Next Island is an MMO that has globally integrated servers with a real currency economy. The in-game currency, PED can be exchanged at a 10-1 ratio to the USD through both deposits and withdrawals from the universe. Come see what Next Island has to offer…
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Sea of Thieves – Second Round of Scale Testing Begins Today for XBox Insiders
Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate has taken to the official site to announce the commencement of the second weekend Scale Test. The event begins today and ends on Sunday, February 25th. During the test, players can expect to “see issues” so the team “can learn from and address”. The goal is to manage traffic of high player counts trying to connect to the game.
– Funcom Teasing Mysterious Game Announcement for February 28th
Funcom has sent out a mysterious note leading to a cryptic page with a countdown leading to February 28th. The message reads that the company will be announcing a new game on that day. When visiting the site, “Countdown2Zero.com”, viewers are presented with a scene in a bar with four silhouetted characters named Pripp, Selma, Dux and Bormin. The bar appears to be in a modern setting with fluorescent lights hanging from the ceiling. Clearly this isn’t another Conan game…
– Surf First, Question Industry Insiders About Loot Boxes Later
Overwatch – Blizzard Starts Teasing Out Next Hero & Map
Blizzard appears to be ramping up information on the next hero coming to Overwatch. Last night, a Twitter post was released titled “After-Action Report, Operation ZX24AL, “White Dome”. The incident took place outside of Istanbul, Turkey and involved everyone’s favorite OW mom, Ana Amari. Other participants in putting down a pocket of “Omnic resistance” included Reinhardt, Torbjorn and someone named “Private First Class Emre Sariogulu”, a previously unheard of character.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Hi-Rez to Remove Controversial Cards Unbound + Battlegrounds to Launch as a New Game
Paladins Executive Producer Chris Larson has penned an extensive ‘state of the game’ letter for Paladins that addresses several key issues for the game and in the community. Most notably, Larson writes that the controversial game system that came with the Cards Unbound update will be rolled back in favor of a “new system that [he] believe[s] the community will be really excited about”.
World of Warcraft – Micro-Holiday ‘Hatching of the Hippogryphs’ is Tomorrow!
One of the new features in World of Warcraft: Legion is the addition of “micro-holidays”, events that offer a fun new event for players to participate in. The Hatching of the Hippogryphs event is taking flight on February 23rd and will take place in Feralas. Participants lucky enough to view the “yearly hatching of the hippogryphs” might even get a “little friend for the day”.
– Input Club Whitefox 65% Mechanical Keyboard: Good Things Come in Small Packages
The world of mechanical keyboards goes far deeper than Razer and Corsair. Under the surface, there’s a bustling community and keyboards to suit every PC user. We at MMORPG believe that a quality keyboard is about more than fancy lighting or a billion dollar brand names. Today, we’re looking at one of our favorite customs yet, the WhiteFox Keyboard by Input Club. It’s small but powerful and you won’t want to miss it.
Elder Scrolls Online – Dragon Bones Thoughts & Impressions
Dragon’s Bones has been out for a little over a week now in Elder Scrolls Online, and it’s been an exciting adventure so far. One of the biggest things that came out of this DLC was the “Base” patch: Update 17. This brings a lot of new and exciting changes to the game that are welcomed and some are just… Meh.
