Guns of Icarus

Guns of Icarus needs players with stamina this weekend

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How would you like to help test a new feature of steampunk airship shooter Guns of Icarus? The latest Muse newsletter has all the details, and the long and short of it is that the devs need your assistance this Saturday, April 4th at 2:00 p.m. EDT. "We'll be pulling everyone into the dev app so they can try out...

Need a Guild Wars 2 story refresher? Here you go.

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Whether you've played through Guild Wars 2's living story to date and haven't kept every detail straight or you need some help in untangling the game's narrative, there's no shame in using ArenaNet's new storyline refresher post to bring you up to speed in time for the Heart of Thorns expansion. The article starts with the appearance of everyone's second-favorite...
Springtime for ArcheAge.

ArcheAge producer examines the Archon class

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Trion's latest ArcheAge PR push centers around "underplayed off-meta PvP builds that synergize exceptionally well with the introduction of Secrets of Ayanad." The first such build is the Archon, which results from a player choosing the Archery, Defense, and Witchcraft skill trees. "Archons are dueling specialists and lose effectiveness when involved in multi-opponent PvP," writes producer Merv Lee Kwai. "It's...

Mu Online adds the Grow Lancer and a new season

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Mu Online's about to get a bit bigger next Tuesday with the advent of Season X. See kids? Roman numerals haven't gone out of style! The big addition with Season X is the new Grow Lancer class, the third female profession of the game. The Grow Lancer is a melee fighter who uses a massive lance to deal physical and...
Vainglory

Vainglory 1.3.0 adds Vox, match viewing, and more

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If for some reason you want to play a MOBA on your mobile device, well, I guess Vainglory has you covered. The title's 1.3.0 update features a new sniper hero named Vox as well as profile screen updates, balance changes, and private match viewing. The game's latest news blurb features a full breakdown on these features and more, plus an...
Prettier than this.

Codemasters CEO leaves company to join Jagex

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There's a new boss in town at Jagex. Rod Cousens, previously the CEO of Codemasters, has moved shop to be the new CEO of Jagex. His now-vacant post at Codemasters will be occupied by the company's COO, Frank Sagnier. Jagex, best known for RuneScape, has recently undergone several layoffs and cancelled its Transformers Universe title before it had even left...
Sad Cortana

Microsoft forces modded Halo Online launcher offline

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Remember last week when Microsoft announced that Halo Online was a Russian exclusive? That didn't sit so well with a group of tech-savvy franchise fans, who promptly formed a modding team and set about ridding the game's leaked files of their "geo-restrictions." The team got as far as releasing a Halo Online launcher dubbed ElDorito before Microsoft served host Github with...

Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain opens for business

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Blackrock Mountain, the second solo adventure pack for Hearthstone, is now live in the game. Well, we should say that the first wing is live, as the studio will gradually open up new portions of the game in coming weeks. The adventure draws from classic World of Warcraft dungeons, including Molten Core. Players can use in-game gold to buy individual...

The Stream Team: Finding a flock of faithful in Skyforge

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During her first foray into Skyforge, MassivelyOP's MJ obtained her first follower. For an up-and-coming diety, a flock of followers is a necessity, so now she's on the hunt to gather a whole gaggle of faithful to her cause. The fact that she doesn't quite have a cause yet is irrelevant! If you want to check out more of this...

‘Big damn patch’ arrives in H1Z1

There are patches, there are big patches, and then there are big damn patches. H1Z1 updated with the latter today, adding in several significant features including a brand-new male model for those sick of living in a land of identical clones. A face-lift isn't the only notable mention in the patch notes, however. H1Z1 has significantly altered it handles the...