– Heavy Gear Assault: Launching to the Battlefield in December

Heavy Gear Assault is one of the pillars that defined the Mech genre in games. For years, players on the table top had been fighting these battles with miniatures. Then as early as video games can be remembered Heavy Gear had always been around. However, the IP had been quiet since the 1990s until Stompy Bot was finally able to breathe new life into Heavy Gear Assault after an informative and tough development cycle.

Diablo 3 – Does Blizzard Have a Secret Diablo?

People were expecting something huge from Diablo at BlizzCon 2016. And while we got news of the Necromancer (it’s awesome), and a Diablo 1 anniversary event (also awesome) we wanted more. We expected more. And it’s that lack of a bigger expansion or sequel to Diablo 3 that makes us believe there’s something bigger coming from Tristram.

– Life’s Distractions – Journey to Tamriel

I’ve felt a little lost this weekend. I don’t know whether it’s my age, the fact my children occupy most of my time or that my tastes are simply changing, but many games I have are failing to capture my attention. Several times on Saturday I attempted to play Guild Wars 2 only to login, stare at my character, and wonder what it is that I could actually do that would hold my attention for more than five minutes.

Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune – GGG Halloween Staff Meeting Unmasked

The truth is out! In this week’s Path of Exile: The Exiled Tribune, players and fans will learn what -really- goes on in the Grinding Gear Games offices. In addition, the Build of the Week is out and the Scorching Ray Skill Gem Mechanics are revealed. Not only that, get a load of Essence Statistics and a look at the daily deal watch list. It’s was a great week for POE!

Rust – Experience & Leveling Removed

Facepunch Studios’ Maurino Berry has penned a new blog post on the Rust site to let players know that experience and leveling have been entirely removed from the same due to the fact that it “completely changed the feel of Rust as a sandbox”.