Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch is really coming to consoles, and a rough release date is now known.
Blizzard is somehow not having a good run right now. Yesterday, stores in the USA already accepted pre-orders for Overwatch on consoles – even though console versions for PS4 and Xbox One had not been announced until then. Now, images from Battle.net pages have surfaced, which apparently went live too early and reveal the rough release dates.
There, in addition to the “PC version”, versions for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can also be seen. Furthermore, the fine print includes the “expected release date” for Overwatch. It’s “June 21 or earlier” – which means: Overwatch is supposed to be released in spring 2016.
2015 is the year of many great betas – but which ones did you play and where did you get stuck?
The Fall of Betas
Another Friday is here and the week has finally come to a close. And what do we love to do on the weekends? Right, gaming! Currently, there is a bit of a lack of promising new releases (aside from Heart of Thorns), but beta tests are popping up everywhere.
Whether it’s big titles in the MMO sector, like Black Desert and Blade & Soul or the cute Dragomon Hunter. But also on the action front, there’s a lot to test with Overwatch and Battleborn . And millions of players recently checked out the beta version of Star Wars Battlefront. It’s time for us to bug you with our question again: Which beta are you currently playing and which one has excited you?
Black Desert looks good – but does it lure you in?
Cortyn says: This is one “Mein-MMO asks” to which I have a rather negative stance. Many of the current beta games simply do not interest me because they take the madness of the so-called “founder packages” to the extreme. Simply based on appearance, I wanted to give Blade & Soul and Black Desert a chance, but such sales strategies still deter me a bit. Maybe I’m just too old-fashioned in this regard, but a founder package for a game that has long been released in other countries makes me frown in doubt.
Many are waiting for an email from the luck messenger – they urgently want into the beta.
On the other hand, Overwatch is different. Since I am not in the beta yet (but a trustworthy source tells me I will be lucky soon), I consume quite a few streams and already know: I will get hooked on this game. For me, the “Beta Fall 2015” consists of Overwatch only – but it’s likely very different for many of you.
But now it’s finally your turn! Which beta tests have you participated in over the past weeks and months? Which games did you enjoy and which disappeared from your hard drive after just a few moments? Let us know in the comments and engage in discussion!
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The release date of Legion, the next World of Warcraft expansion, seems to have been leaked. The next WoW expansion will be released no later than September 21, 2016.
On a page of Battle.net, the release date of the expansion has now been discovered: “The expected release date of the game is on or before September 21, 2016,” it says. The page was a pre-sale page. It went online prematurely and has since been removed.
The image also shows various pre-sale bonuses: Including a Lvl100 boost for a character or early access to the new class Demon Hunter.
The prices for Legion are $50 for the standard game. A deluxe edition with mount, pet, and additional content for Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 is expected to cost $70.
The expansion Legion was presented by Blizzard at Gamescom. In addition to the new class Demon Hunter, Illidan will celebrate his return. It will be a “Demon” add-on. With class halls and artifact weapons, many ideas have been incorporated that have long been on the community’s wish list.
Whether all this will happen, we will find out in the coming days. If the expansion is only in September 2016, it would indeed be a huge disappointment. Many had hoped it would be released alongside the movie in the summer of 2016, not until fall.
One hope remains – the date could be the latest possible date for the end of summer
While the hope remains that the date is basically the “worst case” and that an earlier date has actually been considered, at least the wording “or earlier” allows for that.
September 21 is the last day of summer – that could mean “We’re still bringing it out in summer.” With Warlords of Draenor, a similar tactic was used, stating: “We’ll be bringing it out in fall” and gave December 20 as the date with “on that day or earlier.” Warlords of Draenor was then released on November 13, 2014.
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Xur arrives today, on November 6th, to Destiny and offers his goods. We reveal his inventory and location.
It’s slowly vacation time in Destiny; nothing crazy new has happened in the last week, and there have been no new quests or exotic weapons. PvP events are now ongoing, with only the “Challenge Mode” for the raid still pending, which can be expected in December.
ARK is getting a new dinosaur that easily overshadows the T-Rex.
