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ICE, DEATH AND FURY COMES TO MAGICKA 2

http://www.pcgamer.com/ice-death-and-fury-comes-to-magicka-2/

Ice, Death and Fury might sound like a description of your standard Magicka round but is in fact the title of Magicka 2's latest piece of DLC, out today and priced at £7/$10—more than Magicka 2 itself, currently.

>>And here's a trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysTIISb-cw

 

BLIZZARD IS WORKING ON A NEW OVERWATCH CHARACTER PROGRESSION SYSTEM

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-is-working-on-a-new-overwatch-character-progression-system/

The Overwatch closed beta wrapped up (temporarily) last week, and with the action now paused, game director Jeff Kaplan took a few minutes to reveal a bit about some of the changes Blizzard is making to the game. In a video posted to YouTube he explained how the studio has already created, tested, and scrapped two separate character progression systems, and revealed a bit what it has in mind for the third.

 

BLIZZARD SWINGS THE BANHAMMER ONCE MORE

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-swings-the-banhammer-once-more/

Hello to all you fans of fair play and justice! Do I have some news for you: Blizzard has unleashed a new wave of bans against botters in World of Warcraft. Six months seems to be the standard term but, as detailed in a forum post by community manager Lore, there are reparations to boot. Gold, PvP currencies and even gear deemed to be ill-gotten has been removed from botters' accounts, with harsher levies against repeat offenders.

 

BLIZZARD DETAILS WORLD OF WARCRAFT PVP REVAMP

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-details-world-of-warcraft-pvp-revamp/

Blizzard has detailed the biggest changes to World of Warcraft's PvP since Southshore got downgraded to a minor tourist attraction. The overhaul was teased at Blizzcon, but an official post yesterday details revamps for everything from the Honor system and gear to arena seasons.

 

THE LONG DARK STORY MODE TRAILER IS VERY DARK INDEED

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-long-dark-story-mode-trailer-is-very-dark-indeed/

The post-geomagnetic disaster game The Long Dark is all about surviving the worst that Mother Nature can throw at you. Which, to be clear, is quite a lot, and all of it pretty awful; I don't think you can really appreciate just how badly this planet wants to kill everyone on it until you strip away the veneer of civilization that keeps us warm, sheltered, and conveniently fed. But soon that freeform fight to stay alive will take a turn into the realm of the narrative, where the name of the game is to survive... as someone else!

>>Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxD7VFVrCw

 

PATCH 3.15 ADDS ANIMA WEAPONS TO FINAL FANTASY 14

http://www.pcgamer.com/patch-315-adds-anima-weapons-to-final-fantasy-14/

Patch 3.15 hits Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward today, brining with it a four-part quest series titled Saint Endalim’s Scholasticate, which will set you sleuthing into the worries of the Holy See's clergy. More important than that, though, is the introduction of Anima weapons, which look like they're sticking the finger up at Warcraft: Legion's Artifact weapons.