This Week In Red Dead: Outlaw Pass No. 5


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Twin Saga Patch Introduces Five New Dungeons


Gamigo this week revealed a new content drop introducing numerous new features and an in-game event.

Fans of Twin Saga can explore five new dungeons as well as collect exclusive pets as part of a crossover event with Aura Kingdom and Grand Fantasia with each pet originating from the various online worlds. Within the six new dungeons, players can find crafting recipes and armor parts. In the dungeon “Abyss,’ players can find new skill books, offering twelve new class skills.

Six new companions also join the fray and can assist in new PvP battlefields. Companions can also make use of the new Senshi point system.

More details can be found at the Twin Saga website.

(Source: Gamigo Press Release)

Charge $10 On Neverwinter For A Pet


December 15 marks the start of Neverwinter’s Winter Festival, and that can only mean one thing: A charge promo. From now until January 12, purchase $10 or more in Zen and receive a Simril Helper companion.

Get a little help this holiday season with the Winter Festival Charge Promo! Players who purchase $10 or more worth of Zen will get the SImril Helper companion. This companion will provide bonus Light of Simril during the Winter Festival!

Neverwinter on PC and Console is also celebrating the holidays with a double experience and 20% off services sale running from now until the 21st.

(Source: Simril Helper)

MMOments: RuneScape Companion App


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I finally had a chance to try out the RuneScape companion app on my iPad today. Currently the app isn’t an actual app, as in one that you download through the Google Play store or Apple store, but exists as a website you access through your device’s browser. The app allows access to a multitude of features, including your bank, the Grand Exchange, stock market, chat, and more. I tested this out using an iPad mini, and found performance to be mostly alright. There is a bit of annoyance in setting up the device, as you are required to have an authenticator set up to access features like the Grand Exchange, which is likely on the same device. You also have to talk to the tutorial NPC at the Grand Exchange and enable access through the game.

As a companion app for RuneScape on the go, this is turning out to be a pretty good program. Trading is done seamlessly via items stored in the bank, and anything purchased through the Grand Exchange is stored in your bank as well. Merchants can use the app on their phone while out of the house to continue making money flipping items (buy low, sell high), which is what many seem to already be doing. You can even simply use the app to keep up with your friends and clan using the chat program. The distractions & diversions window shows progress and reset timers on activities, making it possible to check progress without actually going in-game.

But none of this is useful if you want to have the companion app open while playing, as currently you cannot be logged into both simultaneously (which is unlikely to change). Logging into RuneScape will kick you out of the companion app. On the other hand, you can also access the companion app from your desktop browser, meaning that you don’t need one of those fancy smartphones or tablets to enjoy the convenience.

I have high hopes for the RuneScape companion app.

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Neverwinter Permanently Drops Prices


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Over at Neverwinter, prices are falling faster than snowflakes on something that repels snowflakes, I am not very good with analogies. What I can tell you is that companions are currently on sale for 60% off until December 30th, after which the deal will be almost as sweet. When the sale does end on Monday, prices will be permanently reduced by up to 47%. Reductions depend on the rarity level of the companion, but range from 29% off to 47% off for the rarest and most common respectively.

Companions will be priced between 800 and 2500 zen, which can still be obtained in-game by trading astral diamonds, following the update on December 30th.

(Source: Neverwinter)