The Giganotosaurus is hungry
Those who have achieved everything in ARK: Survival Evolved with their tribe will be pleased with the latest announcement. The dino island is being expanded with a new inhabitant, the Giganotosaurus. As the name suggests, the beast is gigantic and towers over the Tyrannosaurus by several heads. It will be the hardest creature to tame in the game and thus an addition to the endgame.
To tame a Giganotosaurus, a well-prepared crew is needed, as the fight becomes more difficult the longer it lasts. With each passing second, the giant’s power grows, and its bites become more devastating.
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But even if the behemoth is tamed, players are not safe – occasionally, the creature breaks free and turns against friendly tribe members. If the beast gets fed up, it is also known to throw the rider off and pursue its own goals. Taming the Giganotosaurus is therefore never truly complete and poses a perpetual danger – is this risk worth it?
Apart from the dinosaur, the latest patch brings new swords, as well as numerous shields – both ancient and modern.
The new release date of Battleborn is, according to publisher Take Two Interactive, now the May 3, 2016. No reasons have been given so far.
Battleborn is part of a series of games that want to revitalize the team shooter genre. Battleborn relies on the quirky look from Borderlands for its world and character design and aims to combine a dynamic shooter with character development over a match and the character diversity of a MOBA.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , there will soon be options to exchange weapon parts, and players will be able to give away Etheric Light and Worm Spore.
The Weekly Update for Destiny was released early this week with some promises.
November Update and December Update previewed
It is known how exhausted the Guardians’ supplies of weapon parts have become: Banshee-44 will become the weapon part dealer. He accepts Glimmer as payment. This will happen in the November Update. There will also be easing of quests and loot runs, which have already been promised. The patch is expected to arrive before November 26, before Thanksgiving. It will also contain other things that have not yet been promised, as they cryptically hint.
For December, there is also an update planned. Here, Petra Venj will be interested in the useless upgrade material “Etheric Light” of the players. Eris Morn will accept surplus Worm Spore. What the two ladies will offer in return is not disclosed.
In the December update, one can also expect changes to weapon balance and class balance…
Trials of Osiris – in numbers
A few numbers are revealed about the past Trials of Osiris. The next round will begin Friday at 19:00 – the Trials of Osiris will take place weekly again:
133,444 have made it to the Lighthouse on Mercury at least once (that is 9-0), which is 16.25% of all players who tried, as 820,986 players participated in the Trials.
In May, before the changes, more managed to reach Mercury, at that time it was 188,442.
That was almost everything from the Weekly Update this time. The Community Manager DeeJ is going on vacation. When he comes back, the live team will talk about what Year 2 in Destiny will bring.
It is a phenomenon, but virtual fishing is a feature that has many fans in many games and is finding more and more followers. The MMO World of Fishing revolves entirely around it.
Fishing apparently has something fascinating about it: One often stands for hours by a pond or at the sea, holding a rod in the water and waiting for a fish to bite. This one hangs prepared on the wall to show everyone what a great angler one is. Smaller fish, of course, go into the pan. Fishing online also excites many players, especially in MMOs. With World of Fishing, an online game has now started its Open Beta, which is mainly about this sport.
Who catches the biggest fish?
In this, World of Fishing mixes classic MMORPG elements with fishing. You create a character who wants to become the best angler in the world. You start with rudimentary equipment and a small boat and try to get money by catching as many big fish as possible to buy better equipment. You can even upgrade your character like in an MMO.
When fishing, you have to “fight” with the fish, as they have an AI that makes them difficult to pull out of the water. Therefore, you have to develop special strategies for different fish species. The more exotic and rarer the fish you catch, the better your reward will be. But you only catch the truly rare fish at special locations in the world, for which you also need special equipment and boats. In addition, you compete in competitions against other players to show that you are the best angler.
Off to the Open Beta!
