The Fortnite team has posted a list of things coming to the Battle Royale Mode in the next four to six weeks. Players can look forward to the inclusion of voice chat, squads/duos polish, loot density improvements, inventory & spectating improvements as well as changes to controller support and the UI. Epic has plans to add more data centers to improve ping time and to add a PTR.
Elder Scrolls Online – The Conundrum of Balance
As much as I love Elder Scrolls Online, the game does have its fair share of problems. I would like to touch on one today: Balance. Balance has been a deep-rooted issue since the beginning basically. We’ve had a lot of problems with pure stamina builds, pure magicka builds and barely in-between.
Warframe – With Plains of Eidolon, Warframe is Becoming the MMO We Always Wanted
I was up way too late last night. I usually am but this time it was worth it – I finally got to play Warframe’s Plains of Eidolon expansion for myself and I am most certainly impressed. Cetus and the Plains of Eidolon are a giant leap forward for the game, even if it’s ultimately just the beginning of what promises to be a bold new era for the space ninjas.
– The Evil Within 2: The Early Bits
It’s Friday the 13th in October. You know what that means… someone has taken the time to release a freak show of a game during the year’s spookiest month. Read on for Rob’s first impressions.
– The 10 Greatest MMORPG Heroes of All Time
For our next two lists, we’ll be diving into the NPCs of our favorite MMORPGs to find the best heroes and villains across the genre. This week, we’re starting with the good guys, picking our 10 favorite MMORPG heroes of all time.
World of Warcraft – Latest Wave of 6-Month Bans Rolls Out Targeting Third Party Tool Users
Blizzard has rolled out another wave of 6-month bans in World of Warcraft that specifically targets players using third party programs to “enhance” game play. Players were banned that used bots to automate game play, teleport hacks and combat rotation scripts. Notifications were sent to affected players via email, a copy of which was posted to /r/WoW.
League of Legends – Riot Founders to Return to the Trenches to ‘Put the ‘S’ in Riot GameS’
Riot Games founders Brandon “Ryze” Beck and Marc “Tryndamere” Merrill have announced that they’re returning to the development trenches in an effort, they wrote, to put the “s” in Riot Games, apparently working on something other than League of Legends. Rumors have swirled for years that Riot was working on an MMO.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Upcoming Game Mechanics Changes Profiled
Hearthstone’s Josh Durica took part in a recent live stream event to lay out the details about forthcoming mechanics changes heading into the game later this month. The goal is, he said, to make Hearthstone “strategically deep: a game of careful choices, calculated risks and exciting events”.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – Community Spotlight Details Halfling Race & More
The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Community Newsletter has been posted that most notably includes the first information about the Halfling race. In addition, the Art and Animation team provides and update and community member ‘Saicred’ is interviewed.
Destiny 2 – Bungie Reveals PC Launch Times & Updated System Specs
The latest This Week at Bungie has been published that should twitterpate a lot of Destiny PC players. The official worldwide launch times are now available with the bottom line being that everyone will start at the same time (10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern) on October 24th. In addition, Bungie has updated both the minimum and recommended specs for the game with alterations since the end of the recent open beta event.