The Tank Museum in Britain will be celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of tanks in battle. Sponsored by Wargaming, the event will remember the Battle of Somme when the first British forces took tanks into battle on September 15, 1916. Trafalgar Square in London will host a British World War I tank for 1,100 hours on the anniversary.
General: Getting Started with The Elder Scrolls Legends
With The Elder Scrolls Legends now in open beta, we thought it might be useful to put together some helpful tips for getting started with the game.
Final Fantasy XV: $25 Season Pass Confirmed – Packed with Goodies
The Final Fantasy XV Season Pass has been officially confirmed. Buyers will receive a ton of great items and packs for $25, a bargain for what’s included.
Wizard101: Packed Full of Surprises
KingsIsle loves to throw in some secret goodies when an update is brought into the live realm … and the summer update was no different. Players were pleasantly surprised when they found two new packs for sale in the Crown Shop.
Fragmented: Latest Update Features Improvements to Crafting
Fragmented has been updated with a patch that brings a number of crafting improvements into the game. Players can look forward to the ability to craft items in batches and the addition of “variable quality” crafting tables.
Conan Exiles: Need to Know What’s Up? Facebook Is Your Friend!
In case you’ve been wondering what’s up with Funcom’s Conan Exiles, a Hyborean survival title in the making, you may want to head over to the game’s official Facebook page. On it in the past couple of weeks, several screenshots of new hair tech, creatures, monsters and even the Altar of Yog have been featured.
No Man’s Sky: It’s ‘Not a Multiplayer Game — Don’t Go Looking for That’
In a series of Twitter posts, No Man’s Sky developer Sean Murray has reiterated that the game is “not a multiplayer game”. He further states that players should not go into it looking for that experience. The comments come on the eve of the PlayStation 4 release of No Man’s Sky and within the same week as the PC release (August 12th).
General: Worlds Adrift – Bossa Studios Infused with $1.35M
VentureBeat.com is reporting that Bossa Studios has gotten a nice cash infusion thanks to a venture capital firm called London Venture Partners. The money is earmarked for Worlds Adrift, Bossa’s sandbox MMO currently in development.
General: Ex-Runic / Blizzard Devs Form New Studio for MMO ARPG
Ex-Runic Studios developer Max Schaefer, ex-Blizzard developers Tyler Thompson (Project Lead on Diablo: Lord of Destruction) and David Glenn (Art Director on Diablo 1 and 2 and art for Hellgate: London) have formed a new studio called Echtra Inc. Our own Bill Murphy spoke with the new team to find out more.
SMITE: Epsilon Invitational LAN Tournament Coming This Weekend
SMITE fans will be able to enjoy a weekend of tournament play with this weekend’s Epsilon Invitational LAN taking place on August 13-14. A special skin went up for sale recently with $1 contributed to the prize pool that now totals $26,247. The four best SMITE teams from North America and Europe will be on hand in the HiRez Twitch.tv Channel.