The developers of Dead by Daylight are making it rain blood – triple the amount is available this weekend!
Since the horror game Dead by Daylight has also been released on consoles, one community event follows another. This time, the developers are really turning it up and granting players more blood points than ever before.
This weekend, from August 4th (Friday) to August 6th (Sunday), there is triple the amount of blood points during the Summer Bloodfeast!
There is also a goal for the community: They need to collect 150,000,000,000 blood points cross-platform during the event!
150 billion blood points demanded by the Entity
As a reward, there are in a way even more blood points. If the community succeeds in the task, then the offerings that provide additional blood points (100% more points for all players, only one survivor, only the killer) can still appear in the blood webs until the next community event.
Otherwise, the spawn of these rare offerings will end until further notice.
By the way, this is also the perfect time to get into Dead by Daylight. With all the blood points, you can unlock important perks particularly quickly, making it much more effective to progress both as a killer and as a survivor.
One more tip: If possible, you should unlock the perk “We’re gonna live forever” with the new survivor David King, as this character gets up to 200% more blood points. This gives you an easy bonus of 400%, allowing all characters to level up quickly – as blood points are not tied to the character with which they were earned!
Bungie announced details this week about the upcoming beta for Destiny 2 on PC. In addition to the usual content from the beta on consoles, there is also new content to discover.
Bungie is preparing for the release of Destiny 2. The game will be released for the current console generation in just five weeks. PC players will have to wait a bit longer, specifically until October 24.
PC players can test Destiny 2 as part of a PC beta from August 28 to August 31. Bungie has now announced the contents of the beta for Destiny 2 on PC.
New Control Map Javelin-4
The Destiny 2 beta on PC offers the following content:
The story mission “Homecoming”
“Twisted Column” Strike
Countdown in the downtown area
Control on Javelin-4 (New Map!)
Where the new map will be located is open to speculation. To us, it sounds like a space station. We can’t wait to see.
Bungie Listens to Player Feedback – Balance Changes
In addition to the new multiplayer map, Bungie also announces that it will consider player feedback and make changes to Power ammo and Super abilities.
The changes are said to be “subtle.” Will your Super charge 0.04% faster now? The beta will reveal it.
What is Bungie Planning Against Cheaters on PC?
Bungie does not want to go into detail about their anti-cheat strategies, but they are already giving hints on how cheating in Destiny 2 will be prevented.
Bungie specifically addresses software that adds functionality to the game’s client. These can be enhancements to the gaming experience, but can also have destructive capabilities. Bungie wants to prevent any changes to the game client, whether intended for good or bad purposes.
This policy may affect the following types of applications:
Communication applications
Recording/streaming applications
The most important and largest representatives of these two types of applications are intended to continue functioning, and the impact on them should be minimal. Here, too, the beta will be an initial stress test. Bungie also offers a guide on using third-party software.
Bungie reiterates that the beta is just a test; they are entering new territory with PC and are therefore excited. There will be issues, but Bungie hopes that enough players will participate to create the best possible experience on PC.
Will you be playing the beta on PC? Let us know in the comments!
New cards for Hearthstone Knights of the Frozen Throne amaze fans. Valeera gains Stealth and Druids receive a card with a value of 17 Mana!
Only a few days remain until the release of Knights of the Frozen Throne, the latest expansion for Hearthstone. Many new cards have been revealed again. We show you the highlights here.
The “Death Knight” transformation for Rogues is Valeera the Hollow and costs 9 Mana. It grants the Rogue 5 Armor and additionally Valeera gains Stealth until the next turn, making her untargetable and unattackable. The hero power then becomes a passive effect, namely Death’s Shadow. This causes the player to draw a Shadow Reflection at the beginning of their turn.
Shadow Reflection transforms into a copy of that card after playing another card. For example, “Disembowel” can be copied multiple times after a few turns – or any minion.
Shamans get the new Murloc Brrrloc. This 2 Mana minion has stats of 2/2 and freezes an opponent as a Battlecry.
There is also a spell for Shamans that allows Murlocs to be played faster. Ice Fishing costs 2 Mana and lets the player draw 2 Murlocs from their deck.
A new spell is available for Paladins. For 2 Mana, they can cast Desperate Stand, which gives a minion an additional deathrattle effect: Resurrect this minion with 1 health.
Priests receive a new buff minion, the Shadow Ascendant. For 2 Mana, this undead lady has solid stats of 2/2 and has a powerful passive effect: At the end of the turn, she grants another random friendly minion +1/+1.
As a neutral minion with the potential to ruin the game for everyone, the Skulking Geist comes. For 6 Mana, he has weak stats of 4/6 but has a powerful Battlecry: Destroy all spells that cost 1 in both hands and both decks. Especially Paladins are likely to lose all their secrets!
