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Today’s news that Tencent had completed the purchase of controlling shares in Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games came straight out of left field. We managed to fire off a few questions to GGG’s Chris Wilson to learn more about the investment and what it means for the future of Path of Exile and Grinding Gear.
Webzen has announced that it is cutting service for MU Legend in The Netherlands as a result of the Dutch Gaming Authority’s ruling against in-game loot boxes. Beginning June 20th, MU Legend will “no longer be able to be searched or downloaded on The Netherlands’ Google Play Store and Apple App Store”. The game will remain available in all other regions where it is currently out.
If you’ve been looking forward to the Summerset expansion to Elder Scrolls Online, you don’t have long to wait. While you do, however, you may want to check out the official patch notes that are hot off the press and live on the ESO forums.
The New Zealand Herald is reporting that Chinese megacorporation Tencent Holdings has bought up a controlling stake in Grinding Gear Games, developers of Path of Exile. The purchase was made after GGG sold up to 80% of its shares to Tencent. Chris Wilson told the newspaper that “the deal meant the company could expand and hire more people for its Auckland-based studio”.
IDC/Games has announced a new hybrid game called Champions of Titan. According to press information, Champions of Titan features a unique crossover experience for players who love both MOBAs and MMORPGs. “Players can enjoy the best of both worlds with an intense and fast-paced combat system” as well as both PvP and PvE challenges.
If you just can’t wait to see the Overwatch 2nd Anniversary skins, we’ve got good news: Due to a server glitch in Taiwan, all of the anniversary event skins leaked out. Doomfist, Moira and Brigitte will get new dance emotes since all three arrived after last year’s event. In addition, there are eleven new skins and the usual variety of sprays, voice lines, victory poses and more.
Players who’ve been hoping to play Fortnite on Android devices may get their wish as early as this summer. In a new blog post on the Fortnite site, devs made a brief announcement that “Fortnite is coming to Android! We are targeting this summer for the release”. The blog also detailed a number of improvements coming to the iOS version that will also be included in the Android device at launch.
The Villagers & Heroes team has sent word that the Wellspring content expansion has officially launched. Players can look forward to a number of new features that broaden the customization options for villages and the ability to work on community projects to improve their villages. This includes construction of new facilities that provide support for crafting activities.
With the first Memories of Mars closed beta nearing, 505 Games and Limbic Entertainment are working hard to ensure that players have unique ways to play. Devs have introduced their own twist on the survival genre with the introduction of Seasons, periodic solar flares that “wipe the planet’s surface of all life and player-made infrastructures on an ongoing basis”.
The World of Speed Steam page has been updated with a series of blog posts to close out the weekend. In each, the team discusses ongoing progress being made to bring the game closer to the open beta phase of development. Most notably Ranked Races are still a work in progress, but that devs are working as quickly as possible to bring the open beta closer to release.