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Portal Knights Developer Insights Part 2
Final Fantasy XIV Patch 3.2 Now Live
Project Genom Announces Steam Early Access Date
Battleborn Toby Skills Overview
Black Desert Online Announces Launch Events
Tom Clancy’s The Division Beta First Look w/ Bottom Tier
Wondershot Launch Trailer
Heroes of Newerth Patch 3.8.4 Avatar Spotlight
Paragon Feng Mao Gameplay Highlights
Father.IO Trailer

Portal Knights Developer Insights Part 2

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 03:37 PM PST

Portal Knights‘ Creative Manager discusses worlds, crafting, and mining in the second part of a developer series. Watch part one here.

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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 3.2 Now Live

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 03:10 PM PST

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 3.2, titled "The Gears of Change," is the latest update for the game, adding new content in the form of new story quests, dungeons, primal battles, and much more.

The update also introduces options for new players to quickly acquaint themselves with online game play. At the Hall of the Novice, players can embark on specialized tutorial quests that ultimately help them to understand the techniques of playing in online groups. The hall also houses several NPCs that are designed to introduce new online gamers to MMO terms. The new mentor system also provides a more tailored approach to assist newcomers by pairing them with experienced players in dungeons and trials to foster a learning environment.
More exciting content to be implemented in Patch 3.2 includes:

Main Scenario Quests: The climax of the Dragonsong War draws closer, and adventurers find themselves in the midst of a storm of change.
Two high-level dungeons: Level 60 players can challenge the Antitower, a place of mystery abandoned by the Sharlayans now overrun by magical guardians, and the Lost City of Amdapor (Hard), where evil continues to lurk following the defeat of Diabolos.
Containment Bay S1T7: This new primal battle pits adventurers against Sephirot, the Fiend, the first of the Warring Triad who has been awoken from his vengeful dreams.
Alexander: Midas: The Illuminati are once again gearing up for war in an attempt to conquer the realm. Return to the iron fortress with your allies to take part in the brand-new raid.
Further Hildibrand Adventures: New side story quests lead the player to join Nashu at the Holy See of Ishgard on her search for the brave inspector
Beast Tribe Quests: Learn more about the trials and tribulations of the Nonmind, exiles from the Gnath colony, who aim to separate themselves from the Onemind.
Stone, Sky, Sea: A new training ground to test players’ might against an assortment of striking dummies tailored to the strength of legendary foes
The Feast: A new PvP arena to be implemented two weeks after patch 3.2, where the goal is to obtain opponent medals. Individual rating and ranks will be assigned to players and the highest-ranked participants will be awarded a special prize
New crafting recipes, hairstyles and more

Further details on Patch 3.2, The Gears of Change, can be found on the promotional website.

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Project Genom Announces Steam Early Access Date

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 02:46 PM PST

Project Genom announced today that it will be available on Steam Early Access in May 2016.

By that time the game will feature:

Character customization, which includes the change of gender, facial features, hairstyles, clothes and other aspects of appearance.
Updated animation, combat and world interaction systems.
Skill leveling system, which will include 12 paths divided into 6 skills with many nodes that can open new character abilities.
Organism changes – the development of internal organs of a character becomes an important part of the game. In each of the 6 organism systems you can boost your organs with medicines, undergo mutations or replace them with synthetic analogues. Depending on your choice, your character may acquire new abilities and possibilities for development.
Crafting system – you can extract resources and create weapons, armor, medicines, and other game items by learning different combinations of materials. Using one and the same blueprint, you may craft an item out of gold, wolfram, steel or titanium, with items having totally different properties.
Opportunity to play in party with your friends, which will make the game experience more interesting and could make tackling certain tasks easier.
Transport – big distances are easier to cover with a personal quad bike, which will increase character mobility.
Bosses – you can face off not only with regular mobs but also with incredibly powerful enemies. Find their weak spots, use the whole arsenal of your skills, join parties and fight for deliciously lucrative rewards.
Personal cabin – you will have your very own personal cabin that you are free to enlarge by opening up new sections and getting unique possibilities. You can always open your cabin to your friends to demonstrate your achievements.
World exploration – there is no one "correct" way to play the game. Every task may be completed in different ways, and the choice of this or that way affects not only skills and abilities you get but could also impact the fate of the whole world.

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Battleborn Toby Skills Overview

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 02:09 PM PST

Battleborn breaks down the unique skills of Toby, one of the Rogue faction’s best brawlers.

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Black Desert Online Announces Launch Events

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 01:33 PM PST

As Black Desert Online's second Closed Beta draws to a close, Daum Games would like to thank everyone who participated and helped improve the game by submitting their feedback.

"We have been overwhelmed by the massive support for Black Desert Online," said Min Kim, CEO of Daum Games Europe. "It was incredible to see so many players start digging into what the game has to offer during the Closed Beta tests, and their responses have been extremely valuable. We are very thankful for the help and we can't wait for everyone to experience the full game when it launches next week."

Daum Games is excited to announce that a special contest and activities are planned for Black Desert Online's release on March 3, 2016. These begin on launch day and will run until March 22.

And the Oscar goes to… – Upload a Black Desert Online music video to YouTube using the game's original score and BGM. The best entries will win limited edition Black Spirit statues and T-shirts.
Get movin! – Take a selfie of your character on any form of transportation. Rewards include various in-game items.
One for all and all for one – Take a screenshot with your guildmates. Rewards include various in-game items.

More information about rules and prizes will be revealed soon on the official forums.

Additionally, a new interview between the community and developer Pearl Abyss was published today on the official forums. Read the interview here to find out about planned updates, including the immense Valencia region, larger variety of available boats, and more.

Players have until February 26 at 8:00 a.m. UTC to place their pre-orders for Black Desert Online and receive a head start of up to 96 hours as well as exclusive items such as pets, horses, costumes, and weapon skins. Pre-order holders can also reserve their names ahead of launch.

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Tom Clancy’s The Division Beta First Look w/ Bottom Tier

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 01:05 PM PST

Bottom Tier’s Ragachak and ColtronXL enter Tom Clancy’s The Division beta to explore the story and Dark Zone. Does this Ubisoft MMO shooter live up to the hype and years of development? Check out their thoughts!

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Wondershot Launch Trailer

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 12:59 PM PST

Wondershot, a multiplayer battle arena, is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Heroes of Newerth Patch 3.8.4 Avatar Spotlight

Posted: 23 Feb 2016 12:49 PM PST

A showcase of the new avatars arriving in Heroes of Newerth Patch 3.8.4.