Today’s Special Report live stream by The Division development team has wrapped up with the big news that the Incursions update will be coming into the game on April 12th. Incursions is a free update to the game that will introduce the first content specifically developed with squads in mind. Players will be taking on enemies with high level equipment and weaponry. Additionally, squads can exchange dropped gear with others taking part in the incursion.
Atlas Reactor: Open Alpha Event Begins Today, CBT to Start April 14th
Trion Worlds has sent word that the Atlas Reactor open beta event kicks off today, Thursday, March 31st at 2:00 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm Eastern. In addition, the first round of closed beta testing will begin on April 14th and Founder’s Packs are now available running anywhere from $9.99 to $99.99, each with its own set of in game skins and more.
Overwatch: Widowmaker to Star in ‘Alive’ Animated Short on April 3rd
PlayStation.com will be hosting the live premier of the next animated short in the Overwatch series that gives a back story to all of the game’s characters. Widowmaker is the subject of the short called “Alive” that will be broadcast live on Sunday, April 3rd at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern on Playstation.com.
General: DGC Austin Looking for Personnel for Unannounced Title
Daybreak Game Company is looking for a Senior Producer and a Creative Director for an as-yet unnamed project according to job postings on the corporate site. The jobs will be housed in the company’s Austin office. At this point, there is no indication what the project could be.
War Thunder: Royal Navy Ships Sail (Literally) into Game
Gaijin has announced the successful deployment of the latest update to War Thunder that includes the first Royal Navy sailing ship called the “Golden Hind”. All War Thunder players can take part in battles with the Golden Hind via the ‘events’ tab in Arcade mode. After initial testing, players will be able to run PvE oriented battles fighting off pirates, protecting merchant vessels, attacking treasure ships, run amphibious assaults and / or attack forts.
Camelot Unchained: The Mark Writing Challenge – Can the Community Stump Him?
Mark Jacobs is tasking the Camelot Unchained community with generating a legend or story that he will then turn into a “Becoming” story during a live Twitch.tv broadcast beginning at 7:30 pm tonight. Failure to do so will result in Mark “doing something silly” on camera — something the community of viewers votes to see him do!
Guild Wars 2: Super Adventure Box Returns!
The latest update notes have been posted on the Guild Wars 2 site to set the stage for tomorrow’s update. Players will be happy to hear that the Super Adventure Box is making a return during the Super Adventure Festival. Players will be able to play World 01 and World 02 on three different modes and to try to complete World 02 in record time with new short cuts. In addition, players can find hidden furniture shops in which to spend their Fancy Furniture Coins.
Neverwinter: Portobello’s Campaign Arrives
Cryptic Studios has partnered with Dungeons & Dragons’ Chris Perkins to bring Portobello’s Campaign to Neverwinter. The new content seeks to bring a D&D tabletop experience to Neverwinter that has been inspired by the Acquisitions campaign. Portobello’s Campaign will run through April with a new trial each week: Trial of Traps, Artificer’s Workshop, A Rock Falls and Strange Things at the Burrow Dawn Inn.
Vainglory: Multi-Million Dollar Partnership Struck with Twitch.tv
Super Evil Megacorp has entered into a three year, multi-million dollar partnership to bring the official Vainglory eSports programming docket to Twitch.tv. The agreement covers Vainglory Championships in both North America and Europe with support for sales, promotions, broadcasts and other live events.
Gloria Victis: A Look Back at March’s Progress
March was a really successful month for development of Gloria Victis, bringing to life lots of important improvements to the gameplay formula, user experience and immersion.