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When the 9.1 Hearthstone update is deployed, a number of cards that are part of the Witchwood expansion pack will be seeing some significant changes. Most involve hefty changes to mana cost, most notably the Naga Sea Witch that will see an increase from 5 mana to 8.
Grand Theft Auto Online has been updated with a new event in Adversary Mode called Trap Door. During the action, teams of players find themselves duking it out on a platform hundreds of feet above the ocean. When a player is killed, they are sent to a ‘purgatory’ area that they have to escape before the the rug is literally pulled out from under and they plummet to their final death in the ocean below. Trap Door Mode will run through May 21st and offer players Double GTA$ and RP.
Kakao Games has sent word that the Lahn class has been added to the Black Desert Online character creation tool and will be available after maintenance is complete. This means that players can customize the look of their character and be ready to hit the ground running when the Lahn launches into BDO on May 23rd.
The Conan Exiles site has been updated with the news that up to 300 new official servers will be added over the coming days. PC and PlayStation 4 PvP, PvE and PvE Conflict servers are coming regionally to Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania.
Mobile users of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds now have a new location to play in thanks to the arrival of the Miramar map. The update brings new weapons and vehicles, social features and better optimization. To celebrate the release of Miramar, PUBG Corp. has sent out a brand new video developer diary to show off the location and features.
When the Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset expansion launches in the next few weeks, players will be mind-boggled by the amount of things to do. To help direct folks to some cool new things to do, the ESO site has been updated with a new blog post that lays out some of the most tasty bites of new content.
In game design it is always a race to the finish. Usually when it comes to game genres or types of ideas there are several titles trying to hit the market all at once. Boss Key Production had Lawbreakers which was its premiere title. The game was set to go into the arena shooter line up against: Overwatch, Paragon, Battleborn, and several others. This was no easy task.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that TERA has had over two million players take part in the game since it launched for PlayStation 4 and XBox One last month. To celebrate the big news, EME also announced that PlayStation Plus members would be gifted a TERA PS Plus Pack as an exclusive promotion. It can be claimed from May 15th through June 12th.
Riot Games revealed its next hero, Pyke, the Ripper, with a cinematic video. This week, League of Legends fans and players get a new video that showcases his gameplay and abilities.
Sea of Thieves has been updated with the latest patch that brings the much-requested “open and closed crew” option to players. Essentially this means that players can “lock” their crew to however many they wish with others unable to join even if short handed. Open Crews will continue as before. The team also told fans that the ability to “dynamically switch” between Open and Closed Crews would be coming in a future update.