Fans of Square Enix’s Star Ocean 5: Integrity & Faithlessness will want to tune in to today’s live stream event beginning at 4:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern. During the event, the team will be showing off a new trailer, introducing viewers to Ann and Emmerson and showing off the Kingdom of Trei’kur.
Vampyr: Both Savior & Monster? New Screens Reveal Protagonist
Focus Home Interactive has sent out a trio of screenshots to show off the main protagonist, Dr. Jonathan Reid, from its forthcoming ARPG Vampyr. The team queries fans with “can you be both savior and monster”. Players have to resolve the role of doctor with that of the need to sacrifice people to survive.
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds: Wrath of the Berserkers Update Planned for May 31st
Asta: The War of Tears & Winds will be getting its first major content update on May 31st that will expand the game beyond today’s official launch. Called Wrath of the Berserkers, new content will include dungeons and zones as well as the Raksa race and the melee-only Berserker class.
League of Angels II: College Video & Cosplay Contest with $25k in Prizes
GTArcade has announced a pair of contests for League of Angels II. College students can participate by filming a video of their school that must contain something to do with LoA2. The first videographer to score a million views on YT will take home $10,000 with lesser prizes for videos with fewer views.
Overwatch: Launch Day & Conan Takes on Game of Thrones Stars
Those who have been nervously climbing the walls for the past two weeks are now sated with the final arrival of Overwatch. Some server woes stopped players in their tracks but they seem to have more or less resolved themselves as millions of players score millions of more Bastion kills.
Shroud of the Avatar: Release 30’s Big Changes
Plenty of new content will be added as Shroud of the Avatar rolls into its 30th release, but crafting may be the most controversial of them. Red Thomas walks through some of what to expect after his recent trip to Austin.
Riders of Icarus: Panzer Dragoon Meets MMO
Riders of Icarus is an upcoming free-to-play MMO by game developer WeMade and publisher Nexon. Icarus puts an interesting focus on mounted aerial warfare, reminding me a bit of the Panzer Dragoon game series.
World of Warcraft: First Movie Reviews – A Mixed Bag So Far
The first Warcraft movie reviews are in and are showing a mediocre reception at best. Variety subtitles it “Hollywood’s habit of turning hit video games into unwatchable movies continues unabated” while The Wrap says “swords, sorcery and stupidity abound in game adaptation”.
World of Warcraft: Movie-Inspired Transmog Items Available NOW
Any World of Warcraft player logging into the game between now and August 1st will receive the “Warcraft” movie transmog (cosmetic) items to add permanently to their collection. For Horde characters, the items are a staff and an axe; for Alliance characters, items include a sword and shield.
The Division: Final Patch Notes for v1.2 Released
Tomorrow the big v1.2 update drops for Tom Clancy’s The Division. Ubisoft has released the final update notes that includes the Clear Sky incursion, new gear sets, new high-value targets, search & destroy missions, hijack extractions, sealed caches, Dark Zone player stash and ISAC assignments, a new mission type for players at level 30+.