Warlocks receive the probably strangest spell in the game. Treachery costs 3 Mana and causes a friendly minion to switch control with the opponent. This is beneficial if a minion has a negative deathrattle effect. But a Doomcaller could also go up particularly quickly…
Druids receive one of the most powerful spells in the game. For 10 Mana, they can cast Ultimate Infestation. This has several effects:
Draws 5 cards
Deals 5 damage
Gains 5 Armor
Summons a 5/5 Ghoul
The pure “value” of this card lies between 16 and 18 Mana – that’s hard to top.
How do you like the cards and Valeera’s ability in particular?
The power level determines the strength of your home base in Fortnite. The stronger it is, the more difficult missions you can undertake. Additionally, the power level also determines how well you perform in the mission and what rewards you receive. In our guide, we explain how to increase your power level.
Anyone who wants to progress in Fortnite must increase their power level. It determines:
which missions you can participate in
how strong you are in a mission
which rewards are given at the end of the mission
But what exactly is the power level and what does it consist of?
In the top left, you will find a number along with a lightning bolt. This number is your power level, or rather the home base strength.
The home base represents the strength you achieve in Fortnite. Through resources, rewards, and missions, you can further expand your base and increase the statistics and talents of your characters.
The power level is essentially the strength of your account. It indicates how powerful your home base is and how far you are in the game. The power level consists of four statistics:
Resilience
Attack
Resistance
Tech
These statistics are also referred to as F.E.S.T.U.N.G in the game. If you want to improve the values of the F.E.S.T.U.N.G / home base, you need to increase these four statistics.
There are three methods to increase the power level and thus strengthen the home base.
Unlock skills on the skill tree
Use research points
Upgrade survivor units
The following section explains the three points in detail.
Unlock skills on the skill tree
With the skill tree, you can improve your statistics or unlock new classes and mechanics. To do this, you need to distribute skill points on the tree, which you receive by completing missions or leveling up.
Thus, you increase the power level on the skill tree – Simply unlock the skills here that increase your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics: resilience, attack, resistance, and tech. Throughout the gameplay, you will unlock many skills on the skill tree anyway. You will need them to obtain and improve certain class characters. Therefore, this is the easiest and most recommended method.
On the skill tree, you will find various skills that increase your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics.
Targeted use of research points
You can also take the path of conducting research.
Thus, you increase the power level by using research points: When researching, you distribute points on another skill tree. By distributing research points, you can directly improve your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics. You receive research points by completing various tasks in Fortnite or you accumulate them over time. Don’t forget to regularly collect the accumulated points.
This is the research skill tree. In this image, a point has been placed on “Tech”, improving the values immediately.
Improve survivor units
Units are survivors in Fortnite who stand by your side and have different characteristics. The survivors are your personnel. Each unit consists of a leader and seven other survivors.
This is how you increase the power level with survivor units: This method only works if you utilize the skill tree and research points. To increase the power level with units, you need strong survivors on your team. The survivors must receive upgrades to become stronger. Just like every item in the game and your heroes, you can “level up” survivors.
A higher level then influences the statistics of resilience, attack, resistance, and tech.
The entire team of survivors must receive upgrades. Even a single member who is too weak pulls down the power level. So make sure to assemble a team that collectively receives more upgrades. With a strong team, you will also achieve strong “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” values and can tackle trickier missions.
Survivors improve your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” values and provide you with other bonuses.
The power level can change by adding or removing skills
It is also important to note that the power level can change! You can swap out your survivors or redistribute points on the skill tree. Keep an eye on your power level. It can rise and fall through changing skills or units.
When you want to start a mission, a recommended power level is always displayed. You should not fall below this level if you want to ensure success in a mission.
In summary, when distributing skill points, always consider the “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics resilience, attack, resistance, and tech in your decision. If you invest many points in these values, you will also achieve a home base with a high power level.
Season 3 of For Honor is coming! The release date and the two new heroes have been revealed: a Highlander and a Gladiator.
The third season of For Honor is on the horizon! This is the second major content delivery so far, introducing new maps, new heroes, and various new features. Today, on August 3rd, Ubisoft presented the new updates.
When does Season 3 of For Honor start? – Launch
It all begins on August 15, 2017! That’s a Tuesday.
Then all players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC will receive the new content for free. However, the two new heroes will only be accessible to “Season Pass” holders without further costs at launch. A week later, on August 21, all players will be able to access the heroes. They will cost 15,000 steel.
Highlander and Gladiator in For Honor
Season 2 of For Honor introduced the Shinobi and the Centurion. Season 3 delivers these two new heroes:
Highlander: A Viking hybrid with a heavy longsword. It is said to be the heaviest and longest sword of all characters in For Honor, whose weight will be felt in battle. The Highlander has a defensive stance that is good for countering and an offensive stance to unleash deadly attacks. You can always switch between these two stances. The Highlander is said to be difficult to master. By the way: There was a leak months ago that the Highlander would come to the game.
Gladiator: The Gladiator is a knight assassin armed with a trident. He is said to be fast, ruthless, lightly armored, and reminiscent of a boxer in combat. Gladiators have high stamina and short cooldowns.
