Issue 70: A moment of silence for the loss of LucasArts … as Disney continues its effort to deconstruct my childhood. I’ve covered this topic in a separate post so lets focus on more fitting and jovial topics. So whether you are plundering The Throne of Thunder or questing in Cairo, here is some news for you while waiting for queues or maintenance to complete.
There is some exciting news regarding Blizzcon which I know we are all pumped for its return. Actually there is more Blizzard news too, regarding their secret new project. More features coming to Age of Wushu (theoretically), more Neverwinter beta news; I mean after a slow trickle of news post-PAX East, its good to finally have several topics to read about. Enjoy!
Aion 4.0 Coming This June
Posted 4.6.13 – There has been little word about the latest status of Aion but they have something planned for the anniversary of its conversion to Free-2-Play. The name given to Aion 4.0 is called Dark Betrayal which sounds quite ominous to me; where is this betrayal coming from. This article has quite a bit of details to remind of what will be in this update (including the new classes, remember bards and gunslingers??
Massively post
Blizzcon Tickets Going On Sale Soon
Posted 4.4.13 – It will be almost two years since the last Blizzcon so I know folks are super-excited for its return this year. Blizzard has officially announced that tickets for this years Blizzcon will be going on sale April 24th and 27th. Remember, these tickets usually sell out in record times (I’m talking nanoseconds). There is no mention of the virtual ticket, yet.
WoW Insider post
New Features in Age of Wushu
Posted 4.4.13 – Factions, Weather and … dating are the new features in the recent update to the Chinese servers. I know you choose a school in this game, but apparently now you can go to a faction instead, however you simply cannot just change to that faction, there are stringent requirements. Yes, dating. I know that’s strange but somehow its been incorporated. All of these changes are only on the Chinese servers but I imagine we will see it on the US servers eventually. Check out the trailer.
Massively post
Neverwinter Open Beta Coming Soon
Posted 4.4.13 – If you weren’t a lucky bastage and got a closed-beta invite (*cough*Tommy*cough*) to Neverwinter, the open beta is coming soon! April 30th has been announced as the day when the rest of us less pagans can partake. If you did participate in the closed-beta, the good news for you is that they will not be doing character wipes so you will be able to pick up where you left off.
Massively post
New Goodies in World of Tanks 8.5
Posted 4.4.13 – If you are a fan of the surprisingly successful World of Tanks, then update 8.5 will be adding some new stuff. In fact there are premium features coming to those that are on the Free-2-Play model. There are going to be new Soviet and German tank models as well as a new American SPG to drool over. I can’t seem to figure out if this patch is already live.
Massively post
“Project Titan” Details Appear
Posted 4.3.13 – I’m sure you all know what “Project Titan” is; the super-secret new title Blizzard is working on. The title that they have been very tight lipped about. Well, details about this title have started showing up on the Internet. I will let you read the article to see said details but the rumor is that it will be another MMO.
Digital Trends article
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