Tag: Update

Black Desert Online To Shutter Its Battle Royale Mode


In a rare show of self awareness for the industry, Kakao has announced that its Battle Royale mode for Black Desert Online will shut down. Originally released just a few months ago, Shadow Arena pits 50 players against one another with their eyes on shiny rewards. Unfortunately while Kakao had intended the mode to receive updates over time, the inconvenient truth is that the game was just taking too much focus and pulling the game away from the company’s vision.

“We had originally planned to provide continuous updates to Shadow Arena to keep it fresh and fun, but over time we had to consider how to balance making improvements to it, whilst working on fresh content. We felt that the focus on new updates was deviating from our original direction, partially due to the time being dedicated towards this mode. In addition, the recent rise of 3rd party software added to our concerns, making us further contemplate on its place within the scope of Black Desert Online.”

Shadow Arena will shut down on April 10, which those of you with calendars will note is this week. Wednesday, in fact. A compensation package will be released to players due to the sudden announcement of this removal.

Source: Black Desert Online

Old School RuneScape Wins BAFTA Game Award


Old School RuneScape has been named EE Mobile Game of the Year at the 2019 BAFTA Games Awards. Since its launch on mobile in October 2018, Old School RuneScape has been downloaded and installed on 6.4 million devices. Jagex CEO Phil Mansell said:

“This is astounding recognition by our players of all the great work and effort invested in bringing Old School RuneScape to mobile and making it a great British success story, and we want to say thank you to everybody who voted for us – it is very, very humbling. Since we launched on mobile just a few months ago, we have seen players return to Old School in their droves, with nearly six and a half million installs, and a resurgence of membership over the Christmas and New Year period that broke all records for the franchise. We’re looking forward to bringing new adventures to Old School RuneScape over the coming years, as well launching RuneScape on mobile devices in the months ahead.”

Source: Jagex Press Release

TERA Reloaded Hits Xbox One and Playstation 4


En Masse Entertainment has finally launched the biggest update ever for TERA on consoles. Tera: Reloaded introduces the Elin Gunner class and brings with her intense firepower. Whether or not you’re interested in the high-caliber cutie, you’ll be able to indulge in the new enchanting system, Guardian Legion Missions offering daily quests, and new endgame dungeons with a hot new gear system.

Twitch Prime members will also find a number of promotional goodies coming to Twitch Prime April 2. The package includes cosmetics, codes, and more for all of En Masse Entertainment games. TERA players can check out the trailer at the link below or just boot up your console and start playing.

Snapshots: The Fifteenth Scapeversary


Today, March 29, 2019, marks fifteen years to the day since the official launch of RuneScape 2. It’s incredible to think how much the game and Jagex as a company has changed and evolved over the last decade and a half, but if you want to take a walk down nostalgia road (or visit for the first time), I recommend checking out the following imgur galleries showcasing screenshots from the RuneScape 2 beta with comparisons between the two versions and snapshots from the early days.

Age of Conan Adds Don’t Die Challenge


Age of Conan is back on track with content updates. Today, Funcom has added in Unconquered mode. In Unconquered mode, you’ll create a new character and go through the game as normal. The goal here is to get as far as you can without dying, with your character receiving rewards the further they get in the form of vanity armor sets, weapons, and badges.

This isn’t hardcore mode, however, but closer to an achievement system found in Lord of the Rings Online. If your character dies, you’ll just stop receive the Unconquered rewards. Nothing else changes.

Create a new character, mark them as Unconquered, level up, and earn new rewards! The only catch:  If your Unconquered character dies, the run’s over.  You won’t be able to continue earning rewards with that character.

How long will you survive?

Source: Age of Conan

RuneScape Dumps Bounty Hunter, Redistributes Rewards


The past few months has seen Jagex taking a look at old content and changing it for the better. January saw a massive overhaul to mining & smithing, while this month sees the overhaul of firemaking. Unfortunately, the developer was unable to fix everything.

This week marks the removal of Bounty Hunter, a PvP mini-game that has seen multiple overhauls since its introduction in 2007, but Jagex admits just hasn’t been successful in making fun. Mandrith, the NPC in charge of Bounty Hunter, is taking on a new job of handing out slayer tasks specifically for Wilderness hunting.

Also as part of the update, certain rewards that were specific to Bounty Hunter may now be earned through various other activities in-game. Some items can be crafted, while others must be purchased through various venders. A full list of the reward distribution is available at the link below.

Source: RuneScape

MapleStory Retro-Theme Arcade Adventures Live


Nexon’s MapleStory has launched its latest event: Arcade Adventures.

The Retro World Event runs until April 9 and can be enjoyed by players with characters of level 61 and above that will take them to 8-bit pixelated worlds where they can hunt monsters, collect coins, practice their dodging and jumping, avoid traps, and more.

  • Promote the Game!: Players will be able to hunt monsters near their level to retrieve Retro World Promo Coupons and receive coins for a special reward.

  • Eliminate Bug Monsters!: Retro World monsters will begin to appear in Maple World. Players who eliminate the monsters can acquire EXP, mesos and coins.

  • Call of the Goddess: Maplers can learn a special event skill from the ancient Retro World Goddess. As they use this skill, players will be able to earn additional coins after eliminating monsters.

In addition, Retro World brings forth the Demon King’s Tower dungeon, and Detective Rave’s Case Notes theme dungeon.

For more information, check out the official website.

Marvel Future Fight Brings In Captain Marvel


Future Fight’s latest update introduces several new characters including Nick Fury (Modern), Minn-Erva (Modern), and Korath (Captain Marvel). The update also introduces a Marvel legendary battle consisting of backgrounds and characters from the movie. Captain Marvel can now be upgraded to Tier-3.

The update also brings improvements to the Hero Codex to display more information about characters. Also, a new Special Mission Quest Pack and CTPs are being added. There is also the Collector’s Vault, with more to be revealed in the near future.

Source: Netmarble Press Release

Neverwinter Announces Undermountain Expansion


Perfect World Entertainment has announced the latest expansion to hit Neverwinter: Undermountain.

Undermountain promises to be the largest expansion to date and introduces five new adventure zones, a social hub in the Yawning Portal Tavern, a new endgame dungeon, an overhaul of class powers and feats, revamped bonus system, a richer loot drop experience, and more. In addition, players will be able to increase their power with the raised level cap at 80.

Anyone who can’t wait is welcome to join the public test server on March 1 when the update will go live for testing.

Source: Neverwinter