After a day’s worth of the rumor mill grinding away about Destiny 2 and mass bans ostensibly at the hands of third-party programs like Discord overlays, Bungie has responded definitively in order to stop the flow of disinformation. Pop through the jump to read the full response.
– Relic Hunter Legends Preview – Lining the Ducans Up in a Row
I’m sure we are all familiar with Relic Hunters Zero, the awesome game where you play cool characters running around defeating all the Ducans and their Commander with all kinds of awesome weapons. If you are not familiar with it you should give it a go, it is fun and free. Now the pressing matter at hand is that Rogue Snail is developing Relic Hunters Legend and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a pre-alpha build.
Ashes of Creation – Why I?m Excited, But Avoiding Hype
Enter Ashes of Creation. Here is a game that is marketing itself to someone in my exact shoes; people missing that wonderment and immersion and most importantly the sense of community that comes from grouping being a primary means of getting things accomplished. A part of me would love nothing more than to run into an area and should ‘camp check’ like my days of yore. Despite my own misgivings I find myself excited at the prospect – which is why I simultaneously try to and try not be.
– Mobile Masters Las Vegas 2017
Over the weekend of October 14-15, Amazon hosted the Mobile Masters Las Vegas mobile esports tournament. The event was held at the Millennial Esports Arena at Neonoplois where 24 professional teams and players came out to compete in popular mobile games including, Vainglory, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars and World of Tanks Blitz, for a share of a $70,000 prize pool.
Warframe – Plains of Eidolon Scores Big Numbers
Warframe’s expansion, Plains of Eidolon, has scored some big numbers, both in terms of concurrency and by rising through the ranks of free to play games on Steam. Over 120k players have been online at the same time that more than doubles the old record. In addition, players have put in over 40M hours of game play. Lastly, Warframe has risen to the second most popular free to play game on Steam, something new to Digital Extremes’ game.
Fortnite – Take Part in ‘Fortnitemares’ This Week
The spookiest time of year is ready to arrive in Fortnite and includes a brand new themed zone called “Hexsylvania”. It features deep catacombs, “endless halls of flickering candles and thick fog creeping across the map”. Hexsylvania will feature 25 story quests, new spooky creatures, spooky llama, eight themed heroes and a pair of new weapons.
Albion Online – Fall Descends with Haunted Happenings
Albion Online players will be able to take part in some haunted happenings during the first-annual Halloween event. Cities have been decorated appropriately with fallen leaves, jack o’lanterns and other “spooky props”.
Survarium – New Cooperative PvE Content Arrives
The Survarium team has a brand new trailer out in the wild that shows off the newly-released cooperative PvE content. Up to three players can complete a set of objectives and try to reach a variety of checkpoints to earn trophies that will be awarded when the content is finished.
World of Tanks – Realm of the Fallen Tanks Blasts Into Game
World of Tanks is going on a spooky bent when Leviathan pierces the veil between the world of the living and that of the dead. Leviathan rolls through its domain as fallen tanks “wage an endless war for the chance to pass to a safe haven”.
– Sennheiser GSX 1000 Headphone Amplifier – The Gamer’s Headphone Amp
When we reached out to Sennheiser about reviewing their GSP 300 series gaming headset, they surprised us by sending along their GSX 1000 headphone amp too. At first, we were perplexed since the GSPs don’t require that extra juice. After spending some time with it, it’s safe to say that I’ve seen the light, but with a $229 MSRP, is it right for you? Read on to find out.