The Military & Veteran’s Gamers group, the largest veteran-affiliated gamer community in the US, will be hosting a special Memorial Day livestream event in an effort to raise $1,000 to send care packages overseas to active duty personnel in the US Armed Forces. The event will begin on Monday, May 27th at 4:00 am Pacific / 7:00 am Eastern and run through Tuesday, May 28th at 12:00 am Pacific / 3:00 am Eastern. Six streamers will be hosting a number of different games for the duration.
Last Tuesday the long wait ended for patient players of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, as the game’s Version 1.5 update was finally released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. This implemented the balance changes found in the recently-released Arcade version, along with DLC Character Pack Volume 7, which adds BlazBlue’s Naoto Kurogane, Persona 4 Arena‘s Teddie, Under Night In-Brith’s Seth, and Arcana Heart‘s Heart Aino, marking the fifth franchise to join this crossover tag fighter.
Those who own all of the previous DLC characters through the All-In-One Pack, individual purchases, or the Deluxe Edition, will receive the four new warriors free of charge after installing the patch, which weighs in at 671.7 MB on PS4, or you can purchase the Volume 7 Character Pack for $9.99.
The patch update also introduced a slew of balance and mechanical changes, including faster depletion of and the removal of Cross Combo and DP+Assist Invincibility, Reject Guard, Persona behavior, as well as adjustments for all 40 characters. Arc System Works has recently released the fully translated patch notes, which you can see at this link, along with character introduction trailers and initial breakdowns for Kurogane, Seth, Teddie, and Heart, below.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is available now for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam PC. With the recent data mine, with the announcer speaking 75 additional character voices, there’s no knowing what’s next for the title.
Alright, so its already out in the wild, and yes, its true, the complete Ver. 1.5 voice announcer set is here, complete with names from series such as BBCF, P4AU, UNIST, RWBY, Senran Kagura, AH3:LMSS, and the oddone of the bunch, En-Eins Perfektwelt.https://t.co/C7BNu2HH9j
As the internet tussle between Steam and the Epic Games Store rages on, GoG’s Galaxy 2.0 aims to be something of a bridge over troubled water. Galaxy 2.0 will allow its users to “combine multiple libraries into one and connect with your friends across all gaming platforms,” the official announcement reads.
AxE: Alliance vs Empire is a hundred days old and Nexon is celebrating the mobile game’s success with a large content update that includes a new dungeon, several events and the release of the massive 150-player PvP mode. In addition, players will receive some gifts from the dev team simply for logging in during the campaign.
Human Head Studios has announced that Rune II, an epic Viking action RPG, that has been in the works for several years will finally be released in summer 2019. Fans will be able to check out the game thanks to a special gameplay livestream taking place on May 24th. To celebrate the announcement of Rune II, devs have released a new video that “details Midgard’s brutal chaos, filled with a wide range of vicious beasts and monsters looming in the many ages of darkness”.
Webzen has announced that MU Origin 2, its upcoming mobile MMO, will be released in North America and Latin America on May 28th. The new game makes significant improvements over its predecessor including improved graphics and “amped up gameplay”. Players will find a fully-featured MMO with quests, dungeons, pets, and much more.
Takashi Mochizuki from the Wall Street Journal has sent out a video from an investor relation meeting with a video showcasing the differences between the PlayStation 4 and the upcoming PlayStation 5. The video highlights performance differences between the two consoles using Spider-Man as the test subject. Viewers will no doubt notice the much faster loading times for the PS5 and that traveling at high speeds does not cause “hitching” issues.
There’s a new tabletop miniatures game coming soon called The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms. It’s being created by Modiphius Entertainment that also made the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures game from 2018. Eventually, the series will cover the breadth of the game universe, but this first game will be set in Skyrim. Minis are being created for General Tullius, Galmar Stone-Fist, Ulfric Stormcloak and several others.
The latest Destiny’s Sword developer blog has gone live on the game’s official site. This time devs turn their attention to one of the most frequently asked questions: Why explore psychological effects on characters in an MMO? It began when creative director Ken Hall was interviewing British WWII veterans about the trauma they endured both during the war and in their lives afterward.
From May 23rd through June 28th, Magic: The Gathering Arena players will be able to take part in weekly events as part of the War of the Spark Chronicles. The event is designed to introduce players to key moments in the Magic: The Gathering lore with each week featuring a different play format. Winning matches will see players “unlock beautiful, exclusive stained-glas card” versions of Plainswalkers from War of the Spark.
