Yearly Archives: 2014

The Nightmare Before Wintertide Hits Firefall This Sunday

Red 5 Studios today revealed details for the new Chosen Offensive live gameplay event coming this Sunday Dec. 7, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST for the open-world MMO shooter, Firefall.  Dubbed The Nightmare Before Wintertide, players will have to once again defend against massive assaults from elite Chosen bosses controlled by members of the Red 5 Studios development team.

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The event will introduce two brand new rewards – a Vile Carcass Pet and a seven day rental of the epic Chosen LGV – along with previous gifts including the Defender of Humanity cosmetic pack, Chosen Glider Wings, and a Seven-Day VIP Membership.  Hardcore players can challenge themselves by completing additional missions, which will award titles, credits, and vending tokens depending on the stretch goal completed.

For more information about this new Chosen Offensive, please visit this page.

A new patch with various improvements including crafting system update, new dynamic encounter, and enemy AI enhancement will also be made available on December 9, 2014.  For more information about this new content update, please visit the patch preview notes.

Dying Light Season Pass Airdrops Three Packs of Original Content

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Today Techland announced the Season Pass for Dying Light, detailing the line-up of three content drops that will deliver completely fresh and unexpected experiences to the players in the quarantine zone. Priced at $19.99, the Season Pass will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, and will include exclusive missions, original weapons and outfits, and brand-new gameplay.

The Dying Light Season Pass contains:

  • Cuisine & Cargo – Available first for Season Pass holders, these two hardcore missions let players put their skills to the ultimate test. Investigate buildings sealed off in the very first days of the outbreak – with the infected inside. Explore ominous corridors of once the most famous restaurant in Harran, and employ both stealth and combat to ransack a zombie-filled loading bay at an abandoned railroad yard.
  •  Ultimate Survivor Bundle – Players will receive seven unique in-game items that will bring fighting zombies to a whole new level. Grab three special outfits and four blueprints for over-the-top weapons to make your survival in the quarantine zone a good bit easier.
  •  The Bozak Horde – The final Season Pass drop will deliver a new map and gameplay, playable in either single-player or co-op. Go inside the Harran Stadium, the most famous landmark in the city, and test your combat know-how against relentless hordes of the Infected. Fight increasingly stronger and larger enemy waves as you oppose a mysterious psychopath called Bozak.

The first Season Pass drop will be arriving in February 2015. Additionally, Dying Light Ultimate Edition, containing the game and the Season Pass, will soon be available to pre-order for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC.

Dying Light will be released in 2015 on January 27th in the Americas, January 28th in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and January 30th in Europe.

Battleline: Steel Warfare

Battleline: Steel Warfare is a real-time tank battle game published by Bandai Namco games. Known as “Blitz 2: Battleline” in South Korea, this game mixes RTS combat with real-time tank battle action.

Features:

Massive action and multiple unites: Battles are massive with each player using up to 4 tanks simultaneously consisting up to 25 players per team.

Objective-based battles: Conquer enemy camps and push the battle line forward.

Global teamplay with friends and clans: Create Divisions and Nations with your friends and allies to conquer the world!

Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes coming Dec. 8th

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Since the announcement of Goblins vs Gnomes at BlizzCon 2014, we’ve been tinkering away in preparation to bring one of Warcraft’s greatest rivalries to Hearthstone. Today, we’re excited to announce that Hearthstone’s very first expansion will be exploding onto game boards starting December 8!

The new Goblins vs Gnomes card packs will officially become available for Windows®, Mac®, and iPad® on December 8 in the Americas region, and roll out on December 9 to Europe, Korea, Taiwan, and China throughout the day.

Goblins vs Gnomes adds over 120 new cards to craft, win, or purchase, all featuring the manic mayhem of Azeroth’s most mischievous machinists meeting mind to mind, mech to mech, and tech to tech.

Goblins vs Gnomes cards can be purchased as packs, crafted with dust, or earned in the Arena. Goblins vs Gnomes card packs will work just like the classic card packs you already know, but they’ll have an explosive new wrapper, and contain all new cards!

For more info, visit http://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/en/expansions-adventures/goblins-vs-gnomes/?abt=nav1&utm_expid=68589644-24.yOgsCsWhSz-gOSDIbl82Wg.1&dm_i=XF5,30X6S,6W0EWT,AVOJ2,1

FF XIV ARR: Producer gives live details on Patch 2.4

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This past Saturday, the 18th installment in the FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn ‘Letter from the Producer LIVE’ series featured an in-depth discussion led by producer/director Naoki Yoshida on the recent Patch 2.4 release and the upcoming debut of Patch 2.45. Yoshida was also joined by a special guest—the CEO and president of Level-5, Akihiro Hino. Hino sat in on the show and talked about his experiences playing FINAL FANTASY XIV. He also took the opportunity to personally offer up his own feedback to Yoshida.

Yoshida opened the floor to the player community to submit their questions live via Twitter and official forums, welcoming any and all comments they had. Notable discussion points included:

  1. The release date for Patch 2.45 – currently scheduled for Dec. 9, 2014
  2. Plans for ninja and dragoon job adjustments
  3. Discussions regarding the DirectX 11 client and add-on system
  4. Details on the upcoming “Eternal Bond” feature
  5. And many more answers to the hot topics that the players had

Although the show is presented in Japanese, players from around the globe are always invited to follow along with official translations into English, French and German on the official forum.

You can peruse the “live Q&A update” thread here for a more in-depth look at the questions and answers: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/206422