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In The Division, update 1.7 is approaching the agents rapidly. Massive discusses the release and the changes that will still be made by then.
The State of the Game took place on August 3rd. Community developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau provided information about the upcoming update 1.7.
When will update 1.7 be released?
At the beginning of this week, the public test servers ended. Now the agents are waiting for the launch of update 1.7 in the live game. Although there is still no concrete release date, Massive mentioned a release window: mid-August.
As larger updates in The Division are always released on Tuesdays, there are three possible dates:
August 8 (probably too early)
August 15 (likely)
August 22 (latest date)
What will change from the end of the PTS phase 3 to the release?
After PTS phase 3, the developers have been working on final bug fixes and balancing adjustments. They are aware of all the community reports complaining about several bugs. They are working on it. Even after the release of 1.7, the work will not stop.
One important change concerns the drop rates of classified gear. During a global event, you earn tokens with which you can buy and open crates. These crates may contain classified gear.
The drop rates now look like this:
In the crates, there are two guaranteed item drops. These items can be classified gear, normal gear set pieces, or exotics.
For each of these two items, there is a 45% chance that the item is classified.
Additionally, each crate has a 12.5% chance of containing a third item. This third item is 90% classified and 10% exotic.
This means: The chance of pulling a classified gear from a crate is higher than on the PTS.
More information from the State of the Game:
The first global event starts right at the launch of 1.7. That is at least the current plan. The event will last a week.
In patch 7.3 of World of Warcraft, it gets dark. Players can get dead children as “pets.”
World of Warcraft may have a comic-style graphic style and only a rating of “12 and up” but that doesn’t mean that the MMORPG is always morally sound.
The upcoming patch 7.3, currently on the PTR, has some pretty gruesome details hidden in the game that can make you rub your eyes in disbelief.
The most striking are the Ur’zul, deformed and distorted “dog creatures” that were created from the bodies and souls of slain Draenei. And what do you do with something that looks like a dog? Right, a mount! This way, players will soon be able to gallop through the game world on the corrupted and fused corpses of the Draenei.
Little dead girl “Uuna” as a pet in WoW
Even darker is a new “pet” that has appeared in the PTR collection. A companion named Uuna appears on the list – and is the spirit of a little Draenei girl. She drops from the rare elite “The Many-Faced Devourer”. The description reveals the following:
“One of the many children thought to be lost in the battle for Argus. Only to find themselves fused into the body of an Ur’zul.”
That’s pretty creepy and quite macabre by Blizzard’s standards.
What do you think of the Ur’zul mount and the “child pet”?
Cortyn says: Such details help to add a bit more horror to the Legion in its final hours. Especially because this detail is particularly gruesome, it fits well into the (presumably) last patch of Legion. At least the developers decided not to make Uuna a battle pet. Undead Draenei children as companions are already bad enough, having them fight each other for fun would have crossed some lines.
The expansion for Funcom’s barbarian survival MMO Conan Exiles announced in the middle of the year now has a name: “The Frozen North”. The release date is August 16. On the same day, the game will also be available to Xbox One players.
With “The Frozen North”, Conan Exiles receives its first major expansion. The expansion brings the new “Highland” biome along with many features.
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A new land: – The areas to explore in Conan Exiles will grow by 70% with the update. The new biome is characterized by mountains, snow, and ice. A stark contrast to the first area, the blazing desert.
Weather and temperature: – The eternal heat of the desert is replaced in the north by rain and snow. This means for the players: dress warmly! With the introduction of temperatures, it will be necessary to adapt to your surroundings. If the clothing is too scarce for the north, you will freeze. If it’s too warm for the desert, you will die of heatstroke.
The icy highlands biome impresses with snowy landscapes that can easily become a peril for unprepared travelers.
Wololo! You now have a new faith
New religion and avatars: – Religion plays an important role in Conan Exiles. With “The Frozen North”, another deity can be worshipped: Ymir, the Lord of the Storm. His summonable avatar is an axe-wielding giant.
New enemies: – A harsh environment requires tough guys – and girls. Huge frost giants, wolves, aggressive mammoths, and many other new enemies lurk in the frozen expanses. New dungeons also await with new bosses, such as Tyros, the Harbinger of Death.
Ymir’s avatar crushes a fortress.
Build, build, build your house!
New buildings and resources: – With star metal, black ice, and hardened steel, new resources come into play that can be used to build new building parts and furniture that will keep players warm in the frosty north.
New crafting systems: – Brewing and cooking are introduced as new crafting professions. With mead, wine, absinthe, bug soup, and demon blood sausage, surviving the icy northern wind will be a bit easier. Additionally, there will be the possibility to catch fish using traps and to raise bees.
New armor and weapons: – The new resources can also be processed into weapons and armor. Additionally, armor made from leather and fur, such as the Vanir fur armor, can protect against attacks as well as biting cold.
Improved gameplay and smarter enemies
In addition to all the new features, there is also an improvement of the existing gameplay. After the implementation of climbing, siege equipment, and dye systems, there is an optimization of the combat system and better AI for interesting fights.