“World of Fishing is the right game for cold winter evenings when hobby anglers and online gamers compete for the big catch,” says Patrick Streppel, CEO of Insel Games Ltd, who is handling the game’s operation with the OBT. “The feedback in the CBT clearly showed that there is a need for deeper gameplay than other casual titles currently offer – and with over 100 improvements, we have made “WoF” the ultimate fishing MMO!”
https://youtu.be/dMkM_xF0gIk
If you want to see for yourself what the MMO is like and go fishing virtually, you can sign up directly for the Open Beta of World of Fishing at worldoffishing.net!
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However, some of his fans doubt that the 2.12m tall heavyweight athlete actually plays Destiny, as busy as he is with family, work, and more. Big Show’s response: Lol, I belong to the top 1% in K/D, Grimore, and Light! I really play, believe me.
Anyone interested can pre-order Overwatch – for the consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and it’s not going to be cheap.
Heroes on the Gamepad
It can be surprising how quickly things can be revealed: As of today, you can pre-order the shooter at GameStop, specifically for the consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Although this is not yet listed on the shop’s website, those venturing out into the real world can visit a trusted GameStop store and pay for their pre-order of the game, as reported by the US site Kotaku. It seems that GameStop has preempted a significant announcement planned for BlizzCon.
Console gamers will be pleased: Overwatch is effectively confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One.
At least in America, the game is being offered for $60, which suggests that it will not be a free-to-play title, but a full-price game. The free-to-play model was already doubted by developers beforehand, as the continual switching of heroes is a core component of the game and would pose a challenge to a free-to-play model.
Similar titles to Overwatch include Evolve and Battleborn. Evolve has also been released for consoles and follows a classic buy-to-play payment model with additional microtransactions, and Battleborn’s plans look very similar.
This likely means that a significant announcement for the upcoming BlizzCon has already been revealed ahead of time – somewhere at Blizzard, some phone lines are probably getting quite a workout…
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Before a lead-filled Christmas, both Sony and Microsoft claim shooter supremacy for their consoles Xbox One and Playstation 4.
For those who haven’t noticed: Christmas is approaching rapidly, and now the big hits of the year are coming, the newest installments of the shooter franchises, just in time for the holiday season: Halo, Call of Duty, Battlefront – and also games like Fallout 4 with shooter elements have either been released or are just around the corner.
This is how PS4 and Xbox One want to claim the shooter throne
Both current-gen consoles claim for themselves, “We are the shooter console.” So it’s clear for Aaron Greenberg from Microsoft that shooters are the number one genre. And anyone who wants to play Halo, Gears of War, and Call of Duty, along with Battlefront, can only do so on the Xbox One.
Halo 5 is an Xbox-exclusive title, and Gears of War 4 is also supposed to be released only for Xbox One.
At Sony, they see it differently. “In this generation, the shooter audience is moving to the Playstation 4,” says Sony representative Lauren Bradley in a recent interview. Special attention is placed on Star Wars Battlefront. They reportedly had tears in their eyes when the Battlefront Sony spot aired, so moved were they at Sony. The spot fits perfectly with the nostalgia of the twentieth anniversary of the Playstation.
http://youtu.be/mByznNYCWTY
Sony, as evident from the spot, is focusing on exclusive marketing deals rather than exclusive titles in the console war for shooter players. For example, Sony lures with Call of Duty with map packs that come a month earlier, and with Destiny, they made a deal with Bungie, so that players on PS3 and PS4 get some extra content.
For years, both consoles have been vying for exclusive deals with the major shooter franchises. If one company has a beta exclusive, the other must follow up with exclusive DLC for the next game.
Available in Destiny only for Playstation players, the Jade Rabbit.
Shooter War under the Christmas Tree
My MMO thinks:If one looks at this with open eyes, the players are the ones suffering in this console war for shooter supremacy. Because consoles are currently luring their followers on both sides with “exclusive” deals. So essentially with game content that is finished, but is withheld from the followers of the other console for a certain period or even forever.
Or there are exclusive titles that friends of the other console cannot play at all, even though there would surely be a target audience for them. All of this leads to intense tensions among the fan groups of both consoles.
