Overwatch’s Winston is the star of the first in a series of animated videos to give background and history to each of the game’s characters. Check it out!
General: Star Ocean: Integrity of Faithlessness Stream Today
Fans of action RPGs with a JRPG flavor will want to check out Square Enix’s “Star Log” stream event at 4:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern today, Monday, March 21st that will give first information about Star Ocean: integrity of Faithlessness. During the event, viewers will learn more about the story behind the next installment and learn who the main characters will be. In addition, the stream team will be answering viewer questions about the game.
Neverwinter: Portobello’s Campaign Revealed for the Adventurous
Neverwinter players are being invited to the event dais to meet with Portobello DaVinci, guest of Respen, who is ready to send intrepid adventurers off on an epic romp through Burrow Dawn, home of any one of four dungeons and a cast of characters with epic names like Flabbergast and Mister Snibbly. Riches await those who prevail!
World of Warcraft: Syfy’s Face Off Challenge – Create the Races of Azeroth
World of Warcraft will take center stage in this week’s Syfy series “Face Off”. During the show, contestants are challenged with bringing Azeroth’s races to life that would be suitable for use in a big screen production. Warcraft’s Rob Kazinsky and WoW Senior Art Director Chris Robinson will be on hand. Check out the sneak peek below and be sue to tune in on Wednesday, March 23rd for “Face Off”.
General: Former CM – ‘The Customer Gets Lost in the Games Industry’
Former TERA community manager ‘Tonka’ is starting a new video series about the general games industry and community management in particular. In his first, he qualifies his “rant” (his words) about community management that this is not directed at En Masse, publishers of TERA, but at all game companies. “The customer gets lost in the games industry,” Tonka says, “especially in MMOs.”
Diablo 3: 1 to 70 in 33 Seconds! It CAN Be Done
A Diablo 3 player has taken power leveling to new heights of speed by taking his character from level 1 to level 70 in 33 seconds. Of course, there was a certain level of preparation and the need for a full party of three other players, but hey — 33 seconds is 33 seconds after all is said and done. The proof, they say, is in a picture so check out the video below.
General: Bioware’s New IP Revealed Obliquely at GDC…No One Notices
During last week’s GDC, Bioware’s Alistair McNally walked around the show floor sporting a t-shirt with the name of the company’s new, as-yet-unnamed IP emblazoned on it. The catch? No one noticed or caught it. According to IGN, folks are now scrambling to find photos of McNally to uncover the mystery.
Phantasy Star Online 2: When Worlds Collide – FFXIV & PSO2 Cross Promotion Revealed
During a Phantasy Star Online 2 event in Tokyo this past weekend, it was announced that Final Fantasy XIV and Phantasy Star Online 2 will be exchanging a few assets for cross-promotion. FFXIV’s Odin will enter PSO2 this summer as well as Miqo’te outfits. At this point, it remains unrevealed what PSO2 items will appear in FFXIV but it’s a likely bet they will. According to Kotaku, this should be revealed soon.
General: Blizzard Loses a Writer, Original Diablo Game Pitch Revealed
A pair of interesting news items with regard to a pair Blizzard Entertainment’s most iconic stars surfaced over the weekend.
Camelot Unchained: CSE’s Sausage
A lot, “a lot” is roughly number of CSE updates we’ve seen over the last few of weeks (30 plus youtube videos alone). It’s almost like they planned for this or something (stirs his pot). After being in a lull (by their standards) for a few months it’s nice to see CSE firing in all cylinders. It would be impossible to cover everything, or even almost everything CSE has been showing us so I’ll have to go with…bullet points! How exciting!