Looks like the rumors were largely true and Black Desert Online will be getting a big ol injection of content, including a new class, zeppelins, a sea-monster and more. There's a lot to take in but let's start with the basics. The new monk-looking class is called Striker, and he uses back-alley street fighting techniques and Shaolin concentration to pulverize [...]
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We all knew this was happening, right? Star Wars: Battlefront II will release its first trailer on April 15th at 2:30PM ET/11:30AM PT, as part of Star Wars Celebration—a fan convention. If you're not there in person you can watch online on the official Star Wars Celebration fan page. No that's not the 2005 Battlefront II (which was received "very [...]
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The City of Heroes spiritual successor project Ship of Heroes has withdrawn from Kickstarter and is heading back to development, despite not making its funding goal. Ship of Heroes raised a little over $35,000 of their $400,000 goal. The team says they are still committed to the game, and will open donations for supporter through their website. The team believes [...]
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The Head of Global Competitive Gaming over at Wargaming, Mohamed Fadl, recently made a few insightful comments to Gamespot about betting in eSports and World of Tanks: "You're stupid to say betting is bad," Fadl started off. "It's a natural part of sports." He's not wrong, and goes to show that while some companies—e.g. Psyonix—worry about their games becoming platforms [...]
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Overwatch's universe expands a bit with the release of a new digital comic, available to read for free, called Uprising. It's a neat medium to learn more about the backgrounds of the game's heroes. And in this issue we see a younger Tracer, still a cadet in training, and learn who inspired her famous catchphrase. The comic seemingly ties into [...]
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The Gigantic team has posted their latest development blog in which they announced that this week marks the final minor update for Giagntic's Open Beta. No, that doesn't mean the game is done. There are still a few months of development work to do before Gigantic is ready for launch: no launch date just yet. Don’t worry; there’s opportunities for [...]
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Mark your calendars: today is the day Twitch starts selling games, with about 50 titles available for purchase. We knew this was happening for a bit now, but now I can remember today as the day it finally did happen. What does it mean for gamers? If you make a purchase of $4.99 or more you will earn buyers a [...]
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The whole point of the upcoming co-op ARPG Dauntless is to slay ferocious behemoths, and to do so players need to harvest aether. When a behemoth is slain it not only drops its own weapons—fangs, claws, horns—but returns to a state of pure aether, which can then be harvested. Bring your pocket full of aether and slain monster trophies to [...]
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The official Overwatch Twitter account is teasing something that's about to happen in the hero shooter on April 11th, something called "King's Row Uprising." What could it be? Blizzard loves to play game so we won't have any information beyond pure speculation until the day of. Considering the tease is of classified data "entered into record 7 years ago," with [...]
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Psyonix is collaborating with Universal Pictures and Dodge to bring The Fate of the Furious to Rocket League in the next DLC. That means Vin Diesel's Ice Charger will be available to players for a small fee. For $1.99 USD (or regional equivalent), players will be able to grab the Ice Charger itself, in addition to exclusive Ice Charger premium [...]
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