For Xbox One, Conan Exiles will come with its early access release directly with the update.
The open beta of MU Legend starts next month. To ensure that you are well prepared, we show you the core features of the action RPG here. Where does MU Legend take place, which features have been carried over from the predecessor, and how have they been improved? We clarify these and other questions in this overview.
In September 2017, the open beta of MU Legend starts and opens the gates to the world of the new action MMORPG. To be well prepared for this testing phase, we present the core features of the game in this overview. Game modes, graphics, and various gameplay aspects are interesting for newcomers and veterans.
You fight on the continent “MU” – veterans recognize locations again
Your adventures take place on the continent MU, which you have already explored in the predecessor “MU Online”. In the new installment of the series, you will experience the events in MU that took place before Kudun’s rise to power.
Those who have already played MU Online will find classic gameplay elements that have been combined with a new gaming experience. You battle hordes of monsters with the redesigned Dark Lord class or one of the other three classes (Whisperer, Blader, and War Mage) that are available to you. A teaser recently showcased the new Emphasizer class for MU Legend.
With these strong classes, you fight against nasty monsters in the new areas of the action MMO. Also, discover the business districts of Dudrin, Tempano, and Ohrdor. During the adventures of MU Legend, veterans will encounter familiar areas such as Litenberg and Noria, which they already know from the predecessor. A completely overhauled graphic and an even better reward system are supposed to enhance popular events such as the Blood Castle .
Familiar wings and companions are included
The wings of the characters are also an element that has been carried over and improved in the new part of the series. In MU Legend, they are even more important than before, as now you can develop and enhance the wings.
Features such as the Stone of Blessing and the Stone of the Soul can be recognized by veterans in MU Legend. Old companions and mounts like Fenrirs, Unirias, and Tibettons are also back.
Newcomers find it easy to get into the game – Soul levels make you strong
In MU Legend, you are slowly introduced to the action MMO with hack-and-slash mechanics. For beginners, it is no problem to solve main and side quests to eventually reach the maximum level. During the leveling phase, you follow a story and can try out your abilities. If you want to get to know your character even better, immerse yourself in the PvE and PvP content of MU Legend.
Each of the currently four classes has different abilities and a comprehensive skill system. There are also seal and artifact systems that you can explore more closely in the game.
The maximum level of the classes is 65, but the real challenge is mastering the soul level, which has a level cap of 500. The soul level brings you important bonuses for your attack, defense, and armor values, which have a strong influence on your characters.
Classic duels in PvP mode – more in planning
PvP fans get their money’s worth in MU Legend. From the beginning, you can participate in classic duels available on various battlefields. There, you battle with friends and find out who has the more powerful character.
Are duels too boring? Look forward to arena battles, where things get more intense. There, you attempt to defeat another player’s AI character 10 times in a row in direct combat. After a victory, you can choose whether to fight again or keep the winning streak and receive the corresponding reward.
Further PvP features are being prepared, which are set to be released “in the near future.” Planned are guild wars with epic territorial battles and 3-vs-3 co-op fights, in which teams of three players each compete against each other.
Before the start of the beta, more videos about MU Legend will be released, which should give you more insights into the game’s features. We embed the introduction video of MU Legend here in the article.
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For World of Warcraft: Legion there is a new bundle available in the Blizzard store, consisting of a pet and a mount. Kitten Zwielix and the glowing Star Seeker have been available for purchase for some hours now.
Completing the collection in World of Warcraft is important to many players. Those who are willing to spend real money will be offered two new collectibles today.
The pet Zwielix joins: a small, extraterrestrial kitten with striped paws and wings on its cheeks. The creature can also be used as a Battle-Pet and is interesting for trainers due to its mix of elemental, magic, and wild beast abilities.
Two Cats – Many Colors
The glowing Star Seeker is the adult version of the cat, but just as tame and ridable. Its riding speed (and also flight capability) adjusts like most mounts in the store to the environment and the rider’s ability. Blizzard even provides a small video this time:
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The special feature of both felines is that they change their color, similar to the Enchanted Faerie Dragon. Both are currently available in a discounted bundle for 30 euros and are available for all existing and upcoming characters after purchase.
Network errors and other problems annoy trainers in Pokémon GO. Interruptions during raids frustrate players who are on the hunt for legendary Pokémon.
Are you also annoyed by problems and errors in Pokémon GO? Many trainers have voiced their concerns since the last update and complain about network errors. These often occur during gym battles and raids, ruining the players’ adventures.
There are tricks to reduce the frequency of these errors, but unfortunately, they do not make them predictable.
“Network errors” and “Errors” in Gyms and Raids
Many trainers have been searching for legendary Pokémon in recent days and pass by many gyms on their way. However, the battles against the gym defenders are not as easy as one might think. Even the raid battles can become quite difficult against what are supposed to be “easy” opponents. The reason for this is errors in Pokémon GO.
