The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with a brief note to let players know of their most recent wave of bans implemented against players advertising real money transactions in-game and / or other ‘illicit activities’. Over 6,500 accounts were given permanent vacations from FFXIV.
General: Vikings: Wolves of Midgard ARPG Announced
Kalypso Media and Games Farm have announced that they are collaborating on a new action RPG called Vikings: Wolves of Midgard. Players will be taking on creatures of myth steeped in the lore and history of the Vikings.
Lord of the Rings Online: Entering Mordor Needs to be ‘Big’ to Do It Justice
Lord of the Rings executive producer “Severlin” has posted on the official forms that all is not lost for LOTRO due to Turbine’s shift to mobile games announced recently. Saying he shouldn’t be saying anything, he proceeds to do so anyway.
General: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Beta Footage in Today’s Stream
Warhorse Studios will be hosting a special live stream event to show off some not-yet seen material from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Staff will be on hand to take viewers on a visual tour of the countryside and preview armor and RPG elements in the game.
General: Play the Nioh Beta Demo from August 23 to September 6
Koei Tecmo America has announced that the next beta demo for Nioh, its samurai ARPG, will be available to players from August 23rd to September 6th. The beta demo will be larger than the earlier alpha version and give players a good idea of what the game world embodies.
General: System Shock – PlayStation 4 Version Coming
Nightdive Studios published a brief note on the System Shock KickStarter page to let backers and fans know that the game will be coming to PlayStation 4. Calling it a “thank you to our backers”, Nightdive will be releasing System Shock for XBox One, PC and now PlayStation 4.
Lord of the Rings Online: Summer Festival Arrives with New Things to Do & New Items
The annual Lord of the Rings Online Summer Festival has arrived and it comes packed with new activities and items to score. Participating in events and quests can yield tokens that are used to purchase items such as this year’s newest thing, a flying kite.
ARK: Survival Evolved: PlayStation 4 Version Delayed to Prepare Full Version
Kayd Hendricks has posted on the PlayStation blog that the PlayStation 4 version of Ark: Survival Evolved is on hold in order to prepare the main game for final release. Hendricks indicates that the delay will enable an earlier release of Ark. There is no indication in the post about a future PS4 release window.
Final Fantasy XV: Carbuncle Surprise Promotion Nets Prizes for Players
Square Enix has unveiled a new promotion for Final Fantasy XV that could see players win an array of prizes including a car, a home entertainment system, action figures, wireless speakers, a custom XBox One console and much more. Pre-ordering the game enters players into Carbuncle Surprise where players log in every Friday for a chance to win one of the prizes.
World of Warcraft: Are You Prepared? Your Legion To Do List
With this week’s major update to World of Warcraft in preparation for the Legion expansion coming on August 30th, a lot of new systems went into place. Every player class and specialization received an update in both skills and talents. The bottom line is that if people think they’re going to breeze in on Legion launch day without attending to several things, it’s more than slightly likely that somewhere, somehow they will hear “YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!”