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Wizards of the Coast has announced the settlement of its 2014 lawsuit against Cryptozoic Entertainment, developers of Hex: Shards of Fate. The lawsuit stemmed from WotC’s belief that Hex willfully infringed on the intellectual property behind Magic: The Gathering. The exact details of the settlement were not revealed.
ArenaNet has revealed a trailer for the upcoming Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart of Thorns during this weekend’s TwitchCon. Heart of Thorns will be released on October 23rd.
MMORPG.com has been given gift keys for Pirate Crusaders. These gift keys will give each player 170 diamonds in game which have a value of $20.00 USD! Get your key now while supplies last.
During today’s TwitchCon panel, ArenaNet and the Guild Wars 2 team revealed the first details about the Ranger-Druid that is expected to bring powerful healing to the game in a manner that no other specialization has. The Druid is a staff-wielding specialization.
Wargaming has announced that update 2.2 has been released for Xbox One and XBox 360, adding new German vehicles and the Soviet BT-SV Tank as well as two new maps.
KOG Games has announced tha launch of the new update for Elsword, called Henir’s Time and Space. This dungeon fuctions in similar way to others: it has 30+ rooms, each one having a boss of its own, with the addition of special events.
The TURBO button has been pressed and the Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade team is ready to get tons more players into the closed alpha by the end of November. Up to 6,000 players at the Captain backer level are already in the game, with Sergeants by the end of October and Warriors by November. Anyone looking to join the Crusade immediately, or in the near future, can purchase a backer package.
The Ark: Survival Evolved team has announced the final Survival of the Fittest tournament event to take place in 2015, called The Last Stand. Preliminary events will kick off on September 24th and culminate in a no-holds barred battle to the finish on October 24th. Teams will be competing for over $60k in prizes.
Tome of the Sun is one of several games Chinese megapublisher NetEase is hoping will capture western minds and attention spans this year. We caught up with Game Designer Alex Liang to chat about the unique mobile action RPG and how it plays.
NetEase is a big player in China’s gaming market, and they’re poised to make a splash here in the west with a host of MMOs for mobile platforms later this year. We caught up with the Eternal Arena team and its Content Designer Brad O’Farrell to talk about the unique hybrid of MMORPG and MOBA his team is creating.