Star Wars: The Old Republic has grown again with Knights of the Fallen Empire: Chapter XII: Visions in the Dark. The update brings Season 7 for Ranked Warzone Arenas, a new Warzone called Alliance Proving Ground, a new Warzone Arena, the Focus play ability where PvP and PvE instances are available on all servers, and much more.
General: Diablo 2 Bosses Recreated in Gorgeous 3D Models
Norwegian artist, Svein Yngve Sandvik Antonsen, has taken on the enormous task of recreating each of the Diablo 2 Act bosses from the original game and the Lord of Destruction expansion. Each is gorgeously created and amazingly detailed.
Fantasy Realm Online: Moon Haven: New PvE-Only Server Launched
The Fantasy Realm Online team has sent word that a new PvE-only server has officially launched and that includes a number of other changes including no player-on-player attacks or looting, all player names are required to be unique and new “dashboarding stats” for merchants have been added.
Black Desert Online: Daum Reportedly Takes in $12M in First Month
According to MMOCulture, Daum released some statistics from the first month’s service for Black Desert Online in North America and Europe. Included is the information that Daum brought in $12M in the game’s first month of release and that active daily users numbers 120,000 with 100,000 generally present concurrently.
Dark Souls 3: The Great Sword of Artorias Created in Real Life
The YouTube channel for Man at Arms: Reforged has been updated with a new video showing a team of blacksmiths creating the Great Sword of Artorias from Dark Souls III. It’s a fascinating look at the creative process behind making something in the real world we can usually only see in game. See what you think!
Crossout: Closed Beta Begins
Gaijin and Targem Games have announced that the Crossout closed beta program has begun. Anyone who participated in alpha events will automatically have access to the CBT as will all Early Access Kit owners. Other interested parties can sign up on the Crosscut site to potentially receive an invite to the closed beta test.
Saga of Lucimia: Darkness Part 2 Video Diary Released
The Saga of Lucimia team has released the second in a series of videos to explore the in-game feature of ‘darkness’. In this one, Executive Producer TW Anderson admits to getting lost in the dark trying to get out of a dungeon instance and how difficult movement or activity without light can be. Check it out!
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds: First Major Content to be Released on April 19th
Webzen has announced that the first major content update to Asta: The War of Tears and Winds will be dropping into the game on April 19th. The update will feature a new Team Arena map, a new difficulty mode for ten-player raid dungeons and more.
Path of Exile: Grinding Gear & Tencent Enter Agreement for China Release
Grinding Gear Games has announced its partnership agreement with Tencent to bring Path of Exile to China. Under the auspices of the deal, PoE will be available in simplified Chinese with locally based servers that will not be connected to any current international servers. Current Chinese players can opt to continue to play on global servers or begin play on Chinese servers once they are live.
Armored Warfare: Bonus to Rep and Credits During ‘Happy Hour’ Event
The Armored Warfare team is introducing players to a new in-game event running from April 5th through April 30th. Called “Happy Hour”, players will receive 100% bonus to Reputation and Credit income when playing during certain hours. According to Obsidian Entertainment, this is the first of several events that will take place during April.