Some trainers can’t even start gym battles. Right at the beginning, an error message appears, unfairly blocking the attack on the gym. Other players manage to fight the first defender of a gym, but cannot continue attacking afterwards. Here too, an error message blocks further battles.
Battles that never end. On Reddit, user SquitoSquad writes that he and his son encountered a strange Pokémon GO error. They were in a Pokémon battle that just wouldn’t end. Eventually, they had to leave the fight and were then surprised by a “network error” from the game. Afterwards, there was also a display error where the Pokémon were still shown in battle even though the app had long been reset.
The two were able to “fix” the problem at a gym by continuing their route and then trying their luck again after 20 minutes. Then the battle worked.
What trainers do to solve their problems in Pokémon GO
As a possible error solution (or prevention), trainers restart their Pokémon GO app before battles. This is said to help in preventing these errors.
Other errors are much less precise and only occur with the text “Error”. In our Pokémon GO Facebook group, players often help each other with various problems. To resolve the error message “Error”, it sometimes helps to set the phone’s time to “automatic”.
On Facebook, Markus Pta adds: “If the preparation time runs out during raids and you get kicked out with “Error”, it’s because the Android phone has synchronization problems. To fix this: 1. Change settings, date and time from Automatic to Manual 2. Turn off the phone 3. Turn on the phone 4. Set date & time back to automatic 5. Restart Pokémon GO This has always worked for me and others I have helped.
A sign of the error is, by the way, if your countdown is not in sync with the other players and is a bit faster than theirs.”
Are you also battling such errors alongside Pokémon? Feel free to share your stories and error solutions in the comments!
In World of Warcraft there are plenty of strange enemies. We present you the top 5 of the most absurd boss mechanics!
In more than 20 years of World of Warcraft, many bosses have been defeated, and some dungeons have been revamped. But those who have just plunged into the world of Azeroth with Wrath of the Lich King or even later (and have avoided WoW Classic) may not remember many of their boss mechanics – or can’t even imagine how annoying some of them were.
We present to you our top 5 boss mechanics that rightfully were not reused.
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WoW celebrates 20 years of the highlights of Azeroth
Note: This is an old article that we updated in December 2024.
General Drakkisath – Kiting to the Instance Entrance
At the end of the Upper Blackrock Spire (which was a “raid” for 10 players back then) was the Dragonkin General Drakkisath.
The common strategy was that the tank would grab the two adds and have them killed by the group. The boss himself was shot by a hunter and then kited across the instance. For those today who cannot relate to the term: “Kiting” was about keeping an enemy at a distance and busy without allowing it to attack.
And “kiting across the instance” is no exaggeration. Depending on the performance of the group, the strategy certainly involved the hunter running almost back to the entrance of the dungeon. Only when he received the “Okay” from the tank did he pretend to be dead, allowing Drakkisath to make the long journey back to the boss room.
The hunter, of course, had to run back as well. The entire instance resembled a constant run for most hunters.
Many hunters also lost their lives because Drakkisath could spontaneously unleash a breath of fire that disoriented the player. One or two hits later, the hunter was history.
With today’s WoW bosses, such a strategy would not work in most cases because bosses are often bound to rooms and reset when you leave them.
In Destiny 2, the man behind the Titan chief Zavala is privately into Warlocks. Additionally, there’s new merchandise for Destiny 2 and a few combat scenes.
Running parallel to the Destiny 2 beta was the Comic Con in San Diego, the event where the heroes from “The Big Bang Theory” dutifully pilgrimage.
New Toys from Mega Construx
There, Destiny had a booth and a panel. In a video from “Mattel,” you can see new toys.
This time, there was an “Iron Song Ghost Shell.” This is a limited edition for Comic-Con, consisting of 400 pieces. Alongside the Ghost, Lord Saladin is portrayed with an iron Gjallarhorn. The package comes in an Engram. That, in turn, is inside a box designed in the Iron Banner style.
Titan Chief Lance Reddick (Zavala) Plays Warlock (and Titan)
In the video, there’s a short clip from the Destiny 2 panel. The clip begins with Lance Reddick, the voice behind the Titan chief Zavala, coming out as a “Warlock” player, which causes much laughter.
However, Reddick clarified: He plays about as much Warlock as he plays Titan. Reddick started as a Titan, but after getting knocked down a lot, he switched to Warlock out of frustration, thinking he would be more successful. But that didn’t really work out.
What Reddick loves about Warlock is that he can hit someone without them being able to hit back. He enjoys the increased melee range.
Game Director Luke Smith couldn’t bring himself to tell him that in Destiny 2 all three classes have the same melee range.
In the event video, you can see Commander Zavala giving some Cabal a hard time. Bungie believes: Yes, Superman is still Superman without his powers through his determination and will.
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A PC release for Red Dead Redemption 2 is something many fans desire. Take-Two says the PC market is important. However, the publisher does not want to confirm if RDR2 will be released for PC.
Western fans have hoped since the first part of Red Dead Redemption that a new installment in the series will also be released for PC. Especially since the release of the trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, many gamers on PC want a version of the beautiful western setting.
