This week as we finish up a brutal election time in our country we thought it would be best on some games that do their damnedest to help you forget reality. What MMOs truly take you into a fully immersive experience? Do any of them have such in depth world building that you simply do not want to leave? Well, here we present to you the Top Five Games to Forget About Politics!
Lord of the Rings Online – Update 19.1 Brings Premium Housing Upkeep on Board
When Lord of the Rings Online completes its maintenance today, players will log in to find a number of bug fixes, most specifically in PvP and the new Premium Housing features. The Premium housing Upkeep is re-enabled for non-VIP owners and leaders anchors the housing update.
Black Desert Online – The Valkyrie Awakens After Today’s Update
The latest update has been applied to Black Desert Online. This week’s patch brings the awakened Valkyrie into the game along with her new one-handed lance weapon that can be swapped out with her normal sword. To show her off in action, Kakao Games has released a new trailer that you can see below.
Overwatch – Sombra PTR Impressions
Gaming’s longest new character tease is finally over – the elusive hacker, Sombra, has finally made her debut in Overwatch. Well, sort of. She’s on PTR right now, so if you stick to playing on the live servers you’ll have to wait a bit longer, but how does she play so far? Read on for our thoughts.
Overwatch – Let’s Play with Sombra, 1v1, 3v3, and Arcade Mode
Overwatch has a pretty exciting new PTR with the addition of Sombra and a new Arcade mode which features 1v1’s, 3v3’s and more. Ripper takes a look at the PTR and goes over the latest and greatest in Blizzard’s upcoming Overwatch patch.
Overwatch – Overwatch: BIG PTR Update! – Sombra, 1v1s, 3v3s, Arcade Mode
Overwatch has a pretty exciting new PTR with the addition of Sombra and a new Arcade mode which features 1v1’s, 3v3’s and more. Ripper takes a look at the PTR and goes over the latest and greatest in Blizzard’s upcoming Overwatch patch.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Four Million Players & a $60k Community Tournament
Hi-Rez Studios has announced that Paladins has scored a whopping four million players since launching into open beta in September and that it is one of the most-played games on Steam. Closed beta for both XBox One and PlayStation 4 is expected to launch soon as well as launch in China through a partnership with TenCent.
SMITE – Arbiter of the Damned Update Goes Live
SMITE has been updated with the Arbiter of the Damned content expansion that brings the Egyptian god Thoth to the game. The patch also brings a number of new skins for the SMITE 2017 Odyssey and the 2017 SWC Digital Loot Pack that comes with skins, effects and emotes.
The Division – Survival Mode Arrives on Public Test Server
Tom Clancy’s The Division will be updated soon with Expansion 2: Survival. To make sure it is ready for public consumption, Survival is now available on the Public Test Server for players to try out and to provide feedback to the development team.
Crowfall – Crafting Demonstrated
This week Timothy Eisen takes part in history, touches on testing the big game world and tries to talk about the crafting demo Artcraft recently showed us.