Action Stations! The World of Warships Closed Beta has left port to begin testing today. The times for each region are as follows: Europe 11:00 CET; North America 11:00 PST; Asia 17:00 SGT. Players can sign-up to seize the wheel of many iconic mid-20^th century vessels by heading to the official World of Warships website now.

In the Closed Beta, players can test their skills across five original maps and lead the quest of supremacy commanding over 50 U.S. and Japanese warships. In the future, World of Warships will add Japanese aircraft carriers and U.S. battleships to its ever-increasing fleet.

Four classes of warships offer a lot of tactical diversity. Cruisers are nimble vessels; the destroyers’ torpedoes are great for obliterating enemies; battleships are devastating heavy-hitters; aircraft carriers are unmatched in their reconnaissance and sneaky offensives.

Crews (represented by warship commanders) play a key role in gameplay. Leveling up Commanders and gaining points allow players to improve a variety of skills to suit their playstyle. With Modernizations, a ship’s offensive and defensive capabilities can be enhanced.

In Divisions mode, players work together in team of up to three to challenge other opponents. In the future, many battle accomplishments and customization options will be available.

Learn more about what’s in store for World of Warships with our PAX East 2015 preview!

Zen Studios, the makers of the hit Zen Pinball and Pinball FX franchises, has teamed up with PlayNext on a collaboration for the ages! Zen Studios’ team of highly-acclaimed Marvel Pinball artists and designers are specially contributing Marvel hero Deadpool to PlayNext’s hit free-to-play card trading game, X-Men: Battle of the Atom, in a series of exciting new cards.  The series includes five unique trading cards, featuring designs by the Zen writers and artists that crafted the fan favorite Deadpool pinball table, and will be available for a limited two week promotional run to Battle of the Atom players.

The new Deadpool cards feature exclusive art from the premiere Deadpool pinball table released in Zen’s popular pinball games, Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX2, and Marvel Pinball. These cards will be free to all X-Men: Battle of the Atom players from March 11 to March 25.

During the promotional week, all players will be able to recruit the Deadpool cards by opening a limited-time mystery box with special points.  Players can earn these points through regular gameplay, such as single-player missions and 20 vs. 20 multi-player team battles.

Carbine Studios has just announced their latest update for their fantasy/sci-fi adventure MMORPG “Wildstar” with the new INVASION: Nexus expansion.

INVASION: Nexus brings tons of new, community-feedback based content to the game. Contracts give players who are short on time a new way to earn awesome gear, while aesthetic-related improvements like the Holo-Wardrobe and brand-new vanity pets let players cruise Nexus in style. Also incoming is a swath of new content, like a 20-player raid, a new adventure and expanded PvP options.

For more info, visit http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2015-03-12-wildstars-next-big-update-invasion-nexus.

The apocalyptic fantasy sandbox MMORPG, Xsyon has always highlighted its architecture system and creative player made structures.

This year’s first major update to the game brings this system to a whole new level, accommodating new players and greatly facilitating multistory construction.

The patch features:

• Manipulation of architectural parts in air and from a distance.
• Added commands to move parts vertically and flip them in place.
• Adjustable placement distance and movement increments.
• Increased flexibility allowing components to sink into the ground and stack with ease.
• Initial placement and slope constraints removed.
• Improved terraforming allowing players to manipulate the terrain touching in place buildings.
• Visual improvements including scaffolds and position displays.
• The ability to bridge water and granite surfaces without terraforming.
• Many new structural components including trusses and cantilevered frames for building bridges, tree houses, porches and overhangs.

Xsyon’s improved architectural system boasts versatility and ease of use. Players are now empowered to fully visualize and realize their construction projects much faster and with more flexibility than ever before!

Full details and patch notes can be found on the official Xsyon website.

Iron Bit has reported the release of update 0.9.2 for Colonies Online.

The update introduces fog of war, two new abilities (kick and dodge), and three new combat skills (haste, precision, and hardness). The patch also makes several balance changes and minor bug fixes. Full patch notes can be read here.

Spellweaver, a new Digital Trading Card Game, has officially been Greenlit and will be coming to Steam later this year. Spellweaver is a classic style trading card game set in a fantasy world where various faction’s spellweavers battle for supremacy. The trading card game features a variety of unique features that set it apart from other card games on the market. Sign up for the closed beta at http://spellweaver-tcg.com.

While players of other TCGs will be familiar with the core concepts behind the game, Spellweaver has a number of unique twists. Entirely new concepts include creature speed attribute, and up to three customizable hero abilities, and a method to reduce the odds of having a “land starved” draw. Your spellweaver starts each battle with 1 special ability and can gain up to two additional abilities mid match. Spellweaver also plans on supporting special Hearthstone style arena modes, a full ranked ladder with event support, and more.

