| MMORPG DAILY DIGEST | April 6, 2015 |
 | Pillars of Eternity is a game that does a lot of things right for not only its genre, but in general. MMOs and other types of games across our industry could learn a thing or two from what Obsidian has delivered to use in 2015. It's a game that's equal parts nostalgic and fresh, both approachable and challenging, and above all else, immensely engaging. Read more here |
 | If you're a handheld gamer, chances are you've heard of both the Etrian Odyssey series and the Mystery Dungeon series. These two games are at complete opposites of the RPG spectrum. Why then, when mashed together does Etrian Mystery Dungeon work so well? Read on for our full review. Read more here |
| While you can often pick up a first person shooter again a while after stopping, changes to a MOBA's itemization/passives, abilities, hero remakes, and even simply a frequently changing meta can make returning to a MOBA a daunting task. Read on for this week's Social Hub as to what could be done about this problem. Read more here |
 | I've certainly not hidden the fact that I love the new age zone design for Guild Wars 2. It looks as if what we've seen in Dry Top and the Silverwastes will continue in Heart of Thorns, and I couldn't be happier. Well, I could be happier, strictly speaking, but it's not ArenaNet's fault that I haven't won the lottery yet (#&*@$ real-life RNG...). Read more here |
| Blizzard has announced that the Blizzard Token will begin being sold in the Americas region (North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand) beginning after the weekly update on Tuesday, April 7th. The tokens will sell for $20 USD / $25 AUD. Players will be limited to purchasing ten tokens over 30-days but Blizzard will be assessing that number over time. Read more here |
| Daybreak Game Studio has announced that the DC Universe Online Munitions Power update will officially launch into the game on Tuesday, April 7th. Members will receive the update for free, while non-members will be able check out the Marketplace. Read more here |
| Turn-based wizard combat RPG, Chaos Reborn, has been updated with some big new features for Early Access players. Gold and experience have been added as well as procedurally generated staves and gear. Read more here |
| If you don't want to spoil your experience when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt debuts next month, you may wish to skip the video that IGN just posted featuring the first fifteen minutes of game play. They did manage to skip the introductory cinematic and went right to the heart of the first steps in the world. Check it out! Read more here |
| If you're a handheld gamer, chances are you've heard of both the Etrian Odyssey series and the Mystery Dungeon series. These two games are at complete opposites of the RPG spectrum. Why then, when mashed together does Etrian Mystery Dungeon work so well? Read on for our full review. Read more here |
| Gameforge and HEX Entertainment have announced that the first-ever PvE content will be coming to Hex: Shards of Fate. Called "Frost Ring Arena", the PvE expansion to the game will give players an opportunity to face off against AI opponents and will bring new cards into competitive game play with new troops, spells and effects. Read more here |
| Turbine has announced that the surprise DM for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Online content expansion called "Reign of Elemental Evil" will be none other than Wil Wheaton himself. Read more here |
| The Bethesda blog has been updated with a brand new Elder Scrolls Online video from the community to celebrate the game's first anniversary. Check it out below and leave your thoughts in the comments along with some of your "best of" moments from the past year in Tamriel. Read more here |
| In a new interview with PC Gamer, Obsidian's Feargus Urquhart revealed that a Pillars of Eternity expansion is already underway and that the team wants to "be there" as players finish up a first and perhaps even second play through within the next couple of weeks to a month. In addition, Urquhart revealed for the first time that a tabletop version of Pillars of Eternity is in the works. Read more here |
| Square Enix is teasing a new game being developed by one of its Western studios and has posted a rather cryptic image on its Twitter page. The news about the title will be slowly revealed over three days in an "interactive" format. The first information about the new game is set to come to light today on Square Enix's Twitch.tv channel, though no specific time has been announced. Read more here |
| While there may be a bevy of solid games going on many years of service to the MMO space, we're humans. And that means we're always looking for something bigger, better, and newer to hang our hopes for perfection upon. So today's quest is a simple one: what upcoming MMO are you anxiously waiting for, and why? Read more here |
| The Rift team has announced that players will be able to participate in a brand new Instant Adventure in Hammerknell when the next update goes live. According to a developer blog on the Rift site, Hammerknell and overall improvements to the Instant Adventure feature have made it possible for the event to contain more interesting objectives, both combat and non-combat. Read more here |
| Pillars of Eternity is a game that does a lot of things right for not only its genre, but in general. MMOs and other types of games across our industry could learn a thing or two from what Obsidian has delivered to use in 2015. It's a game that's equal parts nostalgic and fresh, both approachable and challenging, and above all else, immensely engaging. Read more here |
| I've certainly not hidden the fact that I love the new age zone design for Guild Wars 2. It looks as if what we've seen in Dry Top and the Silverwastes will continue in Heart of Thorns, and I couldn't be happier. Well, I could be happier, strictly speaking, but it's not ArenaNet's fault that I haven't won the lottery yet (#&*@$ real-life RNG...). Read more here |
| While you can often pick up a first person shooter again a while after stopping, changes to a MOBA's itemization/passives, abilities, hero remakes, and even simply a frequently changing meta can make returning to a MOBA a daunting task. Read on for this week's Social Hub as to what could be done about this problem. Read more here |
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