Survarium has been updated to v0.43 that bring a number of important enhancements and features into the game. Most notably, players can look forward to new weapons, inflicted damage visual improvements, updates to item modification rerolls and much more.
WildStar: Heroes Evolved Update to be Deployed Today
WildStar servers will be brought down today to bring the Heroes Evolved Update into the game. Heroes Evolved brings a number of nifty improvements and features into the game including instant level 50 characters, multi-queuing, cross faction instances, Chua Warriors, Aurin Engineers, race / gender swapping, Path Master and account-wide currencies.
Runescape: Jagex Bought Out by Chinese Investors
Jagex has announced that it has been acquired by Chinese investors and that a new board of directors has been appointed. The buy out gives Jagex a new investment cycle to grow RuneScape and other related projects including mergers and other acquisitions to expand its gaming operations.
Pokemon Go: Niantic Scores the Biggest Mobile Game in US History
While the dubious wording of “biggest mobile game in US history”, mobile gaming being a rather new phenomenon history-wise, it is nonetheless worth noting that Pokemon Go has become the biggest game ever in the United States based on average daily users counted in the millions. Pokemon Go players number in the range of 21-22M per day while 2013’s Candy Crush Saga, the second largest mobile game, hovered around 20M per day.
General: $60 Mini-NES Announced PreLoaded with 30 Classics
Nintendo has announced a new ‘console’ based on the original Super Nintendo System. Called the “Mini-NES”, the tiny console will run $60 and come packed with thirty classic Nintendo titles including The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros. 1-3 and many, many more.
Overwatch: Undocumented Changes to Hitboxes Noted
Reddit users are taking apart the latest Overwatch PTR build and have noticed several significant changes to the size of several characters’ hitboxes. Most notably, it appears that Hanzo’s hitbox has been reduced significantly, as have Zenyatta and Genji. In addition, players are speculating on a fairly significant change to Lucio’s ultimate charge rate, though this may be more related to buffs to other healers including Zenyatta and Mercy.
General: MU Origin to Launch on July 28th
Mobile MMO MU Origin is ready to take off on mobile devices around the world with today’s announcement that the official launch date is July 28th. Interested players can pre-register on the official site to help unlock in-game currencies including an Epic Chest Ticket or 200 Bound Diamonds.
Pokemon Go: It Never Takes Long – Chinese Knock Off Spotted
Tech in Asia is reporting that the top iOS App Store game in China is something called City Spirit Go, a Pokemon Go knock off. There is no augmented reality component included but it is location-based with various stops during the hunt that reward items.
DarkFall: New Dawn: Try Out Ub3rGames’ Version for Free Through July 25th
From now through July 25th, anyone interested in trying out Darkfall: New Dawn, the reworked version of the original Darkfall, can do so for free. After July 25th, the base game can be purchased with several options for monthly subscriptions included.
Pokemon Go: Niantic in Talks with McDonald’s for Sponsored Locations
The New York Times is reporting that Niantic is talks with several businesses to become sponsored Pokemon Go locations such as PokeGyms or PokeStops. Businesses would pay Niantic to be listed on players’ maps as a location where people can pick up more loot for their Pokemon. In return, it is assumed that players flooding in would also opt to purchase items. One of the first companies in talks with Niantic is McDonald’s.