For hardcore fans, the players and heads of the other console are the villains taking away their fun. People then like to tally up what the other group has done wrong, what they have taken liberties with, and what they have mocked, while pointing out that it is absolutely legitimate that they now also have something exclusive.
Well, what is the festival of love for some is the most important battle of the year for others in a war that seemingly has no end. Merry Christmas.
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During the night from Thursday to Friday, between 4:00 AM and 5:30 AM, the servers will be down, and the patch 0.5.1 is expected to arrive in the morning of November 6th. This patch will change many details regarding account points and the defense pass level, introduce new sounds to the game, adjust the screws of daily missions, and much more.
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World of Warships features battles from one end of the world to the other
Three new maps are coming to the game. Fireland is inspired by South America, “The Trap” recreates historical battles between Japan and the USA, with a volcano rumbling in the background. And Northern Lights will be the first night battle of World of Warships – including the natural phenomenon Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights.
A new mode called “Zone” is coming to the free-to-play MMO. In the center of the map, there is a large base, but it can only be captured in the last 2 minutes of a battle. So for the main part of the match, it’s about working towards that end.
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Overwatch offers room for many memorable plays – a Reinhardt player cleared all enemies with a single charge.
When a Tank Loses Patience …
The various role titles like “Tank” or “Support” are somewhat ambiguous in Overwatch. Ultimately, the game is not a MOBA, but a shooter, so even “Support” characters can rack up decent kills or well-played Tanks can plow through enemies. This is exactly what happened to the player Renbot, who grabbed the German knight Reinhardt to protect his team with shield and charge.
However, since Reinhardt is anything but a coward who simply hides behind his shield, Renbot seized the opportunity to attack an enemy Symmetra with the charge – but that was not the only enemy he encountered on his long journey toward the deadly abyss. See for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQXq2wzjYQo
With such actions, even new shooters can achieve great success in Overwatch, and this is likely to bring the game the influx and accessibility that players have come to expect from other Blizzard products.
Currently, the closed Overwatch Beta is taking place, with new waves of players regularly being accepted.
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In the fantasy MMORPG Guild Wars 2 , work is being done on a 64-bit client to reduce memory-related crashes.
Issue with Guild Wars 2: Some players are indeed experiencing crashes, especially when a zone overflows with events and players. ArenaNet has now developed a 64-bit client that should resolve such issues for some users by utilizing the higher memory limits of 64-bit processors.
The client is currently in beta. It is not intended to improve the game’s graphics or performance but is primarily aimed at addressing crashes.
At ArenaNet there is a comprehensive FAQ on the subject, which is also available in German. It explains, among other things, how to download the beta version of the 64-bit client for Guild Wars 2 and which PC configurations it is suitable for.
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In Warframe , Movember is celebrated with some success. Last year, it made it into the Guinness Book.
Men are often reluctant to seek health check-ups, avoiding cancer screenings due to fears of “bending over” or a negative diagnosis, and they tend to lead inactive lives. The Movember initiative aims to combat this, raising awareness about the risks, and has been doing so successfully for many years.
Its symbol is not just any ribbon, but a powerful moustache.
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The Free2Play MMO Warframe is also supporting this Movember campaign again this year. Last year, it raised just over $11,000 and set a world record for the “Largest gathering of people wearing fake moustaches in a video game simultaneously.”
Players can log into Warframe, receive a moustache for free, and four more are available for donations.
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Funcom, the studio behind MMOs like The Secret World or Age of Conan, has received an extension on its debts.
This will initially please fans of The Secret World, as Funcom requested an extension from its creditors to maintain cash flow for 2015. This deferral has now been granted, unanimously.
Funcom asked creditors for a deadline extension from December 22, 2015, to December 15, 2016, and a reduction from $0.37 per share to $0.24.
Bots and the sale of gold for real money is a problem in many MMORPGs, including Neverwinter. However, the developers are now taking aggressive action against it.
After complaints from players in the official forum of the MMORPG Neverwinter, who expressed criticism about being banned in the game, the developers responded. They explained that they are reviewing account data and have determined that this cannot be regular player behavior. Everything points to botting, which is why some accounts had to be permanently banned.