Spellweaver is planned to be a free to play game with limited costs imposed on players who wish to pay and plenty of ways to gain free cards and packs. Sign up for the closed beta at http://spellweaver-tcg.com or join us for open beta around April.

Today, Tripwire Interactive returns with the release of the latest installment in its multi-part developer diary series for the highly anticipated PC and PlayStation®4 title, KILLING FLOOR 2. In a continuation of Weapons and Perks: Part 1, the newest video, Weapons and Perks: Part 2 takes aim at what KILLING FLOOR 2 has in store in its heavy arsenal. For starters, the team pairs each perk with a specialized base weapon and grenade.  Players can then customize their specific perk skills as they progress in the game to suit their Zed-slaying style. With Tripwire Interactive’s superb track record of creating realistic, fast-paced action weapons, they’ve worked hard to perfect the art of gratifying weaponry in KILLING FLOOR 2.

Blending functionality and realism with high-frame rate animations, KILLING FLOOR 2 features weapon animations that clock in blazing fast at over 200 frames-per-second compared to the average of 30 FPS found in most First Person Shooters. With the return of Zed Time, which has been enhanced for KILLING FLOOR 2, players will be seeing nothing but red!

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe where the outbreak caused by Horzine Biotech’s failed experiment has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum, essentially paralyzing the European Union— Just one month after the events in the original KILLING FLOOR, the specimen clones are everywhere and civilization is in disarray; communications have failed, governments have collapsed, and military forces have been systematically eradicated. The people of Europe know survival and self-preservation too well and lucky survivors have gone into hiding.

Not all have given up hope though… A group of civilians and mercenaries have banded together to combat the outbreak and established privately funded operation bases across Europe. Upon tracking specimen clone outbreaks, players will descend into zed-laden hot zones and exterminate them.

KILLING FLOOR 2 is developed and published by Tripwire Interactive for the PC, SteamOS and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and is slated for release in 2015. This title has not yet been rated by the ESRB but Tripwire Interactive anticipates a rating of “M” for Mature.

For more info, visit www.killingfloor2.com

Global Strike is the first non-plugin 3D FPS browser game. Players can simply open a browser and immediately begin to experience excellent FPS gaming. The game adopts a self-optimizing 3D engine, bringing a smooth gaming experience to players without any network delay. The game also provides multiple combat mode choices for players, such as mutant, solo, team and bomb defusal modes. This new Classic FPS is now available in your browser at the official website http://strike.game321.com. Maps continue the high standard provided in FPS client games as well, making the game even smoother.

Death Cross:
Energy is indispensable and the fight for energy continues in the new world. This was the largest nuclear power plant in the old age, providing humans with plenty of cheap clean energy. It’s even useful in the new era and the battles for its ownership never ceases.

Cargo Ship:
It used to be a thriving commercial port. However, the battles have turned this place and its surrounding area into ruins. Though it is no longer as prosperous as before, it still continues to play its role. Sea transportation is vital and it’s also the conquerors’ stronghold for supplies. To destroy the conquerors’ supply, the avengers plan to stop them completely. The battle here is more intense than ever.

Desert II:
The uninhabited desert was once a launch site for missiles. When the war broke out, the avengers bought a great number of nuclear warheads from terrorists. This was a threat to the conquerors, and created a shadow of darkness above everyone. The chief of the avengers promised that he would never wage a nuclear war. However, his disordered leadership does not always follow instructions and could destroy this world at any time.

Abandoned Factory:
This factory used to be the production base of a large multinational chemical company until financial woes forced it to shut down. Due to continuing wars around the world, most countries have gone bankrupt. Thus, the world is controlled by the enterprises thriving from these wars. Scientists were found working in the factory and armed soldiers strictly controlled the entrances. There were rumors that biological weapons were secretly being developed in the factory. To prevent biological weapons from damaging normal citizens, the secret development was forced to end. Since then, the Abandoned Factory has becoming a target of people in search of bio weapons. The Abandoned Factory has become a fierce battlefield.

Blood Raid:
This is the most compact map so far. It is doomed to be the most bloody place. Enemies can be easily seen by a turn or a step which means you can be killed at any time. Here, the only thing you can do is to attack to protect yourself. Any negligence will be a chance to lose your life. This is the Blood Raid.

Great Canyon:
An ancient temple ruin with amazing sculptures and a long canyon circumvented inside. This is the Great Canyon map, specially designed for Global Strike. Two parties fight against each other by standing on opposite sides of the Great Canyon. It is a good place to test players’ abilities and skills. This small space provides fierce competition. Who will be the winners? Let’s see who has better sniper skills.