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The Star Citizen team has come out to address several concerns raised by both the backer community and the larger MMO community over the preceding week. Addressing each individual concern, players are given information that counters what has been spread.
Echo of Soul has undergone its first update that is focused squarely on end game content. Included in the patch is the game’s first raid. Smaller groups will enjoy the two new dungeons. Players will enjoy the "smart match" system that helps form balanced groups.
Skyforge Founders can now log into the game to get a jump start on next week’s open beta. Devs announced that progression gained from now through the eventual end of open beta testing will be retained when the game officially launches later this summer.
A new video has surfaced to show off the pet system that will soon be live on Chinese Blade & Soul servers. The pet system will arrive on servers in August. Pets can be gained through special items or via PvP.
There is no guarantee how long this will remain online, but it appears a user has leaked legitimate VR footage from the forthcoming Warcraft movie due out in 2016. The video shows a griffon flying over Stormwind. Enjoy it while you can and be sure to view in Chrome that supports the 360 viewing.
A day after the sentencing of a member of Lizard Squad and subsequent Twitter tirade by Daybreak Game Studio’s John Smedley, it appears that all of DGS’s titles and its website are under DDOS attack, with players unable to log into either.
MMORPG.com has partnered with Plays.tv and Grinding Gear Games (developers of Path of Exile) for a month-long giveaway event (7/10/15-8/14/15) celebrating the launch of Path of Exile: The Awakening on July 10, 2015!
On a whim, I downloaded and started playing Trove a few days ago, oblivious to its launch this week. I had previewed it a little during the alpha and kept one eye on it while playing other things, but hadn’t paid close attention to any of the game’s updates through beta and leading up to release.
You may be wondering where my (Bill Murphy’s) review is for Pathfinder Online. As I mentioned a while ago in a comment, I just can’t bring myself to play the game anymore, and I don’t feel I’ve given it enough time to really put a score on it. So, like a boss, I’m torturing our own Steven Messner with the task of going in with fresh eyes to see how he feels about the game. Read on for his own first impressions and more of my reasoning behind switching writers.
Batman: Arkham Knight isn’t an RPG but it’s closer than you might think. This week, Chris looks at each of those ways and how the latest entry in the Batman series succeeds where so many RPGs fail. That and the week’s news, including a Witcher 3 inventory improvement, Dragon Age: Inquisition abandoning older consoles, No Man’s Sky gameplay, Darkest Dungeon updates, and more!