The Wild West Online team has posted a brief note of thanks to players who took part in Alpha 1 over the past weekend and assured everyone that firm plans are in place for next weekend’s Alpha 2. The post acknowledges the “ups and downs” of the experience, but also reminds readers that this is to be expected for an alpha build.
Black Desert Online – First Part of Kamasylvia Expansion to Launch September 27th
Black Desert Online fans will soon have a ton of new content to explore when the first half of the Kamasylvia expansion launches on September 27th. The second part will “arrive soon” after, according to PearlAbyss and Kakao Games. The content expansion is free to all players and brings new quests and background information about both Rangers and Dark Knights.
Divinity Original Sin 2 – RIP #1 – It’s Hard to Tear Yourself Away
The hallmark of a great movie, book or game is how we can be drawn into the world created by the author, director or developer. Over this weekend, we’ve been playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 and the hardest part has been having to tear ourselves away to write this article. Make no mistake: Divinity: Original Sin 2 is something special, even among the other amazing CRPGs that have come out in the past year or two.
– Viotek GN32Q Curved Display: 1440p, 144Hz, Simply Fantastic
When we built our Ryzen system a couple of weeks ago, we knew we had to find a display that would “make” the system. We settled on the Viotek GN32Q. It’s an amazing monitor for the price and absolutely one you should be looking at. Click through to find out why.
Star Citizen – Around the Verse – Choice & Consequences, the Mission System
The Mission System is the subject of the latest Star Citizen: Around the Verse, this time hosted by Sandi Gardiner and Josh Herman. In addition, there is a new “Burndown” round that discusses the issues the team is facing as they prepare 3.0 for release. 3.0 is considered by Chris Roberts to be “effectively Early Access”.
Battleborn – Active Development Ends, Game Enters Maintenance Mode
Gearbox has announced in a new post by Creative Director Randy Varnell on the Battleborn site that active development has ended and that he is moving off to a new project. It will not close, but simply go into “maintenance mode”. The final update will be deployed in the near future. Afterward, a small team will address emergency bugs and keeping servers in shape.
Conan Exiles – Fun with Buildings — From Basic to Palatial
The Conan Exiles blog has been updated with a new post all about building. The article starts with the basic building blocks through the creation a hidden city deep in the mountains. Devs feel that the key to making something amazing is to ensure builders are using a variety of materials and structure types.
Warframe – Plains of Eidolon Teaser
The Warframe team was on hand earlier today to reveal even more details about the Plains of Eidolon expansion coming soon. Plains will feature open world exploration as wll as new “faceless” people that are strangers to Tenno.
Heroes of the Storm – Giant Robots come to HotS
If there’s one thing that Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm MOBA is known for, it’s breaking and stomping all over the mold used by other games in the genre, featuring a number of battlegrounds with unique mechanics that sometimes feel a little bit off the wall. Heroes’ latest map from the Overwatch universe, Volskaya Foundry, won’t be making a break from that tradition.
– Razer Seiren Elite – The Premium Streaming Mic
Over the last month, we’ve focused in on the premium streaming mic scene, first with the Blue Yeti Blackout and earlier this week, the Audio Technica AT2020USB+. Today we’re turning our gaze back to the realm of Razer with the Razer Seiren. Let’s not bury the lede: this is a fantastic microphone and absolutely worth every dollar of its price. Read on to find out why.