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Yearly Archives: 2015
Civilization Online: Final Closed Beta Test Highlights
Clips of the best moments collected during Korea’s final closed beta test of Civilization Online.
Monthly Tournament Nosgoth Leagues Coming in October
Square Enix and Psyonix are pleased to announce that Nosgoth, the free-to-play team-based competitive multiplayer game, will be launching the first season of Nosgoth Leagues on October 1, 2015.
From October, Nosgoth players will have the opportunity to compete for a top prize of $1,000 each monthly season by participating in Ranked Matches. Prizes will be awarded to all players who finish a season in Bronze tier or above, with the top 100 players (globally) each month receiving a cash reward.
Full breakdown of the monthly cash prize pool is as follows:
| Position | Cash Prize | Position | Cash Prize | Position | Cash Prize |
| 1st | $1000 | 6th | $350 | 11th – 30th | $100 |
| 2nd | $800 | 7th | $300 | 31st – 50th | $75 |
| 3rd | $600 | 8th | $250 | 51st – 75th | $50 |
| 4th | $450 | 9th | $200 | 76th – 100th | $30 |
| 5th | $400 | 10th | $150 | ||
Season 1 rewards can also be found below:
| Tier | Reward |
| Eternal | · Cash Prize in accordance with final position within Tier· Bloody Victor Alchemist Skin (Exclusive to Season 1)· 4 x Chest Keys
· Eternal Profile Border |
| Blood | · Bloody Victor Alchemist Skin (Exclusive to Season 1)· 3 x Chest Keys· Blood Profile Border |
| Gold | · Bloody Victor Alchemist Skin (Exclusive to Season 1)· 2 x Chest Keys· Gold Profile Border |
| Silver | · 1 x Chest Key· Silver Profile Border |
| Bronze | · Bronze Profile Border |
“We’d like to thank the Nosgoth community for their continued support through the Alpha & Beta phases of Leagues and are really excited to be able to reward our most loyal and skilful players for their dedication, giving them something back for their efforts and commitment. We hope this is simply the beginning of Nosgoth as a rewarding competitive gaming experience, one which will continue to evolve as and how our community sees fit.” says Marketing & PR Manager Grant Tasker, Square Enix.
“Collaborating with the team at Psyonix to launch Nosgoth Leagues and seeing the response and engagement from the community has been very special for the Nosgoth team here at Square-Enix Montreal. With the launch of Season 1 in October we are focussed & committed to ensure we deliver a competitive experience that the Nosgoth community deserve” adds Sebastian Olscamp, Associate Producer, Square Enix Montreal.
Overwatch: Lúcio Reveal and Overview
MechWarrior Online DevVlog 13
Latest coffee chat with Pirhana Games showcases some new design filters for MechWarrior Online.
League of Legends Patch 5.15 Notes Revealed
Riot Games has revealed a new patch for League of Legends featuring a full makeover for Fiora including a brand new kit, major changes to make Teemo more viable, and a possible end to Tank Ekko.
In an attempt to reduce the all or nothing nature of Fiora, Riot has built her kit with lessened damage but more utility and healing abilities. While some of the kit, particularly her new ultimate, “grand challenge,” seem wonky at the best of times, under the right situations this rebuild Fiora could be a game changer. She has also seem some tweaks to her uniform and hair coloring!
Think Teemo was scary before? Well apparently he didn’t scare the pros enough, so now his stealth is getting bolstered so that he can stealth faster, move unseen in bushes, and after level 15 emerge with a devastating 80% attack speed bonus. Mind you, this is his passive. Combined with shorter duration bouncing mushrooms, and the new Teemo is sure to be injecting rage directly into your veins in the coming days.
Those utilizing Ekko with a tank build to have no risk, slight reward gameplay now have a viable motivation to use him in his intended heavy AP nature. His base stats have been reduced, but his AP ratios bolstered. What will players do now? If only he could move into the future.
To check out the full patch notes and Fiora’s rework, head over to the official site!
SMITE All for One Freya Skin Reveal
SMITE unleashes Freya’s…. power with a musketeer themed skin.
Medieval Engineers Update 2.028 – Barbarian Hordes and Swords
Medieval Engineers is getting far cooler with the introduction of swords, sword sound effects, and nightly barbarian horde rushes in survival mode!
Vindictus Community Summit 2015
Vindictus invites 8 lucky players to the Nexon America office to preview the season 3 content.
Elder Scrolls Online – Creating Arboretum District
ESO takes you on a fly through of the Arboretum District.

