Players of the hit MMO, FINAL FANTASY® XIV, can now battle one another in the Feast, a new PvP mode released with Patch 3.21. The player’s primary objective is to steal their opponent’s medals in teams of four or eight. The Feast dramatically shifts the playing field and a team’s strategy with the introduction of a variety of boosts from supply boxes, as well as detrimental effects where players can receive additional damage based on how many medals they hold and how much time has elapsed without a KO. Players who have unlocked the “Wolves’ Den” will automatically be able to access this new content.

Players of the Feast will also be able to participate in a ranked PvP system, introduced for the first time in FINAL FANTASY XIV with Patch 3.21 . The initial update will mark the beginning of the pre-season period, where players can get acquainted with the ranking system, before Season One officially commences in Patch 3.25. Top competitors will receive special awards at each season’s end. Player ranks will be updated daily on the Lodestone.

Further details on the Feast can be found here.

WEBZEN ONNET, an operator of online free-to-play games portal GamesCampus, today announced that its popular PC-action/role-playing golf title Shot Online will bring its latest content update and brand-new features on 15th March, 2016 (UTC).

Mixing professional golf with RPG and competitive mechanics, Shot Online brings the world of competitive sports straight to the user. Shot Online is a highly accurate simulation with deep role-playing elements, making it more than just an online sports game. These RPG qualities are what make Shot Online the addictive game it is, with community interaction alongside character levels and enhancements.

With the newest update, a long awaited expansion, Scenario 5 Quests will become available for the Shot Online communities, expanding a current storyline by more than 5,000 minutes and providing an additional 160 quests in total. Scenario 5 allows players to meet the NPC André Lieu for the first time, and to use the new function named ‘André’s Knowhow’. In addition, players who achieve the new title of World Pro III will receive a World Pro Ball [45%], a new World Driver and an enhanced World Pro Buff as a reward.

The March content update also brings AI Golfman and AI Partner. AI Golfman is a bot that appears when 1 of a 4-player team leaves the game after the 9th hole of an 18-hole round, allowing players to continue to receive EXP x4 or other benefits. Normal, Hard, and Normal/Hard Random courses are only available with Stroke and 18-hole rounds.

AI Partner is a bot that can play entire rounds with another player, allowing them to receive the benefits of co-playing. Players are permitted only 1 partner per account, and can call their partner by opening the Partner Contact Item and selecting from four difficulty levels.

Along with these new features, the update will introduce many improvements to the game, including an EXP system adjustment between the Global and EU servers.

To celebrate the arrival of this new update, the Shot Online team is hosting the following in-game events: Starting off with a bang, existing players can boost their characters to higher scenario levels with two available Scenario Jumping Books, allowing them to begin from Lv. 102 or Lv. 120. In addition, the New Caddie EXP Event will get under way, with the usual 3D Caddie Contract.

Full features and events will arrive on 15^th March, and interested players are invited to check out the Shot Online official website at: http://shotonline.gamescampus.com/

Copenhagen-based developer Game Swing and indie publisher Curve Digital look forward to welcoming PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC gamers to the fantasy sports world of the ’70s this April with the brilliant, bonkers sports game Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure. Hitting PC on April 1, PlayStation®4 on April 5, and Xbox One on April 8, Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure brings a stylish and perilous reimagining of the classic ball game to players of all ages.

Using simple twin-stick controls and featuring a vibrant, ’70s inspired art style, Stikbold! is a fast-paced approximation of the game of dodgeball, complete with off-court hazards, random events and boss battles. Up to four players can partake in brutal yet outlandish rounds of dodgeball, where fast reactions, tactics and teamwork combine to create a sports game unlike any other. Always enjoyable but truly shining as a local multiplayer game, Stikbold! is slated to become the next couch multiplayer game of choice.

The game originally began as an entry into the Nordic Game jam three years ago, winning the award for being the “most fun” out of all submissions. Realizing that they had created the framework for something special, the team decided to develop the prototype into a full game, and three years later, Stikbold! is the result.

“From game jam to console – it’s been quite the ride,” says Jacob Herold, CEO and founder of Game Swing. “Whether it’s been at PAX or GDC, everyone who’s had the opportunity to play early builds of Stikbold! has enjoyed its accessibility, playability and sense of humor, comparing it to old school multiplayer games like Bomberman. We can’t wait to get it into the hands of console and PC players this April.”

Edge Case Games, developers of the team-based space combat game, Fractured Space, revealed that today’s eagerly anticipated game update introduces Custom Matches, one of the features most requested by the game’s community.

The system has been designed for matches with friends, including both friendly encounters and clan training. It allows for everything from one-on-one games to full five-on-five matches.

A Steam Community Group, Fractured Fight Club, has been set up to facilitate challenges and the establishment of casual teams.

Team leaders will decide the number of players and game mode before the game begins, and players can invite others to the lobby to quickly and easily fill out a match. During this process, ranks and Matchmaking Rating (MMR) will be fully visible to assist with balancing.

“Fractured Space is at its heart a team game, and Custom Matches will bring a number of important player benefits, from playing fun matches with friends to full-on clan training exercises,” said Sam Bennett, Community Director at Edge Case Games. “Thanks to our open development model, ECG is able to listen and adapt to features that are important to our community.”

Fractured Space also revealed two fly-bys of ships today: