Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest 11: In Search of the Departed Time. The title will launch for 3DS, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo’s new NX and will be available sometime in 2016.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft: Here’s What’s Awesome About Hearthstone’s Grand Tournament
Following Blizzard’s all but confirmed expansion-adventure mode-expansion cadence, The Grand Tournament is the second pack-based expansion set for Hearthstone, which means players can look forward to a lot of new cards (132, to be exact!) when the expansion releases later next month.
General: MSI Now Shipping Windows 10 Gaming Notebooks
MSI has announced that a new line of Windows 10-compatible gaming netbooks is now available to order. Each net book features DirectX 12 and gives players and console gamers cross platform compatibility.
Shards Online: Pre-Alpha 2 Deemed a Success
The Shards Online newsletter has been published that gives a big shout out to participants in Pre-alpha 2, most especially to community run server admins. The event has led to the creation of a pair of round tables with developers to help provide support and to demonstrate how to run and mod a live server.
Blade & Soul: Costume Contest Winners Announced
The Blade & Soul team recently ran a "design a costume" contest. The contest allowed players to create a costume that will be featured in the game when it launches.
Skyforge: Party & Pantheon Features Coming in First Major Update
The Skyforge site has been updated with the news that the first major content patch since the commencement of open beta testing earlier this month will be deployed soon. Of most notable interest to players will be the arrival of group play among allies and Pantheon members.
EVE Online: Chronicles of a New Eden – A Pirate’s Life for Me!
In spaces between the relentless mercantilism of high-sec and the dynastic feuds of null-sec lies the vast swathe of low security systems; the tattered fringe of order slowly unwoven by the ruthless chaos of lawless space. While a large portion of EVE Online’s pilots avoid these systems like the plague, they have, like any region in EVE, evolved a society of their own. Helicity Boson wasn’t like other pilots. He was, from his first days, forged in the conflict of pirate space.
General: Supporting John Smedley
John Smedley, outspoken former CEO of Daybreak Games, stepped down this week. Although Smedley hasn’t officially stated the reason behind the change, the popular theory is that it has something to do with his on-going conflict with hacker group Lizard Squad. Lizard Squad is thought to be responsible for not only DDoS attacks on Daybreak’s servers, but also calling in a bomb threat last year on a plane that Smedley was about to board.
Revival: The Importance of Religion
The Revival team has posted a brand new developer diary to introduce fans to the importance of religion in the game when it arrives. Each city will have a pre-defined religion attached to it, but that religion could be altered over time.
ArcheAge: RNG Addressed in Community Post
The ArcheAge forum has a new post by community manager "Celestrata" that indicates that the team is actively working to reduce RNG and to increase the drop rates for Archeum. RNG will never leave the game as it is an integral part of what ArcheAge is, according to Celestrata.