The Diablo IV team is promising greater transparency before making major changes, in response to a wildly negative response to this week’s pre-season patch. More tweaks are coming soon, and more features are on the way soon.
The FTC Suspends its Internal Challenge to Prevent Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal, While UK Negotiates
After recent court losses, the FTC has suspended its internal challenge to investigate and block the Microsoft-Activision acquision deal. The UK is the lone major holdout, and is engaging with the companies on changes.
Immortals of Aveum Writer Details Conflict, Narrative Foundations, and More, With Two New Cinematics
Upcoming magic-FPS Immortals of Aveum has two new narrative cinematics showing the importance of lore and conflict in the game. Writer Michael Kirkbride details creating IOA’s narrative foundation, lore, and mysterious villain.
World of Warcraft Subreddit Trolls AI-Generated ‘News’ Site into Publishing Fake Article
A group on the World of Warcraft subreddit have managed to successfully troll an AI- ‘news’ scraper site into publishing a fake article in just hours.
Albion Online Introduces Another Upcoming Feature for Open World Exploration – Tracking
The second in a series of new devtalks and previews of features in the works for Albion Online, the team has announced that Tracking will be a new open-world activity option.
Guild Wars 2 Breaks Down Secrets Of The Obscure’s New Relic System
In a post on the Guild Wars 2 website, ArenaNet broke down what players can expect from the new relic system coming with the next expansion, Secrets of the Obscure.
Bandai Namco Shuts Down Gundam Evolution Just Under A Year Since Its Launch
Gundam Evolution is being canned just under a year since it launched, Bandai Namco announced earlier today. The 6v6 Gundam shooter launched last year on PC and console and will see its service end on November 29th across all platforms.
Grab The Elder Scrolls Online For Free On Epic Games Store Until July 27th
It looks like the leak last week was true, as The Elder Scrolls Online is free on the Epic Games Store now through July 27th. It’s just the base game, but it’s a start if you’ve never dove into the MMO before.
New Wayfinder Details Revealed, With Early Access Coming August 15th
The Wayfinder team announced Early Access will begin on August 15th. getting a spot requires a Founders pack, and they released full details on all of their packs, their version of a season pass, and introduced a brand new character you can unlock when the season starts.
The Diablo IV Team Will Respond to Heavily Negative Patch Feedback on a Stream Tomorrow
Season 1 for Diablo IV is live today, and the Diablo team has scheduled the first dev chat of the season. The team will be discussing the heavily negative feedback to this week’s patch and what to expect going forward.