The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter has been published that reveal a the importance of community and a new column that will appear on the official site that spotlights ‘exemplary community members’ every month. Of particular note, however, is the publication of a lengthy list of patch notes to the internal Pantheon client that give readers a sneak peek into the development cycle.
Black Desert Online: Players & Chargebacks – Kakao Taking a Stand
After what some have felt are a series of missteps by Black Desert Online publisher Kakao Games, a segment of the player population has been initiating “chargeback” requests to credit card companies. Chargebacks effectively give the player a refund of money spent on a product, in this case, Black Desert Online.
General: Weapons of Mythology: New Age Headed to the EU This Year
Weapons of Mythology: New Age will be heading to Europe in Quarter 4 2016 according to PlayStationLifestyle.net. Mythology features both PvE and PvP game play with dungeons, mounts, pets, “impressive foes” and more. The game will be localized in several languages and will be availabley on PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One.
DOTA 2: Forum Hackers Swipe Over 2M User Accounts
According to LeakedSource.com, over two million DOTA 2 user accounts were stolen from the game’s forum. The forum was compromised due to outdated vBulletin software with an SQL injection vulnerability. Hackers were able to gain access to user names, email and IP addresses. Passwords were also unscrambled, again through a vulnerability in the MD5 algorithm “alongside the salt”. It is believed that about 80% of the passwords have been unscrambled.
General: Cagey Mike Donatelli Teasing New Project Called RiME
Mike Donatelli, late of Carbine Studios, has posted a sneaky teaser on one of his social media channels about a new project called RiME. There is no other information available other than the fact that more will become known in 2017. Greybox, Tequila Works and SixFoot are listed on the page as being involved with RiME.
General: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game CBT Delayed
We have received a brief note from CD Projekt Red to let our readers know that the first round of closed beta testing for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, originally planned for September, has been delayed. The closed beta is now scheduled to begin on October 25th.
General: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave
Bluehole has announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has completed its initial round of alpha testing after only four months in development as a stand-alone game. Over six hundred players took part in several events and provided welcome feedback. Players responded particularly well to core features, responsiveness and stability.
General: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave
Bluehole has announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has completed its initial round of alpha testing after only four months in development as a stand-alone game. Over six hundred players took part in several events and provided welcome feedback. Players responded particularly well to core features, responsiveness and stability.
Riders of Icarus: Details Emerge About PvP Manastone Battles
The Riders of Icarus site has been updated with a new blog post to give PvP fans a look at how the twice-per-week Manastone Battles function. After a server-wide announcement, a manastone will appear in the PvP battle zone called Exarahn Badlands. Guild Alliances and Militia fighters then race to cooperatively capture and return the stone to the Vantara Manastone Oracle. In some ways, it is similar to “capture the flag” PvP.
Black Desert Online: Pearl Items Now Available On the Marketplace
Pearl Items are now available on the Black Desert Online Marketplace with the successful deployment of today’s update. Kakao has implemented a “five items per week” restriction per account with reset days set for Saturdays moving forward.