The Crowfall site has been updated with the second part of a two part series called “A Murder of Crows”. In it, J. Todd Coleman chats about why his work on Shadowbane had “a tremendous vision I was very proud of”.
Grand Theft Auto Online – Slashers Adversary Mode Forces You to Fight in the Darkness
Looking for a unique twist on the battle royale mode? If so, the new Slashers Adversary Mode in Grand Theft Auto Online may be interesting. In it, two teams are placed in a battle arena that sits in utter darkness. One team called “Slashers” is armed with machetes and shotguns. The Hunted have flashlights and thermal vision. Every minute the roles are reversed until one team is wiped out completely. Slashers game mode will also be awarding Double GTA$ & RP through January 8th.
The Crew 2 – Beta Sign Ups Open for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4
If you’ve been looking forward to playing The Crew 2, you may be in luck as Ubisoft has announced that beta registrations are now open. You can register for either PC, PlayStation 4 or XBox One.
Destiny 2 – Thoughts on the #RemoveEververse Initiative
I’ve been playing Destiny 2 since launch, but only casually as I’ve also been reviewing a heap of games across GameSpace and MMORPG. So, when I heard that there was a Winter Event called the Dawning coming to D2, I was ecstatic. It wasn’t until after Christmas, this morning in fact, that I woke to find out that such an event was making Destiny 2’s playerbase irate once more.
– Roccat Aluma In-Ear Headset ? A Decent Headset for the Glasses Wearer in Your Life
I have been asking Christopher Coke for months not to please find me a headset that I can comfortably wear with glasses. You see, I don’t wear just any glasses, I wear GLASSES as in the biggest, heaviest nerd glasses you can ever imagine your professor wearing. It took a while, but we finally landed on the Roccat Aluma in-ear headset. This is our review.
– The World Health Organization to Add ‘Obsessive Gaming Disorders’ to Its Classification of Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) will be adding “obsessive gaming disorders” to its International Classification of Diseases in 2018. The diagnostic manual will be published sometime in 2018, the first update since 1990. “Health professionals need to recognize that the gaming disorder may have serious health consequences” said Vladimir Poznyak, member of WHO’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse panel.
Dark Age of Camelot – Endless Conquest Limited F2P Announced + Alternative Ruleset Servers
The Dark Age of Camelot site has been updated with a new producer’s letter that takes a retrospective look back at 2017 and a peek ahead at 2018. Most notably, the team has announced “Endless Conquest”, a new account type that will offer the game for free through level 50. Endless Conquest is expected to make its debut in Fall 2018.
Destiny – Music of the Spheres is the Unreleased Album from Destiny 1
A new Reddit thread has popped up that provides players with a link to a previously unreleased album of music from Destiny 1. The album, Music of the Spheres, was composed by Paul McCartney of Beatles fame, Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori. According to Kotaku, the album was never released by Bungie after O’Donnell was fired. The caveat in this is that the album has been released by a user named OS_Epsilon who has shared it and it is not an official Bungie release.
– Accident During Virtual Reality Session Leads to Man’s Death
A 44-year-old man was found dead late last week after apparently falling into a glass table and being cut so severely that he bled out. The accident happened while he was wearing a virtual reality headset and could not see his immediate surroundings. Preliminary findings may indicate that “the game was not properly mapped to the size of his apartment” and resulted in the fall and death. Officials have launched an investigation into the incident after the man’s body was found by his mother.
Overwatch – Jeff Kaplan Introduces Next OW Hero During Christmas Eve Stream
If you missed Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan during his hours’ long live stream doing basically…nothing but sitting next to a pile of cookies in front of a fire, you may have missed the announcement of the next Overwatch hero. The team wanted to give something special to the OW community so this was extra special just for Christmas.