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The latest Heroes of the Storm rework is coming to everyone’s favorite Lord of Terror: Diablo. In a new video put out on the HotS YouTube channel, developers give viewers a peek at how they are giving the Prime Evil more control over his abilities.
Champions Online players will have some new content to explore thanks to the #StillStanding celebration for being the longest-running superhero MMO. Heroes will face off against their personal nemesis in the outer reaches of the atmosphere and will literally (and as the content is called) Save the Earth.
Netmarble has announced that its mobile MMO, Lineage II: Revolution, will see the launch of a major update today that brings the 200-player Castle Siege Mode on board. Three clans work cooperatively to conquer the opponent’s castle or, alternatively, one clan works on defense to protect it. Castle Siege preseason begins today as the kick off for the Castle Siege Festival that will see participants earn a robust XP boost.
Cooler Master has been a name in the All-In-One (AIO) water-cooling scene since… well, really since it became a thing. We had the chance to look at the latest 240mm cooler in their line up, the ML240 RGB. Boasting a dual chamber pump design that keeps heated coolant isolated, a low resistant radiator, and dual 120mm RGB fans, the Cooler Master ML240R is everything you could ask for – but does it delivery cool temps?
BioWare’s Casey Hudson is back with a new blog on the company’s site. In it, he presents the new mission statement by which all games will be developed. “We create worlds of adventure, conflict and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story”. He begins by explaining each of the key words and how they will come into play for Anthem. From there, Hudson details that Anthem is unlike anything BioWare has created before and will be, in effect, all things to all players.
Trove is going to be introducing its version of battle royale with what developers call “Bomber Royale” that sees up to 20 players hurling bombs at one another until there is “just one Trovian left standing”. The new game mode will be coming along later this summer.
The latest Crowfall development diary has been published that provides players with information how the addition of both a day / night cycle and seasons will make the game a more dynamic experience for players. Art Craft developers are vested in creating a game world where it is “constantly changing based on the passage of time and on player actions”. Once these new features are fully implemented “we will have laid the foundation for the idea of time-limited campaigns”.
Earlier this week, Funcom launched Conan Exiles with full PvP and PvE Conflict (servers with limited PvP time periods) servers. After overwhelming demand for official PvP servers, the company decided to convert Conflict servers to full PvP. This, as can be imagined, caused a stir in the community. “Your passionate reaction made it very clear that there is significant interest in the PvE Conflict ruleset and we have been looking for solutions to bring them back”.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that a new playable character will be coming to Closers on May 22nd. Formerly known as the Phantom Thief, her name is Harpy and she is considered to be “sultry” and “sneaky”. She utilizes powerful kicks and “energy-laden card attacks”.
I loved Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne for many reasons, but the one frustrating aspect of the events that transpired in these expansions was their grandiosity. These expansions ask the question: wouldn’t it be awesome to actually win and rule the galaxy? The answer is yes and no.