World of Tanks update 9.4 lets you attack another clans stronghold
World of Tanks’ 9.4 update will let you raid and plunder an enemy clan’s stronghold. This means you can get resources outside of skirmish matches.
To counter their new vulnerability, strongholds are receiving a number of changes and upgrades.
Humble Weekly Bundle fills your boots with racing games
If racing’s your thing, Humble’s latest bundle will have you reaching for your driving gloves. It covers everything from street to rally to motorbikes to Joe Danger.
Dragon Age Inquisition trailer reveal Vivienne’s parlour tricks are pretty impressive
The decline of parlour tricks is one of the unspoken miseries of the 21st century, going hand in hand with the decline of parlours, and it’s one of the more subtle themes of Dragon Age Inquisition.
The latest trailer goes introduces one of your possible companions, Vivienne. An Orlesian mage, she’s an adviser to Empress Celene and, no doubt, someone good for a laugh when you need some light entertainment after dinner - rabbit from a hat sort of thing.
Bioware boss polls fans on what they’d like to see in Mass Effect trilogy re-release
“Bear in mind this is a "wish list" at this point,” Aaryn Flynn, general manager at Bioware Edmonton and Montreal said. This was after asking Neogaf readers to tell him what they’d like to see in a Mass Effect re-release.
He suggested higher resolution, all the DLC, and, more excitingly, a seamless experience where each game ran into the next.
Interview: Dan Marshall on rewiring The Swindle's steampunk AI
The Swindle is a two-dee platformer that's all about breaking into buildings and taking thing that aren't yours. It has the same spirit of repeatedly throwing yourself into procedurally generated adventures as Rogue Legacy, the same tension-ratcheting permadeath stakes as Spelunky, and the same smashing through plate glass windows as Gunpoint. It has all of these things plus wall-jumping and funny little robot guards.
Here's what I thought about it when I played it earlier in the year. Since then I've spoken to developer Dan Marshall about his reasons for reviving the Victorian-era burglary capers, how the procedural magic works and how to program a guard's steampunk-brained AI.
World of Warcraft film ‘WoW MoM’ documents its use as a cancer therapy
Blizzard’s film, World of Warcraft: Looking for Group, looks back over the ten years of their MMO’s history and it’s being screened for the first time this weekend. There’s another film, though, one that looks at a very specific role World of Warcraft has played for some of its players: cancer therapy.
WoW MoM documents how Terry Bolt uses World of Warcraft to cope with the many difficulties of her illness, both those physical and emotional.
Ubisoft games pulled from Steam globally
Last night Ubisoft pulled their upcoming releases from Steam globally. Assassin’s Creed Unity will be out on November 13 in Europe, Far Cry 4 on November 20, and The Crew on December 2. Just not on Steam.
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime condemns online harassment at Blizzcon
At this year’s Blizzcon event, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime took to the stage to introduce a weekend of celebration of Blizzard’s games and universes. But before mentioning anything of orcs, zerg, or escaped hell demons, Morhaime took a moment to address something “serious”: the recent months of online abuse in the gaming community.
Blizzard announce Heroes of the Storm "closed beta" begins January 13th; new heroes, battlegrounds and ranked play
Blizzard have just revealed a bunch of new content for their hero brawler, Heroes of the Storm. New heroes include Thrall, Jaina and the Lost Vikings. There's also two new battlegrounds: Skytemple and Tomb of the Spider Queen. Ranked play is also making its debut.
To round off the announcement, Blizzard confirmed that Heroes of the Storm is hitting "closed beta" on January 13th.
Hearthstone's next expansion is Goblins vs Gnomes
Blizzard have announced the next big expansion for Hearthstone at Blizzcon. Goblins vs Gnomes will face off the Horde and the Alliance in a battle of cards, with heavy emphasis on the inventors and creations at the heart of the races’ shortest members.
Starcraft 2's final chapter, Legacy of the Void, is a standalone expansion
At this year’s BlizzCon, Blizzard revealed the final chapter for Starcraft 2: the protoss expansion, Legacy of the Void. It’ll be a standalone expansion - it won’t require the previous games to play - that will decide the fates of all three races. You’ll control the last remnants of the Protoss race as you gather an army to stop the Xel’Naga threat.
The new Starcraft 2 addition will feature a new co-op campaign
Blizzard's new game is Overwatch: a shooter with super heroes; including gorillas
Blizzard have just revealed a brand new game called Overwatch. It’s a multiplayer first person shooter coming to PC, set on a futuristic Earth. It'll feature six versus six action on objective based maps. There's dozens of unique player characters that all have their own weaponary and combat styles. Some use guns, bows and arrows, swords and even special magical powers.
It's touted to be super accessible, and coming "a lot sooner than we think"; the beta launches in 2015.
Overwatch’s heroes look to mix up MOBA and FPS class sensibilities
It’s finally here: Blizzard have announced Overwatch at Blizzcon, and it’s a brand new universe that we’ve never explored before, full of superhero-like characters painted in bold colours and firing very, very large guns.
In a panel after the initial reveal, game director Jeffrey Kaplan and senior vice president of story Chris Metzen discussed some of the finer details of the game, allowing us to paint a more coherent picture of how a game of Overwatch will play out. But what is very clear is that the game places a great emphasis on characters.
Feeling overpowered in Overwatch
I’m not going to lie: I may have camped and cheesed my way to the top of the leaderboards during the first press sessions with Blizzard’s new team shooter, Overwatch. As I used killer robot Bastion to park myself in a tunnel, morph into a turret, and lay waste to wave after wave of the other team, I started to think I’d already broken the game.
Then I realized that almost every character feels that way. It might be the closest thing I’ve seen to a superhero shooter, and when you’re on a roll, you’re the title character in your own movie.
Duncan Jones and Blizzard discuss Warcraft movie and hyper-realistic orcs at Blizzcon
One year ago at Blizzcon 2013 a short panel discussed just how far Duncan Jones - director of Moon and Source Code - had progressed with his new pet project: the long-awaited Warcraft movie. There was nothing to show and little more to talk about, but what was clear was that the Warcraft movie was to be a tale equally split between the Alliance and Horde factions.
With much more to talk about, Duncan Jones returned this year to Blizzcon, but there was really only one thing on everyone’s minds: the orcs in Warcraft are really, really good.
Diablo 3 patch 2.1.2 introduces a new zone, ancient items and Greater Rift changes
Diablo 3 might not of seen some prime time in the opening ceremony, but that doesn’t mean Blizzard haven’t got anything to show for it. Patch 2.1.2 is already well into development, and brings with it a bunch of new features and additions.
A new zone is coming to rifts that’s a throwback to the The Ruins of Sesheron, the Barbarian homeland from Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. There’ll also be a nice rarity type: Ancient quality. These legendaries will be up to 30% better than their standard counterparts. With a new Greater Rift changes, a new Rift Guardian, new items and enemies; there’s plenty to look forward to for Diablo 3.
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