The Cryptic Studios enforce the game rules
Additionally, there were some temporary bans. Based on account data, they also found that some players had purchased gold through third-party sellers. This violates the rules, and Cryptic Studios does not want to tolerate such behavior in the game. Therefore, some temporary bans had to be issued, which, however, only last for three days.
The Neverwinter police are on the lookout for the wrongdoers
The Cryptic Studios also remind players that purchasing gold through third parties always comes with a high security risk. Therefore, one should refrain from doing so for this reason alone. Additionally, the astral diamonds that can be acquired in this way may originate from hacked accounts of other players or may even have been obtained through credit card fraud.
If you believe you have been unjustly banned, you should contact customer support. They can clarify the situation. Within about 24 hours, you should expect a resolution of the case. The Cryptic Studios demonstrate through this situation that they insist on adherence to the game rules and that violations will be punished.
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The online shooter Star Wars Battlefront is set to be the video game hit for the Christmas season on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Two target groups are expected to contribute to this, reaching audiences that other shooters cannot.
“Former gamers and young players” – these are expected to give Battlefront an edge over other shooter competitors, EA has revealed.
The “lapsed gamers” used to play the “big games” but haven’t played in a while – a title like Battlefront, being a typical console game, could attract them. On the other hand, younger players will also be drawn in, as Battlefront will receive a T-rating (for ages 13 and up), while other shooters carry an M-rating (for ages 17 and up).
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The upcoming RPG shooter Fallout 4 heavily draws inspiration from Destiny regarding weapons and shooting mechanics. They are orienting themselves to the gunplay and even brought a Destiny developer on board as the lead weapon smith.
Despite all the issues that can be pointed out about Destiny, the gunplay and shooting mechanics were always on a pedestal, beyond any doubt. You can now see this in the “next generation” of games that are inspired by Destiny or, in other words, trying to copy the system.
At Bethesda, they took it a step further and also brought in one of the Destiny designers. In March, Josh Hamrick left the Destiny forge Bungie and has since been working on Fallout 4 , primarily focusing on the weapon system.
Destiny is the benchmark for gunplay in Fallout 4
At Bethesda, Destiny was chosen as the benchmark for their own shooter; both games also ran at 30 FPS, which they considered ideal. However, Fallout focused more on quantity. This was explained by Fallout 4 Director Todd Howard to the print magazine Game Informer.
They are not a team that lingers eternally on designing eight weapons. It is always about scaling that up. They know they will have thousands of weapons, so they needed a weapon system that could handle that.
Fallout 4 aims for top-tier gunplay
The gunplay in Fallout 3, Howard explains, was “meh”, rather mediocre. From the very beginning, Fallout 4 stated: “We cannot excuse ourselves by saying we are an RPG. We need a really good shooter mechanics.” A lot of time was spent on that.
Fallout 4 will be released on November 10 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Then everyone can see for themselves whether it can measure up to the gunplay of Destiny.
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WildStar is getting its next content update soon, providing PvP players with a new arena.
Too risky for Protostar
The first major content update since the transition to Free2Play is coming to WildStar soon. After focusing on expanding PvE in the past, it is now time to provide PvP players with fresh content. The last update there, the battlefield Dolchsteinpass with the game mode “Sabotage,” is almost a year in the past.
The arena looks significantly larger than the others.
A new developer blog brings good news: The Cryoplex Arena is nearly finished! The map is located in southern Olyssia, in the area of the Sharptop Peaks. The place was basically a test ground for the Nexus project. Here, the Eldan tested the first effects of the element of primal earth.
Protostar actually wanted to make the area easier for its resources, but the inhospitable landscape prevented that – thus, the old Eldan lab, now only called Kryoplex, is still full of secrets.
At least in the pictures, it looks like the new arena is significantly larger than its predecessors. You can carry the battle to your enemies over several levels and give them a proper lecture amid Eldan ruins.
Although there is no exact date for the patch yet, it is said to be “soon.”
You can find more about the game and the current changes on our WildStar topic page.
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