Everyone has a fighting chance
This week we had the chance to talk with Matthew Bennett from the Age of Conan team on the game’s seventh anniversary and their recent update, Shadow of Vanaheim. The game has come a long way over its lifespan and still maintains a loyal audience. Players continue to return for updates and remain active with the achievement system and PvP. With Shadows, the team was able to unlock more areas of the Hyborian world and offer players a unique story to experience.
Destiny has been a polarizing force in gaming since its launch last September. It came out to middling reviews and an incredibly vocal base of Bungie fans who expressed intense disappointment at the lack of the same kind of narrative drive they had come to love in the developer’s Halo series. Even still, people kept logging in and playing. According to Activision Blizzard, Destiny and Hearthstone combined had 50 million registered users as of March 31st this year.
The v8.2 early enrollment patch for Pathfinder Online has been deployed and comes packed with content. Of significant note is the overhauled New Player Experience, changes and additions to outposts and holding, company "feuds", the introduction of elementals, and a bit about recruitment and buddy keys.
As the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward expansion nears, the team is ramping up the excitement. Today’s comes in the form of a new music video that features the main theme of Heavensward, "Dragonsong". Give it a listen and let us know what you think in the comments.
Harebrained Schemes is celebrating the third anniversary of the original Kickstarter for Shadowrun Returns with a big sale and a first look trailer for the upcoming Shadowrun: Hong Kong. You can find out more about Hong Kong and get information about preordering it on Steam.
Check out the latest in a series of game play videos featuring the characters from Overwatch, we meet Hanzo taking aim at his foes and over nine minutes of furious action.
Ubisoft has released a new trailer to give potential players new information about Might & Magic Heroes VII, currently scheduled for May 25th at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern. The closed beta will give players the opportunity to discover units and gameplay of Haven and Academy and to explore two Skirmish maps.
Undead Labs has announced that Moonrise will be entering Steam early access on May 27th. Early Access bundles can be purchased for either $14.99 or $19.99, each with a variety of in game items and boosts.
ArenaNet’s Tyler Bearce has penned a new developer blog to talk about the big changes coming to Guild Wars 2 and the WvW system.
This week, with Heroes of the Storm hitting Open Beta, and closing in on launch in just two weeks, we figured it might be a good time to toss a terrible MOBA player into the Nexus and see what he learns. Our own Matt Short was up for the challenge, and this is what he came back with. Learn with him or laugh at him after the break!