Take-Two, publisher of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, states that the PC is a important platform for them. However, they do not want to confirm a PC release for RDR2.
RDR2 PC Release? Take-Two defers the question to Rockstar
Unfortunately, it is still too early to say whether Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released for PC or not. The management of Take-Two has generally talked about the PC platform during a quarterly earnings overview, classifying it as “important”.
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff stated that the PC market is large and holds a lot of potential. “It always depends on the title,” says Slatoff. Some titles like Civilization or Xcom simply fit the PC platform better. Others do not perform as well there.
The PC market evidently holds high value: “The great news is that the PC market is vibrant for us. It’s a great market. It’s a big market. It’s a core market.” For Take-Two, the PC platform is something very important, exciting, and something to focus on.
In response to the direct question of whether Red Dead Redemption 2 would also be released on PC, CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that one would have to wait for Rockstar’s own announcement. News about the corresponding titles would be published by the labels themselves, not by Take-Two.
GTA 5 first console-exclusive, then PC
After Grand Theft Auto V was also released for PC, fans hope for the PC version of RDR2. Admittedly, players had to wait a long time for GTA 5 on PC – and that was not easy for fans.
Grand Theft Auto V is a major title from Rockstar that was initially only enjoyed by console players. The game was released in September 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. About a year later, in November 2014, it was released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Then it took several more months before the game was released for PC in April 2015.
A long waiting time that PC players have taken on. If a PC release for RDR2 comes into question, we hope that it will occur shortly after the console release.
In Destiny 2 the Trials, the previous “Trials of Osiris”, will return in a revised form. These will blow people’s minds, believes Bungie. Are the “Trials of the Nine” coming?
The Trials of Osiris represent the hardcore PvP in Destiny. Weekly, the “sweats” and the daring casuals gather in the Crucible to fight for a trip to the Lighthouse. While some Guardians like to avoid this stressful mode, it continues to lure PvP enthusiasts back into the MMO shooter week after week.
On August 11, the last Trials of Osiris in Destiny will take place. This PvP event in Destiny 1 will come to an end. However, the Trials will return in Destiny 2 – but not immediately at launch and not in the familiar form. According to Bungie, PvP fans among you can look forward to several innovations.
Trials in Destiny 2 – What is already known?
Already in May, game director Luke Smith revealed the following about the Trials:
They won’t go live directly at launch on September 6, but definitely well before the release of the “Osiris DLC”. This is expected in the coming winter.
Smith mentioned that a lot of cool stuff is planned for the Trials, but he can’t talk about it yet.
At the beginning of August, Lars Bakken, the Crucible design lead at Bungie, made new statements about the Trials in an interview with the Daily Star. He said that players in Destiny 2 would discover some nuances of changes in the Trials. However, he currently cannot go into detail.
But: The biggest change will be the 4v4. Because until now, the Trials have always been played in 3v3.
Bakken says: “I believe people will be blown away when they see the new Trials stuff. I wish I could talk more about it.”
Will the Trials of Osiris become the Trials of the Nine?
Bakken emphasizes that there will be other innovations besides the switch to 4v4. One can certainly look forward to new weapons and armor pieces – already in the first 3 years of Destiny, the Trials items have been renewed here and there.
Perhaps the Trials items will have a completely new design in the future: Because since mid-May, rumors persist that the Trials of Osiris will be replaced – by the Trials of the Nine – thus the Trials of the Nine.
The origin of this rumor was a leak just a few hours before the gameplay premiere of Destiny 2 in May. An anonymous user published a list of new features on reddit, which were officially confirmed the same day, such as the new weapon system. So it was indeed not a “big deal”, but a user with insider information.
At the end of the leak, he wrote that the Trials of Osiris would no longer exist. Because they would be called Trials of the Nine in the future.
Does Xur, the agent of the Nine, have his tentacles in the game?
Bungie itself has never officially mentioned the “Trials of the Nine”. So they are not officially confirmed. However, it has been noticeable in recent weeks and months: The Bungie people have never mentioned the term “Trials of Osiris” in interviews about Destiny 2, but always just the “Trials”.
The slasher Friday the 13th: The Game has sold 1.8 million copies – despite many problems and bad press. An unusual indie hit that shows the changing times. Despite reviews in the 60s range, Friday the 13th has sold millions of copies. Now it is hitting the shelves. The release date is clear!
Friday the 13th is a horror slasher to watch and thus a hit on Twitch – despite poor reviews
It is probably the surprise hit of the summer that is not a battle royale shooter. But Friday the 13th relies on similar mechanisms. The slasher hit does not need good press, does not need good reviews, it only needs streamers and YouTubers for success.
However, the success brought difficulties, as the small team was not prepared for this surge. The sales success overwhelmed the small team, and with the money that started flowing suddenly, they had to meet the growing demands.
