Patheon: Rise of the Fallen’s Brad McQuaid took part in a special AMA via /r/MMORPG earlier today. During the ‘Ask Me Anything’ event, Mr. McQuaid fielded a number of community questions including the team’s vision for the end game, whether or not there will be instanced raids, how Visionary Realms plans to prevent ‘early sunset’ ala Vanguard, quest hubs, grind, live events, a player-driven economy and much more.
Exarahn Badlands Update Live, Patch Notes Released
The Riders of Icarus site has been updated with an extensive patch note list to detail the Exarahn Badlands update that has been deployed on game servers. Players can now take part in the Exarahn Badlands PvP zone including Manastone Battles and all attendant events.
Collating Data for Next Week’s PS4 / PC Patches
No Man’s Sky Reddit user sam123bir has posted an email he received from Hello Games’ Support team after reporting issues encountered in the earliest days playing. According to the response, both a PlayStation 4 and PC patch are due out next week that “should fix the most urgent and critical issues for all our players”. Subsequent patches will be released after the first one.
Karazhan Returning as a 5-Player Dungeon in Patch 7.1
During Gamescom, the World of Warcraft team confirmed that Karazhan will be returning to the game in patch 7.1. Karazhan will be a 5-player dungeon that wraps up the Stormheim location in the Broken Isles, the central location of the Legion expansion.
For Honor Factions Detailed in New Trailer
For Honor stars in a new video from Ubisoft released during this week’s Gamescom. This video shows off the game’s three factions (Viking, Samurai and Knight), each with its own story and game play mechanics.
Wrath of the Goddess Content Expansion Released
Aeria Games has released the latest Echo of Soul content expansion called Wrath of the Goddess Episode 2.5. The update brings three new dungeons, a new PvP season, Doomspire Keep that challenges players to 50 levels of increasingly difficult monsters to fight including two dungeon bosses entering the fray simultaneously. Lastly, the Moon Festival has started with players tasked with putting Moon Queen Luna back to sleep by defeating her.
Scum – A New Survival Game that Starts with a Prison Riot
Scum begins with a prison riot and is considered an “intriguing open world survival game”, Scum is being developed by Gamepires, Croteam in cooperation with Devolver Digital. Scum is expected to hit Early Access in 2017.
The New Eichenwalde Map & Changes to Competitive Play in September
September is shaping up to be an interesting month for Overwatch. Blizzard recently released a new developer update video in which game director Jeff Kaplan outlined significant changes coming to competitive play in season two. Blizzard also unveiled Eichenwalde, the game’s first post-launch map, heading into this year’s Gamescom.
Desolate Tomb Update to Go Live on August 24th
Blade & Soul will be getting a significant update on August 24th. Called “Desolate Tomb”, the update brings a new dungeon, quality of life improvements, weapon evolution discounts and a brand new DPS meter to help keep track of bodacious damage.
Game On #87 – Is No Man’s Sky a Disappointment?
This week on Game On, Chris and Ryan sit down to discuss week one in No Man’s Sky. Will overhype and poor PC performance mar this once awe-worthy game? Later they talk about RIFT’s new expansion, Demon Hunters and demon invasions coming to World of Warcraft and more.