Borderlands 2 blog discusses the evolution of loot drops, addresses fan complaints
Borderlands 2 creative director Paul Hellquist has penned a new blog that addresses fan criticism of the way loot works in the Gearbox shooter, and explains quite explicitly how the mechanic works.
MechWarrior Online: Community Warfare expansion rolling out over next six months, details here
MechWarrior Online’s Community Warfare expansion will roll out over the next six months, and will implement big changes to the way several core areas of the game work. Get the details here.
Spore designer offers post-mortem on project, team was essentially making five games at once
Spore designer Soren Johnson has reflected on the game’s five-year anniversary over on his blog. The post discusses what went wrong with the game, and how its lofty ambitions perhaps grew too vast for the team. It’s an interesting reflection on the polarising strategy game.
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts to speak at GDC Next 2013
Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts will deliver a talk at GDC Next 2013 in November. His game has raised over $20 million in crowd-funding. Drinks are on him.
Battlefield 4 beta roll-out times confirmed, get them here
Battlefield 4′s beta goes live today and your friendly neighbourhood VG247 will be there playing all this week. Well, just me, like a lonely sad-sack. Anyway, the beta launch times have been confirmed. Get them here.
War of the Vikings alpha out now on Steam Early Access
War of the Vikings publisher Paradox Interactive has released the game’s alpha build on Steam Early Access.
Assassin’s Creed 4 asks players to rate missions, feedback will help future games
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag houses a ‘Rate This Mission’ feature that will help collate opinion and form content in future games, Ubisoft Montreal has confirmed.
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