PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG’s Brendan Greene Wants ‘Other Devs to Put Their Own Spin on the Genre’

Speaking to the BBC Radio 1 Game Show, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s creator Brendan Greene laments at the number of “copycat” titles that are flooding the games space these days. He calls for other developers to “put their own spin on the genre” and that “if they’re just copycats, then the genre doesn’t grow and people get bored”.

ARK: Survival Evolved – Aberration Launches with New Underground Biome

Studio Wildcard has sent word that ARK: Survival Evolved will be updated today with the Aberration content expansion. Players will have a new underground biome to explore that is packed with new flora and fauna. There are new creatures to tame including a “chameleon like” Rock Drake. There are 50+ new items to craft and new challenges to defeat.

– Harry Potter: Hogwart’s Mystery – A Narrative Mobile RPG Coming in 2018

Jam City has inked a deal with Portkey, the Harry Potter games division of Warner Bros. Interactive, to bring Harry Potter: Hogwart’s Mystery game to mobile devices in 2018. The game sees players working through years of study at Hogwarts. “Along the way, players will participate in all of the magical classes and activities they have come to love like Defence Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Duelling Club and more. Most of the iconic professors from the Harry Potter stories reprise their roles”.

Wild Terra – December 18th Announced as the Official Launch Date

Juvty Worlds has announced that Wild Terra will be officially launching out of Early Access on December 18th. While December has been the target month for quite awhile, the exact date was not as it had to be kept hidden until all the stars aligned. To prepare for launch, alpha servers will close on December 15th, though existing characters can be transferred to a player’s server of choice.

– Conqueror’s Blade Headed for PC Beta Testing ‘Soon’ – Check Out the Trailer

If you’ve got a bent for medieval warfare, we have good news today. Booming Games has announced that Conqueror’s Blade will be launching its first-ever PC closed beta test in the near future. The game was first revealed during this year’s E3 and has been in development for over five years. The game brings medieval civilizations to bear along with “legendary weapons and fighting styles” all set in a massive, immersive game world with players in command of armies.

EVE Online – Blaze Squadron SKIN to Support Fallen Programmer’s Fiance & Child

On November 14th, longtime CCP Senior Software Engineer “Blaze” passed away during a trip to London celebrating his recent engagement. Over the intervening weeks, CCP has been celebrating his life internally by raising funds for his fiance and daughter. To honor Blaze’s life, CCP will be selling the Blaze Squadron SKIN from now through December 19th when it will be permanently retired. 100% of proceeds from the sales of the skin will be donated Blaze’s family.