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Lord of the Rings Online was recently updated with a large new update called The Siege of Minas Tirith. Siege includes three new zones (Pelennor Fields, Talath Anor and the White City), a pair of new "epic battles" (Defense of Minas Tirith, Hammer of the Underworld), and seventy quests and deeds for players at level 100+.
Guild Wars 2 Game Director Colin Johanson has penned a new letter on the official site that lays out some of the details about forthcoming work on the game now that Heart of Thorns has launched.
PC & Mac Elder Scrolls Online players can now head into the ancestral home of the Orcs thanks to the release of the Orsinium DLC. XBox One players will be able to join in on November 17th and PlayStation 4 players on November 18th.
The majority of the CD Projekt Red team has moved on from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to Cyberpunk 2077 according to a new interview at GamesRadar.com. A decent-sized team still works on Witcher, but the majority of the studio is now focused on full production of Cyberpunk 2077 that was announced in 2012.
The Warcraft movie Twitter has posted notice that the first official trailer for the film set for release in June 2016 will be shown globally on Friday, November 6th. To celebrate the announcement a new movie poster was also released.
Dreamatrix has announced that its non-linear RPG, Wave of Darkness, will complete Early Access and enter full release on Thursday, November 5th. During EA, players provided the development team with bug fixes and constructive criticism that paved the way for an improved experience for new users.
Our own Bill Murphy is part of the Gaiscioch Family in Guild Wars 2, and tonight their fearless leader Foghladha is leading the guild in their attempt to unlock/capture their guild hall. Watch in the embedded stream or on Twitch to see what it’s all about!
inXile has announced that the release date for Torment: Tides of Numenera has slipped to 2016 but that beta testing is still on track for 2015. In addition, Chris Keenan is taking over as the lead designer on the project.
During Paris Games Week, Daum released a second trailer, this time with combat at the center. Check out just over a minute of combat goodness.
Nexon and Bluehole have announced a partnership that will see a mobile version of TERA for both iOS and Android devices. Called "T2", the mobile game will be engineered by members of the original development team and will utilize the Unreal Engine 4.