General: VR-Ready Systems Revealed by Maingear

Maingear has unleashed a pair of VR ready systems with its announcement of the Nomad VR Notebook and the F131 desktop. Both have been designed in collaboration with virtual reality developers and indicate that Maingear is moving to the future in gaming.

Lord of the Rings Online: Amsterdam Data Center Plans On Indefinite Hold

Turbine has announced that the plan to place a data center in Amsterdam to service EU Lord of the Rings Online customers has been put on indefinite hold. According to a post on the LOTRO forum, the new NA data center in New Jersey has already shown marked improvement in latency for both NA and EU players. As a result, Turbine will continue to make improvements to the New Jersey data center over placing another one in the EU.

General: Forge Launches – Short-Form Game Clips Made Easy

Players around the world may be interested to hear about a new product launching today called Forge. According to the press release, Forge is developed by WeGame and allows players to share short-form gaming clips. Players are invited to take part in the public beta by signing up on the official site.

ARK: Survival Evolved: Hot Dam! Beavers & Handcuffs Added

The ARK: Survival Evolved team has released the latest update to the game that includes the new giant Beaver that can, as would be expected, build dams, harvest and carry wood, act as a mobile crafting station and swim. In addition, players can get hold of handcuffs to keep enemies and prisoners don’t escape.

Marvel Heroes 2016: Madness Comes to Marvel Heroes in March

March is going to be an exciting month for all things Marvel, but particularly for Marvel Heroes. Gaz’s Ryan ‘Ryolnir’ Collins recently took to the forums to tease us with what players can expect in the next major game update coming in early March, and we’re excited even by what little we know so far. Let’s dig in!

Mortal Kombat X’s Kombat Kast Highlights the Xenomorph on February 25

Over the past few weeks, NetherRealm Studios has provided gameplay details on upcoming Mortal Kombat X characters Tri-Borg, Leatherface, and Bo’ Rai Cho, but things are set to get a whole lot creepier when the Alien franchise’s Xenomorph takes center stage on Thursday.

What makes Alien both interesting and divisive is the fact that, aside from being a guest character, it also seems to take the place of series staple Baraka. At least one (if not all) of its variations will feature the Tarkatan’s arm blades.

Those interested in how these pair with creatures own grisly arsenal should tune into Twitch this Thursday, February 25, at 2 PM PST, 5 PM EST.

Source: NetherRealm Studios