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The latest article on the New World site acknowledges that previous tests have fulfilled their purpose, and now points to the next alpha phase where plans to test new designs, implement changes and hopefully break the game in hopes to better fix it, will be ongoing.
In a noticed released earlier today by the Dynamight Studios team, Fractured is planning their Fall alpha version November 4th. The team has pointed back to a ton of updates they’ve released to the game over the course of the past several weeks in preparation for the test.
In a recent post on World of Warcrafts news page, two out of three of the players banned from competitive play were indefinitely banned due to bad behavior. The Arena World Championship and Mythic Dungeon International programs have very specific rules regarding behaviors, which both players did not adhere to.
Crystal Dynamics has released their State of the Game for Marvel’s Avengers that they had mentioned was on the way, and would answer a lot of questions players have had over the direction the game is headed in. Championed by Scott Amos, the Crystal Dynamics Studio Head, the blog also goes over many "areas of impact" – essentially issues the game has had that Crystal Dynamics has been working to improve.
Yesterday Crystal Dynamics rolled out a new patch with a bunch of bug fixes, quality of life features, and increased rewards. In addition to the fixes and features, new content rolls out today in the form of Tachyon Rifts and a new outpost known as the Shield Substation Zero outpost.
MY.GAMES has now opted in to allow Skyforge to run on the GeForce Now cloud gaming platform. Skyforge will now be available wherever GeForce Now can stream, which includes all manner of PC’s Mac, Shield TV and Android devices.
RuneScape is now available on Steam, for all those players who have wanted to give it a try, but were waiting for all the benefits that a Steam release provides. In that same avenue, RuneScape Steam players will be able to earn achievements, trading cards, and a Steam Goody Bag.
Last week we reported on a situation where Blizzard / Activision decided they would close their Versailles office, to "adapt" to their needs in a competitive industry. Today, a call to strike has been issued from several unions in an attempt to "defend our jobs and save our company".
Today, Torchlight fans that have been waiting for Torchlight III to officially release will be happy to see the official launch trailer, celebrating the launch on PS4, XBOX One and PC. Nintendo Switch gamers don’t have much longer to wait either, as the game will launch on the console on October 22nd.
Neverwinter has now released Milestone III of the Redeemed Citadel, which brings a new campaign, new Leaderboard goals, new rewards to earn, and a new Heroic encounter. The Redeemed Citadel will require a level 80 character and completion of the Avernus campaign.