Black Desert Mobile’s latest update drops in the Field of Valor for a limited time.
The Field of Valor can be joined as a party of five and encompasses killing monsters for 30 minutes. In order to participate you will need to collect and spend tokens which can be gained from log-in rewards and rare drops from enemies and chests. Party members in Field of Valor share rewards so you don’t need to kill everything yourself in order to reap the benefits.
Joining the Field of Valor is the Shakatu’s Shop event. Players can make purchases at the shop to obtain random gear with the possibility of obtaining some of the most powerful items in the game. Shakatu’s Shop is also available for the next week.
Netmarble this week launched Magic: ManaStrike, the first in the franchise to be released on iOS and Android. The game takes place in a timeline where the Planeswalkers defeat Nicol Bolas. Bolas creates a parralel universe to find the Planeswalker’s weakness. ManaStrike offers fast paced and easy to learn gameplay in real time battles in three minute matches with players around the world.
“Netmarble and Wizards of the Coast worked closely for a long time to ensure Magic: ManaStrike is a new gameplay style that will be enjoyable for all players, but stays true to Magic: The Gathering’s roots and is authentic and enjoyable to fans,” said Joe Lee, Executive Producer at Netmarble. “Thanks to our partnership, we are excited to deliver a Magic: The Gathering experience that introduces real-time battles for mobile players, yet maintains core features from the original IP for fans.”
Players can expect a slew of events to celebrate ManaStrike’s launch. ManaStrike is available on iOS and Android in English, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Russian and Portuguese.
“With Magic: ManaStrike, we were impressed with Netmarble’s ability to encapsulate Magic: The Gathering‘s 25-year history into a mobile game that stays true to what Magic fans want in other mediums,” said Eugene Evans, VP of Business Development and Strategy at Wizards of the Coast. “Seeing our cards and Planeswalkers stepping into the 3D battlefield, along with our card effects translated from strategic turn-based gameplay into real-time combat, is a delight to see and we can’t wait to see how Magic: ManaStrike develops over time.”
Today marks the launch of the Sorceress class for Black Desert Mobile, as announced by Pearl Abyss earlier this month.
The Sorceress uses a combination of magic and melee to defeat her opponents, and generates shards of darkness that can be spent on buffs to make her attacks even more powerful. In addition to the new class, players can also enjoy magical enhancements. Throughout February and March Pearl Abyss will be hosting a Black Desert Mobile championship. This is a team competition so you will need to recruit some other members. Winners will be rewarded with pearls and special titles.
Summoners War: Chronicles was announced this week by Com2uS. Chronicles is set 70 years before the original Summoners War, a real time battle game that has gained a fair amount of attention thanks to the strong IP it is based on. Players choose up to three characters to take into battle from a growing roster of characters.
“Summoners War: Chronicles will bring a different gameplay experience and fun to many global users who enjoy MMORPGs,” said Jack Lee, the head of division at Com2uS. “We are working hard to provide high game quality and meet the expectations of many game fans around the world.”
Com2uS aims to launch Summoners War: Chronicles in the second half of 2020. Stay tuned for more information.
Black Desert Mobile has launched its latest update introducing Siege War and Asula’s Den to the handheld spinoff.
Siege War is a large scale battle for guilds fighting for control over two regions, Balenos and Serendia. Guilds must be at least level five and have at least ten players to compete through a bidding process, as well as own a node that is at least tier 2. The highest three bidding guilds will be able to compete for the big prize; owning the entire region and collecting its taxes for the duration of their control.
Asula’s Den meanwhile is a side scrolling mini-game which awards a gold box of precious items should you come out victorious. Asura’s Den is only available in manual control mode.
And finally players can sign up here to receive information about the upcoming sorceress class. Sign up for information and you’ll receive a code containing update rewards.
Netmarble has officially announced its next title: Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, coming to mobile in 2020 with pre-registration now available.
Seven Deadly Sins emphasizes combining cards and characters for special moves, as well as extensive interaction with the main Seven Deadly Sins crew. Netmarble also boasts the return of original Japanese voice actors to once again play their characters.
“It is an honor to be a part of brand’s history of The Seven Deadly Sins franchise that made global success with the upcoming launch of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. The game made the initial success with taking the #1 spot in the App Store and Google Play charts in Japan, and we are eager to see how fans across the globe take to traveling with Meliodas and his team when we launch the game this year,” said Young Jae Park, Executive Producer of Netmarble Corp.
Players who pre-register will receive:
1x Meliodas in-game character, the main hero of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross
1x in-game costume and weapon for Meliodas
30 Diamonds (The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross’ premium currency, 10 Draws value)
100,000 Gold (The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross’s in-game currency)
An exclusive box that offers in-game items, including a special costume for Elizabeth, a the main heroine of The Seven Deadly Sins
And it literally suggests starting out with auto-quest on before you’ve even taken your first step. Yes, Avabel makes no pretence on being fun to play, just throw that auto-play on and maybe toss developer Asobimo a few hundred bucks for the privilege of having a dull, uninspired ripoff of a mobile game play itself.
Now that Bluestacks is bridging the gap between low effort mobile games and low effort PC games, any fly by night developer can pay $100 to have their mobile title developed on the budget of a White Castle slider foisted onto the Steam Store where it will get buried under a sea of other low effort cash grabs with the only hopes of coverage in the form of ridicule from some loser living in his own basement.
Final Score: 0/10 – I’m sure at least one desperate fanboy will tell me that this game is better than anything that came out on PC.
Black Desert Mobile is officially here, as the game goes live globally. Black Desert Mobile generated successful response with 4.5 million pre-registrations and has enjoyed a successful launch in multiple countries including Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
To celebrate the successful launch, Pearl Abyss is rewarding mobile gamers with a series of in-game items and gifts from the Bunny Bunny Ornament, a Tier 1 Horse Emblem, a Verdon Outfit Chest, and Krenvatz Barding. Additionally, those with Amazon Prime will be able to redeem monthly goodies starting immediately. Black Desert Mobile is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Thai, and Indonesian, with Portuguese to be added in 2020.
Monetization in Elder Scrolls Blades is getting a little less ridiculous this week as Bethesda released patch 1.5. The latest patch completely removes chest timers, allowing players to immediately open them. In addition, players who spent gems on increasing chest limits will have those gems refunded. Even better, ESB has promised that the update will add more chests to each level, each with a guaranteed gem, along with more loot dropped from enemies, and bosses in each job that may drop legendary equipment. You’ll also have 20 more inventory spaces to store that extra loot.
The full list of changes can be found on the patch notes page here.
Black Desert Mobile is now available for pre-load and character creation.
The mobile port of Black Desert goes live on December 11 at 00:00 UTC, but you can go through the painstaking, multi-hour process of creating your character right now. Eager gamers can download the client from the Android or iOS store and get the client ready, as well as create up to three characters from the get-go to start their grinding career once the servers go live in a couple of days.
There are five characters available at launch for Black Desert Mobile: The warrior, ranger, witch, giant, and valkyrie.
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