Surprised by the hit: The servers melted
In an interview with Gamesindustry, the head of publisher “Gun Media”, Wes Keltner, talks about the success. In just two months, Friday the 13th: The Game sold over 1.8 million copies.
It was a wild ride from the beginning. After all, they had a small studio, had to get by on a fraction of the budget of AAA titles, and everything was planned much smaller.
Gun Media looked at the player numbers from the beta for the launch and added a 30% buffer. The servers and database were set up for this player count. At launch, 100,000 players came in just the first 20 minutes and the servers melted down.
The first weekend was pure chaos; the team slept at their desks. They barely had money for testing beforehand and had to improvise. When the profits flowed in, they expanded the quality assurance. A “memory issue” on Xbox One caused a lot of trouble.
Despite poor reviews, a huge hit – Twitch instead of Metacritic
Friday the 13th is an unusual hit, as much spoke against its success. The 1.8 million sales are also due to the new era.
Keltner says: The game stands at 61 on Metacritic, some reviews went as low as 40 and the press has not been kind to Friday the 13th. But the game resonates well with the fans.
In the past, Metacritic was the “lifeblood” of purchasing decisions. Not as much anymore. Players’ purchasing decisions work differently today than just a few years ago. This is due to YouTubers, streamers, and early access. Now, influencers are more important than traditional media.
The weak reviews often hung on poor performance or server issues, but not on the gameplay, Keltner believes.
Reviews in game magazines don’t matter – as long as it looks good on Twitch
Keltner says: In the past, publishers would hire simulated testers to find out what value they would later get on Metacritic. Metacritic lists the scores from international gaming press, and an average is formed from the review scores.
Today, publishers have a meeting where they ask the team: “Does our game work well as a stream?”
The current 80s boost from Netflix series like “Stranger Things” might have helped Friday the 13th, believes Keltner.
Retail launch in stores – Release date
Friday the 13th: The Game will hit the shelves on October 13, 2017 – of course a Friday the 13th. The game will be released for PS4 and Xbox One. Those who want to play it on PC must stick with the digital version.
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Two parallel gaming markets: Multiplayer for Twitch, Singleplayer for reviews
Mein MMO says: There’s a lot at stake. The type of game that works well on Twitch relies on “emergent gameplay”, meaning a drama that arises from the situation, random factors, rivals, and teammates. These are almost always multiplayer games. Traditional gaming press struggles with these – so do their readers. This is a generational issue.
“Classic games” that perform well in reviews are often based on a set story. These are mostly single-player games. Watching someone play a single-player game is only limitedly interesting because it ultimately is linear and always the same.
These are two parallel gaming markets: multiplayer and single-player. Those who love to lose themselves for 40 hours in The Witcher 3 or Civilization VI are not necessarily the target audience for 20-minute bites of “Friday the 13th” or “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” and vice versa. The games appeal to different instincts in gamers, satisfying different needs.
It is in any case a change that will accompany us in the next years.
In this article, we have examined this using the example of Anthem and Destiny:
Now that Friday the 13th is making so much money, Keltner wants to tell the fans: The money we make goes back into the game. We fix bugs and we bring new game content.
Should exclusive skins in Overwatch really remain exclusive? Or is it good if they become more accessible?
Overwatch, Blizzard’s hero shooter, has been around for a little over a year now. In a few days, the Summer Games will return on August 8, 2017. With that, many skins that were available last year will also be back. Even better: This time the skins can even be purchased with credits – last year this was not possible.
The “old” skins from 2016 are even available at a reduced price. Only the new skins have “event prices” – meaning the regular credit costs multiplied by 3.
However, on Reddit and in the official forum, the announcement is received mixed.
Should event skins remain exclusive?
A (at least loud) part of the players believes that their skins lose exclusivity when everyone gains access to them again. They earned or bought these skins last year with the assumption that the skins would remain exclusive. They feel “cheated”, even though Blizzard never said that the Summer Games would be a one-time event.
Other players, on the other hand, are happy to finally have a second chance at the skins they couldn’t get the first time. Many players particularly miss “Swiss Mercy”.
Newcomers who only started playing Overwatch after the Summer Games in 2016 feel similarly. They had no chance at all and are now looking forward to earning a huge range of new skins, emotes, and highlight intros that had been locked for them since they bought the game.
But now we want to know from our readers: What do you think? Should such exclusive event skins only be available once? Should they be earnable again every year? Or should they even always remain available?
With Red Dead Redemption 2 and an “unannounced title”, the fiscal year 2019 is expected to be a record year for the publisher Take-Two. Is there also hope for Borderlands 3?
Publisher Take-Two has now released the latest financial reports for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 (April 1 – June 30, 2017). It seems that Take-Two is already doing very well, and this is expected to improve even more in the next fiscal year. The release of Red Dead Redemption 2 is expected to drive many sales.
Moreover, the CEO himself is providing hope for fans of the Borderlands franchise.
Net revenue now at 418.2 million dollars
The press release highlighted some numbers in particular. For instance, the net revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2018 increased by 34% and now reaches 418.2 million dollars. In the first quarter of last fiscal year, it was still 311.6 million dollars.
