Riot Games has announced that Tencent has purchased the remaining equity in the company making it now fully-owned by the Chinese investment holding firm. Riot said that the deal was made in order to provide employees with a cash-based incentive program to make the company more competitive in terms of benefit packages and more.
Cabal 2: Black Wave – Gray Canyon Defense War Update Deployed
Cabal 2 players will have lots of new content thanks to today’s deployment of the Black Wave: Gray Canyon Defense War update. A new 24-player wave will pit high level players against twelve increasingly difficult waves of the toughest monsters in the game that will yield powerful items on completion.
World of Warships: Arpeggio of Blue Steel Anime-Inspired Content Incoming
Wargaming has announced that new content inspired by the Arpeggio of Blue Steel anime will be making its way into World of Warships. Players will be able to take on special missions, earn ship skins and more. In addition, captains can take the helm of series-inspired Kongo-class battleships, with more to be added later.
Gigantic: James Phinney Outlines The Road Ahead for Motiga
Motiga’s Creative Director James Phinney has penned a new developer letter on the company’s site that discusses the vision behind Gigantic, that it is something unique and special. It is, he writes, “not re-imagining the last big thing. We are striving to build the next big thing.”
General: Celebrating The Force Awakens with SWTOR
I have a confession to make: my excitement for the release of a new Star Wars movie is surpassed only by my crotchety aversion to large crowds and general laziness to buy tickets on time. So while it’s going to be a week or so before I get to see The Force Awakens, and I’ll be avoiding the internet for fear of spoilers throughout that time, I’m doing the next best thing: jumping back into Star Wars: The Old Republic.
General: Steam and the Rise of F2P RPGs
Over the last year, Steam has begun recommending free to play RPGs to our intrepid RPG columnist. He decided to take them on and investigate exactly whether these “free to play” RPGs were worth your time. Click through to see what he found! Plus Marvel Heroes gets a new endgame mode, Elite: Dangerous gets planetary exploration, Diablo 3 takes on a new form of narrative, and more!
Camelot Unchained: Big Crafting Reveal, the Year in Review & Alpha Gameplay
The Camelot Unchained team has big news for fans and backers with a special live stream event to be held on Tuesday, December 22nd where crafting will finally be revealed along with a look at live extended alpha gameplay. The event will be held in the Camelot Unchained Twitch.tv channel at ~12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern.
The Division: Hands-On Testimonials from Community Members
During a recent play-test event for Tom Clancy’s The Division, community members were invited to the Ubisoft studios to get a hands-on look at the highly anticipated title. Testers were given the opportunity to tell of their experiences in the game. See what they had to say.
Star Citizen: New Trailer Introduces Procedurally Generated Planet Systems
Roberts Space Industry has sent out a brand new holiday gift for fans in the form of a Star Citizen trailer showing procedurally generated planet systems. It’s a gorgeous video shot 100% in-engine with some pretty cool explanations of what is being shown. Check it out and leave us your thoughts in the comments.
World of Tanks: Blitz Launches on Windows 10, Allows Cross-Platform Play
Wargaming has announced the launch of World of Tanks: Blitz for Windows 10. With a single-server technology, players on iOS, Android and Windows 10 can now face off against one another in a battle for dominance.