When Gigabyte announced a smaller profiled GTX 1080 graphics card for smaller Pc builds, I got pretty excited. I love seeing smaller cards like this as they just allow for PC builders and modders to do more with the power available to the platform. But just how much power is Gigabyte able to pack into so small a package?
Project Genom – Better Rivers, a New Volcanic Location & Mech Animations Complete
The latest Project Genom weekly update has been posted that provides interested fans and players with a look at the most recent game improvements. Of note this week, the team has completed all of the mech animations (YAY!) and is hard at work on creating a new volcanic location. Lastly, the team feels that “rivers need to be refined as they are inadequate and inappropriate”.
– Summoners War World Arena Championships Coming November 25th
Com2Us has announced that the Summoners War World Arena Championships will be held in Los Angeles on November 25th. The event will take place in the Microsoft Theater and will feature a $50,000 prize pool. Sixteen players will be taking part in the championships for the mobile ARPG. Other events include contests, meetups, cosplay and more. The company has plans to expand its esports events throughout 2018.
– Relic Hunters Legend KickStarter Funds Successfully
Rogue Snail has sent word that the KickStarter campaign for Relic Hunters Legend has closed and that the initiative is fully funded after raising over $55k. In fact, the funds raised were enough to unlock the first stretch goal called “Asteroid Dungeon”, an endless challenge mode with “daily and seasonal leaderboards”.
Path of Exile – Grinding Gear Headed Out on a Press Tour for the Next Expansion
Grinding Gear has posted a brief note on the Path of Exile site to let players know that the team is headed out on a press tour for the 3.1.0 expansion. What that means is that players will finally get the first information about the expansion. In fact, the official date for the reveal is Thursday, November 16th!
Overwatch – Interview and Hands on with Moira
We sat down with Aaron Keller, Assistant Game Director, and Dave Adams, Principle Level Designer on Overwatch to talk about the upcoming new map and the new wizard of yin and yang Moira. The team had some huge announcements at the show and with Blizzard World leading the way.
Grim Dawn – Lots of New Content Coming Fast
If you think the Crate team is resting on the well-earned laurels of the Ashes of Malmouth expansion to Grim Dawn, you’d be wrong. In a new blog post on the official forums, the team has laid out the framework for the next two patches as well as a peek ahead into early 2018.
– The Best of BlizzCon 2017
BlizzCon 2017 was probably my favorite BlizzCon in years. So much great content was revealed, while two of the IPs were a little less than enthusiastically represented (I’ve a hunch that next year will be big for the Devil). But far and away, it was a big year for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm. Read on for our picks for the Best of BlizzCon 2017.
World of Warcraft – Blizzcon 2017 – Interview – Battle for Azeroth
At Blizzcon we sat down with Ray Cobo, lead producer, and Patrick Magruder to discuss all elements of the Battle for Azeroth and a brief excitement for World of Warcraft Classic. The team has spent a lot of time going back to Warcraft’s history. The Horde and Alliance are back at it and fighting over new zones with Warfronts and Island exploration. We’ll try to go through everything we asked as best we can.
World of Warcraft – Battle for Lordaeron Diorama – Blizz Scores Guinness World Record
During Blizzcon 2017, Blizzard won a Guinness Book of World Records title for “Largest Video Game Diorama”. The diorama sat on the show floor and featured 10,000 randomly selected characters from the attendee pool. It features the Battle of Lordaeron showing the arrayed troops as depicted in the Battle for Azeroth cinematic.