The Old Republic resurrects 300 year old protagonist as villain in Shadow of Revan
If The Old Republic really was Knights 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as it was first pitched, then this week’s expansion is sequel number eight. After deviations into dogfighting in Galactic Starfighter and cosmetic player housing, Shadow of Revan is a nod to the series' original playerbase, and a final act for its first protagonist and sometime plot point.
League of Legends patch 4.21 brings gifts for "many orphaned champions" (but not Warwick)
In past years, preseason follow-up patches like 4.21 have been conservative affairs - but this time’s different. Riot have taken the opportunity to fiddle with balance in the new League of Legends jungle, tweak early-to-mid-game gold flow, and solve a hairy problem named Warwick.
“We know everyone’s still getting adjusted to the new preseason, so we’ll be watching closely over the next while to see what new Warwicks come bubbling to the surface,” wrote Chris ‘Pwyff’ Tom. “Please don't let it be Warwick.”
You-boat: Wargaming make waves in first World of Warships footage
At GamesCom, our Tim found World of Warships to be quietly brilliant. The noise of the trade show must have skewed his perception of volume, however, for there’s nothing quiet about this first-ever footage of Wargaming’s tactical sea-tank sim. Hoo, no.
Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes activated in Europe. Three free packs for all
Hearthstone’s first expansion, Goblins vs Gnomes has finally gone live. Although the official release was yesterday, problems with the North American release saw the European activation delayed.
Blizzard are rewarding all players who log in before the 19 December with three free Goblins vs Gnomes card packs.
DICE on Battlefield 4’s future: “Final Stand is not the end”
Battlefield 4: Final Stand looked like it would be the final DLC for DICE's shooter but the team aren't done yet. “There is one thing we want to assure you,” DICE say. “There is more content coming for Battlefield 4.”
Details will be announced in the “near future” but it looks like it may be some remade classic maps.
InXile trademark Van Buren and Meantime. The most famous RPGs never made
Last week we learned that InXile, makers of Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera, were starting work on another project. The team aren’t yet saying what it is but they said that it was “another RPG that has been passionately demanded of us for a while now.”
Speculators suggested it would be A Bard’s Tale or Baldur’s Gate but two recent trademark acquisitions suggest otherwise.
Dovetail Games Fishing patch makes Call of Duty’s fish AI look Crappie
Activision made a big deal about the next generation fish AI under the hood of Call of Duty: Ghosts but, frankly, next to Dovetail Games Fishing looks Crappie. Cod’s fish didn’t migrate based on local food sources, the lakes temperature, or oxygen level.
Yup, Dovetail Games Fishing’s AI is pretty Brill.
EVE Online's Rhea update gives ships a makeover and introduces keyboard flight controls
The sixth EVE Online mini-expansion, Rhea, left spacedock yesterday, introducing the manual flight controls beta, new wormhole systems and two unique ships among a lot of other things that suggest that these mini-expansions aren’t nearly as small as the name suggests.
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