Since Professor Falmea asked the community about minigames last week, I thought now would be the perfect time to delve into those underused and under-appreciated resources.
Wizard101 – Minigames
Black Desert Online – Drieghan Update Launching This Week on South Korea
MMOCulture is reporting that the Drieghan update will launch on Thursday on Korean Black Desert Online servers. The launch news is accompanied by beautiful “fly through” trailer to show off the unique landscapes found in Drieghan.
Conan Exiles – With 3 Weeks Until Content Lock, Here’s What the Teams Have Been Working On
The Conan Exiles site has been updated with this week’s community letter that provides fans with the most up-to-date news about what various teams working on the game have been doing recently. Most excitingly for fans, the game is nearing release and there are only three more weeks until “content lock” for all of the data that will be in the Gold Build and in the Day 1 patch.
Fortnite – Epic Announces a Twitch Prime Pack with a Cool Outfit, Heroes & a Glider
Epic has announced that Twitch Prime members can link their accounts to Fortnite and score some pretty sweet loot for the effort. The Havoc Outfit, Back Bling, Commander Outfit and Slipstream Glider will be provided for Battle Royale players, while Save the World players will score a pair of new heroes, Havoc and Sub Commando Jonesy. Everyone will also receive four special Twitch chat emotes too.
– Tencent’s Battle Royale ‘Europa’ Kicks Off SEA CBT Later Today
Tencent is getting ready to unleash the first closed beta test later today in the Southeast Asia region for its upcoming battle royale game, Europa. This new fan trailer shows off gameplay action, the weather system and the game’s map system.
Wild West Online – Servers Coming Down for an Update, Though It Could Take Up to a Week
The Wild West Online team is back with the great news that a big new update is incoming. Servers will be taken down today, though it could take a week or more to “prepare the new game backend, database and make sure that account data is intact”. The post also thanks the community for its patience as the integration of new features and the overhaul of alpha systems took longer than originally planned. Rewards will be passed out for helping test the alpha version and for patience.
– Blizzard Celebrates Its Family with It Takes Heroes to Make Heroes
Blizzard Entertainment has made the Fortune Magazine Top 100 Best Companies to Work For again in 2018. This is the fourth year in a row it has been part of this elite list of companies. To celebrate its inclusion, Cinematic Artist David Luong used a drone to photograph all of the employees on the Blizzard campus.
World of Speed – Big, Big Changes Zoom into Game with Update 0.2
The World of Speed team has taken to the Steam early access page to inform players that v0.2 has been deployed. The patch brings a massive number of changes and improvements to the game including an overhauled upgrade system, balance tweaks and new features.
Hearthstone – Upcoming Arena Changes Detailed in Latest Video Blog
Hearthstone Lead System Designer Kris Zierhut has taken to the airwaves to reveal a number of changes coming to the Arena system that will be coming in a future update. In the current system, player choose from a presented number of cards on each “pick”. Players and developers felt that the choices were not as meaningful as they would like, hence the changes.
Revelation Online – Birthday Events Celebrate a Year of Revelation Online
My.com is breaking out the party hats, cake and noise makers to celebrate the first birthday of Revelation Online. Throughout the balance of the month, players will be able to take part in a number of events to be given celebratory gifts.