovia, the main location coming in the Ravenloft content expansion. The post explains three key steps the team has gone through to bring Barovia to life: Artistic intent, iteration on the original ideas, and optimization and choices made before shipping.
– Paladins Strike Image Sees Hi-Rez Caught with Its Hand in Blizzard’s Art Book
Hi-Rez Studios is on the hot seat today after savvy Reddit users took a close look at Paladins Strike, the company’s mobile shooter. It appears that the image used for advertising is none other than the Lijiang Tower background image from Blizzard’s Overwatch. Hi-Rez fessed up by saying, “Thank you for your diligence in pointing this out. This art was created by an overseas partner studio for Paladins Strike and had not much in the way of oversight..by..Hi-Rez”.
