Guardians of Ember has officially left Early Access after nine months and a successful IndieGoGo campaign. With today’s retail launch, players will discover content that is nearly three times the size it was at the start of EA as well as full localization in German and Spanish. To celebrate the big day, Insel Games has released a brand new trailer.
World of Warcraft – Would WoW eSports Be Better Served with PvE?
World of Warcraft’s competitive and casual PvP is in the doldrums right now for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the Legion stat templates. Recently, however, Blizzard introduced a new angle on WoW’s eSports scene with the Mythic+ Invitational, a PvE based event. Is it possible that this is the future for WoW eSports?
World of Tanks – New War Stories Campaign Launches for Consoles
Wargaming is offering World of Tanks console players an interesting way to take part in the game in content called “War Stories”. These single-player and co-op campaigns allow players to experience historical, alternative history scenarios and even fantasy stories all within the World of Tanks setting. The first of these campaigns launched in August. Operation Sealion is now live and Kennedy’s War is set for release in October.
Conan Exiles – First Weekly Newsletter Arrives – Keeping Communication Open
The new weekly Conan Exiles newsletter has been published. The goal in providing weekly updates about the development of the game is to bring about better communication with the player community as well as to streamline the dissemination of information. This week’s letter is a doozy too, packed with information about what the team’s been working on as well as providing “state of the game” information for both PC and XBox One.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Thar Be Treasure, Me Hearties, But Only ‘Til Midnight
From now until 12:00 am Pacific / 3:00 am Eastern, Hearthstone players who log in will be rewarded for doing so with a treasure chest filled to the brim with 100 gold. Best hurry, ye scurvy dogs, before yer time runs out. YARR!
Overwatch – Junkertown Map & Reworked Mercy & D.Va Now Live
Overwatch fans who’ve been clamoring for a new map should head into the game today now that the latest update has been deployed. Junkertown and the reworked Mercy and D.Va characters are also part of the update. Junkertown, you may remember, is set in Australia, home to both Roadhog and Junkrat.
– Valve to Be More Active to Prevent Malicious Review Bombs
Valve’s Alden Kroll has posted a lengthy article on the Steam Blog to let players know that the company will be taking a more active role in the prevention of “malicious review bombs”. Valve originally thought to remove scores altogether but decided not to change the current system. As a result, part of the company’s new role in preventing malicious review bombs will be the introduction of new graphs to allow people to see a game’s player reviews longitudinally.
EverQuest II – Plains of Prophecy Announced as 14th Expansion
EverQuest 2 is getting ready to expand again for the fourteenth time. The new expansion is called Plains of Prophecy that will send players to several locations including the Plane of Magic, the Plane of Innovation, Solusek Ro’s Tower and the Plane of Disease. According to the latest Producer’s Letter, this expansion is expected to launch this year.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Balance patch 9.1 Review and Thoughts
Hearthstone was recently updated to v9.1 with a number of big changes to some older cards and much more. Davrim Gaming takes a look at those changes and offers thoughts on the way to a review of what’s changed in the game.
War Thunder – Update 1.71 Ushers in ‘New E.r.a.’
War Thunder has been updated with v1.71 “New E.r.a.” that opens a new Rank VI for modern ground vehicles. Nearly forty new tanks and aircraft have been added as well as new locations and brand new features. Most notably, players will be able to take the gunner position in aircraft and play in first person mode.