The latest Sea of Thieves “Short Haul” has arrived, this time focused on life aboard a pirate vessel. The team wanted to create compelling cooperative mechanics in an intuitive and immersive way. According to Lead Designer Mike Chapman, sailing the ship together feels natural. Players will feel like they belong to a crew where all work together and are an important part.
Elder Scrolls Online – All About the Crown Crates Coming in One Tamriel
During Gamescom last week, it was announced that Crown Crates would be coming to Elder Scrolls Online with the One Tamriel update. The announcement sparked a lot of discussion so we went straight to the source to ask Matt Firor for more details. See what he had to say in our exclusive interview.
SkySaga Alpha 9 Begins
Fans and alpha testers of SkySaga will want to log in starting today to check out all the new improvements and additional features that have arrived with Alpha 9. Players will find “more immersive quests, incredible new landmaarks, visit a brand new City of First Light, don new armor, wield new weapons and learn of a new world of interactivity called Lumostone.
Alliance of Valiant Arms Hits Open Beta
En Masse Entertainment has sent word that is military-FPS, Alliance of Valiant, or AVA, has entered its open beta phase of development. En Masse has taken over publication of AVA and players with accounts at Aeria Games can transfer them to En Masse.
Dark Souls 3 – Ashes of Arandel DLC Announcement Trailer
Bandai Namco has released the latest Dark Souls 3 trailer. Called “Ashes of Arandel”, the new DLC will take players to a land of snow and ice but one that is defiled by great evil. New armor sets, weapons and magic will accompany players along the journey as well.
The Division – A Game in Need of Attention, Devs Delay DLC to Focus Quality
The latest The Division State of the Game Broadcast has just wrapped up with a frank discussion of a game needing attention. Rather than release the next DLC, Ubisoft and the development team will spend the next couple of months working on hotfixes to address the most pressing issues, and that v1.4, rather than being the Survival DLC, will be a patch dedicated to addressing larger, more encompassing bugs in the game.
Revelation Online – First Round of Beta Testing to Begin in October
My.com has sent out a brand new trailer for Revelation Online that spotlights the Vanguard class, complete with game play action. Most notably, however, My.com also announced that the first round of beta testing will kick off in October and that Founders’ Packs will come in a trio of varieties including Explorer (17.99), Founder (59.99) and Deluxe (89.99). Each will include closed beta access.
Final Fantasy XV – Kingsglaive – Finally, a Good Final Fantasy Movie
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is basically a 2 hour story trailer for the upcoming long-wanted Final Fantasy XV video game. We also all remember the last time Final Fantasy was a movie… and it didn’t go well. Leading up to the release of Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix created a full length feature film set in the new universe, and well, frankly… it’s pretty good.
Winning Putt – Celebrate National Golf Month & Score Prizes
With National Golf Month in “full swing” (haha!), Winning Putt players are scoring some nifty rewards through game play. Each day logging in sees players getting hold of items to assist in their game. The more days logged in, the better the prizes.
World of Warcraft – Illidan Street Art From Creation to Glow-in-the-Dark Beauty
The World of Warcraft team traveled to Taiwan to create a massive piece of street art featuring Legion’s signature character, Illidan. The video below shows the huge piece from creation through its nighttime debut as a glow-in-the-dark figure. It’s awesome! Check it out!