Issue 65: Hello again, Gamers! The past couple of weeks it seemed horribly difficult to find interesting news to provide but it has all changed the past couple of days. Between Sony’s unveiling of the Playstation 4 and PAX just around the corner, there was no shortage of announcements, new features and trailers.
We have some more news on SWTOR and Marvel Heroes to check out, exciting news if you are a PS3 and Diablo III fan, and the return of BlizzCon! Now that Bungie has separated from Micro$oft, they are entering the MMO arena … no, its not another Halo MMO. Check it out!
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The Secret World’s Issue #6 Coming In March
Posted 2.22.13 – TSW’s newest, monthly content is coming in March. Issue #6, called Last Train to Cairo and paid members will get two days of early access though we don’t know the release date yet. There are new storylines, new pvp rankings, new foes and a new recruitment system. I don’t know what will happen to those that are on the F2P plan. As you might guess, the content will take place in the deserts of Egypt.
Massively post
SWTOR Legacy Achievement System Overview
Posted 2.21.13 – In the upcoming SWTOR expansion, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, players will get a new feature added to their legacy, achievements. As the article states, achievements are pretty much a staple feature that adds some alternate game play and challenges to the game. Darth Hater, a favorite site of mine, has a pretty good write up of what to expect in Patch 2.0, and the expansion, as it pertains to this feature.
Darth Hater post
New Marvel Heroes “Giganto” Trailer
Posted 2.21.13 – Gazillion has released a new trailer which shows some of the villains of the upcoming MMO. The trailer also shows some in-game footage and I gotta say, it doesn’t look too bad. There is also a video of some of the Founder’s Program skins that will be available to those that purchase it.
Comics Alliance post
Diablo III Coming to a Playstation Near You
Posted 2.20.13 – Chris Metzen from Blizzard (the man known as the voice of Thrall) announced that the third installment of Blizzard’s popular Diablo franchise will be available for the Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.In fact they will be showing it off at PAX this year. During the announcement Metzen said “Blizzard and Sony have entered into a strategic partnership, through which we will take over the world” He’s a funny guy!
Massively post
Blizzcon 2013 Dates Announced
Posted 2.19.13 – Last year was the year without a Blizzcon and October felt strange but this year we will have a Blizzcon but its not going to be in October. Blizzard has officially announced the dates for this years Blizzcon and its later then usual. November 8th and 9th and its still in Anaheim (damn west coast!). Anyone going this year?
WoW Insider post
StarCraft Fan-Made MMO Available in SCII
Posted 2.18.13 – Remember back when there was talk of a StarCraft MMO and Blizzard said “no way”. Then a bunch of folks came out and decided to make their own? Well that project succeeded and if you own a copy of StarCraft II then you can play the mod now available through Battle.net.
Forbes post
Bungie’s New Console MMO-like Shooter
Posted 2.17.13 – Time for something completely different, Bungie unveiled a new title for the XBox 360 and Playstation 3 that’s an MMO-like Shooter.This is what Bungie has been working on since separating from Microsoft and this new game is titled “Destiny” and takes place in a new sci-fi universe. I thought this was kind of a new project and something completely different then what I normally share. By the way, The Verge is a great techie site.
The Verge article
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