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The ArcheAge site has been updated with a brief look at two of the new zones that will arrive with the Dead Prophecies update scheduled to hit live service in the very near future. Both the Golden Ruins and Mistmerrow are detailed in the new blog post.
Trion has announced that the v3.2 Rift patch, "Echoes of Madness", is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 15th.
Blizzard is reminding fans of its games that Blizzcon 2015 tickets will be on sale in a pair of events this week. The first round of tickets will go up for grabs on Wednesday, April 15th at 7:00 pm Pacific / 10:00 pm Eastern. The second batch will be on sale on Saturday, April 18th at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern.
After the successful completion of alpha testing, R2Games has announced that Stormthrone will enter open beta on Tuesday, April 14th. Players are invited to visit the Stormthrone site to get prepared for the open beta and to find out more about what developers are calling the "new era of browser MMOs".
According to Venture Capitalist Post, a Reddit user has leaked the possible release date for the Destiny expansion, House of Wolves. According to MegaManExe 4, the expansion should hit live service on Tuesday, May 19th. MegaManExe 4 culled through the data files from House of Wolves to determine the ostensible release date information.
GoG.com has announced the formation of a "bundle tower" that will grow bundle by bundle through April 19th. Players will be able to grab DRM-free games for up to 85% off the normal cost. The ‘foundation’ of the tower has been revealed and contains some of the best RPGs ever made.
Today’s quest is a contentious one. On one hand Kickstarter has given us some amazing games in its short existence: Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, Hand of Fate, and so on. But when it comes to MMOs, we’ve yet to see the fruits of all our money. And with the success of Crowfall on the platform, we’re likely to see more games go for crowdfunding. Our question is… do you back games on Kickstarter?
The Valkyrie, the female sword and shield fighter class, will be hitting live service this week in Black Desert Online in Korea. The Valkyrie is the counterpart to the male Warrior, though she has several unique skills of her own. Check out the game play trailer below to see the Valkyrie in action. Let us know what you think.
This weekend, at a Monster Hunter event in Japan, Capcom revealed a profound sidestep in the Monster Hunter series, which will turn players into monster riders, as opposed to hunters.
The World of Warcraft site has been updated with a first look at the v6.2.0 PTR patch notes. Fans and players will be happy to note that the next update will contain a significant amount of content, something many players felt was missing from 6.1.0.