In a new letter on the Aura Kingdom forum, ‘GM_Mechium’ has revealed that it is time to prepare for the “virtualization of US servers” and that to do so, a reduction in data needs to happen. To accomplish this, characters that have been inactive for 90 days and those between levels 1-49 that have not been logged into for the past six months will be deleted.
Aura Kingdom – Characters to be Hidden to Prepare for ‘Virtualization’
In a new letter on the Aura Kingdom forum, ‘GM_Mechium’ has revealed that it is time to prepare for the “virtualization of US servers” and that to do so, a reduction in data needs to happen. To accomplish this, characters that have been inactive for 90 days and those between levels 1-49 that have not been logged into for the past six months will be deactivated and hidden.
PlayStation 3 Games Headed to PC with PS Now Service
Sony has unveiled that its PlayStation Now streaming service will soon bring PlayStation 3 games to PC. PS Now allows subscribers to play PlayStation 3 games over the internet, similar, according to VentureBeat.com, to the way Netflix streams movies and television programs. The subscription will cost $20 per month or three months for $45 and includes some of PlayStation 3’s most popular games.
Worlds Adrift – Bossa Studios Opens Alpha Sign Ups
Bossa Studios has sent word that alpha sign ups for Worlds Adrift have started as of today. Potential testers can sign up for the initial round of testing, though the pool will be limited at first. The first play test will be held in September but sign ups will stop on August 29th.
Overwatch – FaceIt & ELeague Teams Revealed for EU/NA Playoffs
ELeague and FaceIt have revealed the names of the thirty-two teams that will be facing off against one another in the Overwatch European and North American playoffs. The tournament events will begin on August 24th at 8:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Eastern and will wrap up on August 28th. Eight teams will travel to the North American and European Finals in Atlanta.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Good Gaming Announces Tournament
Good Gaming is sponsoring a Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament on August 27th that can see players taking home a portion of the $1,500 prize pool. The event will take place on August 27th and there is no fee to enter.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Good Gaming Announces $1,500 Tournament
Good Gaming is sponsoring a Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament on August 27th that can see players taking home a portion of the $1,500 prize pool. The event will take place on August 27th and there is no fee to enter.
Duelyst – Steam Launch is a Go & Expansion Launch Date Revealed
Counterplay Games has announced that Duelyst is now available on Steam and that the Denizens of Shim’zar expansion is set to be released on Tuesday, August 30th.The expansion will bring over a hundred new cards into the game and will include new units, spells and tokens.
World of Warcraft – Plan Ahead for Dungeoneering & Raiding
The World of Warcraft team has released the dungeon and raid schedule for the months following Legion’s release. The Normal and Heroic versions of all dungeons will be open from August 30th, Legion’s launch day, with Mythic versions coming along the next week after reset.
Crowfall – Gamescom 2016 with J. Todd Coleman & Jess Mulligan
Early Friday morning at Gamescom we sat down with Jess Mulligan from Travian to talk about Crowfall while we waited for J Todd Coleman to find his way to us. It was a lovely informal chat. Jess on the other hand? She’s been in the industry a long time. Quite possibly she has more experience in the industry than I do at playing the products of the games industry. With that, we had our rambled on…