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The latest Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire developer insights video has been published that takes a look at a number of cool gameplay features coming in the game when it is released on May 8th. You’ll see some pretty sweet looking skills including the placement of a bomb in a pickpocketing victim’s pocket & the explosive results.
Bungie has put out a new Destiny 2 developer insights video that lays out a lot of the details about what players can expect when Warmind releases on May 8th.
The Crowfall site has been updated with a new look at the art behind the male and female High Elves. The developer post goes into detail about designing the proper aesthetic for them and that all artwork has been completed. What that means, of course, is that both male and female High Elves will probably be playable in the upcoming Pre-Alpha 5.6.
Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting ready to celebrate the May the 4th (be with you…) holiday by giving its players a nifty M4-Y7 Astromech Droid just for logging in by May 7th. In addition, anyone who is or becomes a Premium Player by May 31st will take home the TF-4 Rampage Speeder. Lastly, from May 1-10, all players will earn Double XP, Double Command XP and Double Starfighter Requisitions.
If you’re a fan of Nexon’s MapleStory franchise, we have good news: Closed beta registrations are now open for next week’s MapleStory 2 event. The closed beta will kick off on May 9th and features “the most creative and customizable MMORPGs available on the market today”. Players will find “a robust set of character options, a new progression and growth system and world building tools”.
At some point in every gamer’s life there is a moment where a piece of tech transforms how they experience their games. For some it’s a simple as moving from a console to a powerful PC. Others it’s VR. For me, however, it was truly experiencing variable refresh with the Acer Predator XB241YU GSYNC monitor. However, even transformative experiences aren’t without their flaws.
ArenaNet is giving Guild Wars 2 players a heads up that big changes are coming to underwater skills on May 8th. These will be part of the overall balance changes coming to the game with next week’s update.
A lot has happened in the Gloria Victis development over the last few months. One of the most important changes, crucial for the game’s open world PvP and non-target combat formula, is the recently applied huge synchronization & controller update.
Many, many moons ago a man by the name of David Brevik helped to create a little game. That game was Diablo, it was somewhat successful. Over the course of Brevik’s history he would also help with Diablo 2, now he’s back with his own company Greybeard Games with their first game It Lurks Below. It’s themed as a retro-styled, 2D, action-oriented, survival RPG that is currently a part of Steams Early Access program. This is our preview of It Lurks Below.
The Elder Scrolls Online has a new expansion coming out soon, and it’s taking us all the way back to the setting of the original Elder Scrolls game, Summerset. It’s a beautiful island full of gorgeous beaches, colorful foliage, and terrifying demon monsters. What better place to send TheHiveLeader? What were his thoughts on the first beta and some of the new features? Find out now!