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Rare released the official launch trailer last week for Sea of Thieves but it’s worth another look today as the game has started rolling out around the globe. In addition to the trailer, a second video, “Museum of More Pirate” features Sean Astin hosting the Museum of More Pirate and plays the lead role.
From now through April 9th, Defiance players can head into the game to take part in the 4-in-1 Armistice Event. During the simultaneous events, players can take part in Hunker Hell, Neo Votanis Freebooters, New Frontier Harvest and Outbreak. In addition, there is a new Outbreak with four tiers available that will help players earn EGO and Achievement points.
Rocket League has been updated to bring the Flower Power event online. Flower Power will be running from today through April 9th. The event features a Spring Fever crate that can be dropped while playing online, unlocked during the event’s special “flowers” currency or purchased outright from the in-game shop. In addition to the crate, players can score ten new items including lots of flowery items and even wheels that are literally donuts!
If you’re a Wild West Online alpha player, you’ll be happy to hear that the big patch to bring both overhauled and new systems into the game is coming sometime this week (March 19-24). There is no specific date for release, but it’s worth noting that “accounts will be wiped and you will receive all your default account items back including Treasury Land deeds etc.”. The full patch notes are being prepared for release later today or early tomorrow.
Fortnite Battle Royale players on all platforms including Apple mobile devices can how check out the newly added “Blitz” mode that brings quick 15-minute battles into the game. The “storm circle” begins shrinking very quickly right from the get-go. Players can find all sorts of gear and high-end weaponry as well as more than double the amount of resources including loot boxes, treasure chests and more. Supply drops occur more frequently too.
You know about chair snobs: the ones that need cushioned seating, a molded frame, and all manner of style and stitching that makes other chair snobs jealous? I may be just as content sitting on an upturned bucket as I hunch over a milk crate and tap away with my mouse and keyboard. At least, until now. What follows is a comprehensive review from a born-again chair snob.
The Grim Dawn forum has been updated with the first in a series of bi-weekly developer diaries to introduce players to content coming in the Forgotten Gods expansion. In this first foray, readers are informed about a number of creatures including Korvan Scarabs. In addition, the armored dinosaur-like Sand Claw is profiled.
Amazon has announced a new series of flexible APIs for developers. Called GameOn, the AWS cloud-based infrastructure is a series of cross platform APIs to help “developers easily integrate competitions natively into their games on mobile, PC and console”. GameOn works on any operating system and provides developers with the tools to bring competitive gaming to their titles with ease.
Facebook is preparing to take on Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming platform with new additions announced today at the Game Developer’s Conference. Players and streamers will be able to directly livestream from PC to Facebook and viewers will be able to score some in-game rewards just for watching.
Rare has revealed the first details of the Sea of Thieves Day 1 update that is quite literally…a patch or, more accurately, an eye patch for players because what good is a PIRATE without an eyepatch? One savvy Redditor noticed that the SoT clothing shop has an eye patch with DAY 1 scrawled on it. The eyepatch description reads, “A message in a bottle from Jolly Jefabell washed ashore. Eye patch makers read it and said ‘aye.”