The biggest contributors to these revenues were NBA 2K17, GTA 5 and GTA 5 Online, WWE 2K17 and WWE SuperCard, as well as Mafia III.
CEO says: Fiscal year 2019 will be a record! Borderlands 3?
In the press release, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick added a few words. The CEO states that the company expects a record fiscal year for 2019. The fiscal year 2019 starts on April 1, 2018, and goes until March 31, 2019.
The sales record for the year is expected to come from the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and an unannounced “highly anticipated new title” from one of Take-Two’s biggest franchises.
“Looking ahead, we expect fiscal 2019 to be a record year for Net Sales and net cash provided by operating activities led by the launches of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 and a highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises. We have a robust development pipeline and are better positioned than ever for long-term growth and margin expansion.”
Here, many gamers are already sounding the alarm: Is the CEO referring to Borderlands 3?
Currently, there is still no solid official information regarding “Borderlands 3”. However, this could change in the coming months, as the game would fit the description of an “unannounced, expected title”. Zelnick was asked during the financial discussions whether Borderlands qualifies as a Take-Two franchise.
The CEO explained that Borderlands can indeed be considered a franchise of the publisher Take-Two. Unfortunately, he did not confirm that the title in question is indeed Borderlands 3.
Anyone still needing tickets for the hype train should hurry. Although there is no “Borderlands 3 confirmed” information, the new details strongly support this title. So far, these are sadly just rumors, but hope for the title is rising significantly in the community following Take-Two’s recent statements.
Maybe we will hear some news at Gamescom soon. We shouldn’t have to wait much longer.
The summer sales in the PlayStation Store are entering the next round. From now on, there are significant discounts on many top games for the PS4.
Already on July 19, the summer sales 2017 in the PlayStation Store started. There were price reductions on numerous games, such as Ghost Recon Wildlands or Battlefield 1. Some offers ended today, August 3 at 00:59, while others are still available until August 17.
Now fresh PS4 games have been added to the summer sales, which will also last until August 17 at 00:59.
Summer Sales in the PS Store – More Games Added
Here is a selection of PS4 games that are discounted:
Horizon Zero Dawn – 33.99 Euro (43% discount with PlayStation Plus)
The Last of Us Remastered – 19.99 Euro (50% discount)
FIFA 17 Deluxe Edition – 29.99 Euro (57% discount)
Hitman – The Complete First Season – 23.99 Euro (60% discount)
Sniper Elite 4 – 29.99 Euro (57% discount)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – 24.99 Euro (37% discount)
Nioh – 28.99 Euro (51% discount with PlayStation Plus)
Tekken 7 – 49.99 Euro (28% discount)
Mass Effect Andromeda Deluxe Edition – 39.99 Euro (50% discount)
Batman: Arkham Knight – 14.99 Euro (70% discount)
There are still plenty of other summer offers in the PlayStation Store, which you can view via the provided link. Alternatively, browse the store on your console. To do this, select the “Offers” tab on the left side in the store and choose the summer sales.
Where else can you save?
If you have PlayStation Plus, there are exclusive discounts on some games, such as Horizon Zero Dawn (33.99 Euro), Nioh (28.99 Euro), Absolver pre-order (26.99 Euro), Bloodborne (16.49 Euro) or Patapon Remastered (11.99 Euro). These game offers end on various dates.
In the “Total Digital” category, you will find discounts on games like Unravel, Inside or The Witness. These offers last until August 17.
Ten years after the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online the One Ring is destroyed. The expansion Mordor is live. Here is the launch trailer.
On April 24, 2007, The Lord of the Rings Online was released. Now, on August 2, 2017, it is time: The One Ring is officially destroyed in the game.
Mordor is live, the Ring is destroyed – without direct player intervention
The destruction of the Ring happens behind the scenes of the Mordor expansion.
The Lord of the Rings Online takes Tolkien’s story seriously: Thus, the story is not twisted so that player heroes throw the Ring into Mount Doom, but that is done by Frodo, Sam, and Gollum.
If there had been a horde of weapon-wielding heroes merrily chatting in the chat, Sauron’s eye would surely have fallen on the Ring-bearer and nothing would have happened, so it remains a “special operation.” Therefore, the latest expansion “Mordor” already takes place after the end of the One Ring.
The expansion Mordor was released with a slight delay due to a technical problem, but now it is live.
What the Mordor expansion brings to The Lord of the Rings Online
The features of Mordor:
Over 300 quests – players wander into Mordor and into new adventures.
A new alliance system: Players swear allegiance to one of the many factions and reclaim the devastated land of Middle-earth.
Crafting and equipment – These have been adjusted to improve heroes even further.
The future is secured. The Lord of the Rings Online will not end anytime soon. Instead, they plan to continue the story based on Tolkien’s writings. The developers have already come up with a lot.
But for now, Mordor is here and will hopefully give players plenty to do. They have waited long enough for this moment.
