News | Ghostwire: Tokyo director ponders sequels and DLC
Kenji Kimura, the director of Ghostwire: Tokyo, would like to make expansions and sequels to the game.
He reports this in an interview with IGN Japan which is translated by GamesRadar. Although nothing is known about the future of the new franchise, he says he would like to return to this game world. “Once we’re calmer again, I’ll have ideas for DLC and sequels, and I want to make them. Nothing’s set yet, so I can’t share anything else.”
The game scored an 9.0 on GamersInfuzed: “Ghostwire: Tokyo is bursting with originality and also looks great. Still, that can’t prevent that typical rut of open world games creeps in towards the end of the game.”
Ghostwire: Tokyo was released earlier this year for PlayStation 5 and PC. The game will be console-exclusive for PlayStation 5 for a year, so it could come to Xbox consoles after March 25, 2023.
News | Path of Exile Sentinel Expansion Revealed
Grinding Gear Games unveils the latest Path of Exile expansion, titled Sentinel, featuring new gameplay systems, quality of life tweaks, and a new challenge league.
The Sentinel expansion centers around the titular Sentinels, small drone-like creatures that players can deploy to make encounters with enemies even more difficult, increasing the associated reward. Sentinels can be found by killing enemies and each has a color that indicates what kind of power they possess, as well as some randomly generated stats and perks.
Red ‘Stalker’ Sentinels will continue to fly near the player and temporarily increase the stats of enemies they spot. Blue “Pandemonium” Sentinels instantly buff all enemies in the area. Yellow ‘Apex’ Sentinels work just like the red ones, but only focus on weird, unique, or boss enemies. Each Sentinel type can be deployed once per area.
After being used a few times, a Sentinel’s battery will run out, and two of these spent Sentinels can be combined with a Power Core into a new, fully charged Sentinel, with some powers from both ‘parents’. The Sentinel Controller Panel allows players to select some buffs and benefits that apply to all of their Sentinels.
The Sentinel expansion adds 20 new keystone nodes to the Atlas skill tree, allowing players to further personalize their characters. There will also be ‘uber’ versions of six bosses coming to the game, which can have new Jewels as rewards, as well as a slew of quality of life tweaks and UI tweaks.
During the livestream revealing the Sentinel expansion, Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson discussed controller support for the PC version. After some beta testing, feedback and suggestions from the players have been incorporated, which means that controller support will now “officially launch”. That means that the game can also be played on the Steam Deck from the new update.
Path of Exile’s Sentinel expansion will be available for free starting May 13.
News | World of Warcraft Dragonflight Expansion Revealed
Blizzard has unveiled the new expansion for World of Warcraft called Dragonflight.
There were already rumors that the new expansion would be called that, but last night it was officially revealed during a livestream. Players travel to the Dragon Isles in the expansion. The new location is described as opulent and ‘primordial’.
Dragonflight introduces a new hybrid race, the Dracthyr Evokers. They start at level 58 and can join both the Horde and the Alliance. They have two forms: their dragon-like avatars used during combat and their human forms when talking to people from Azeroth.
In addition, dragons are added that players can fly on. This dragon can be completely customized to the player’s taste. The dragon can also be upgraded to become faster or to cover greater distances.
In addition to these new options, Blizzard also needs to make improvements to existing elements of World of Warcraft. For example, the talent system must be overhauled and the UI must be adjusted. It is not yet known when the expansion will be released. More information can be found on the official website.
Blizzard has also announced that Wrath of the Lich King is coming to World of Warcraft Classic later this year. Players will receive a boost to level 70 for those who have not played Burning Crusade Classic, achievements, an improved Barber Shop and of course the new zones Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord. However, the Dungeon Finder from the original expansion does not return.
News | New The Division 2 Mode Lets Players Take Over Nuclear Power Plant
A new mode for Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is rolling out in which players must try to get a nuclear power plant out of the hands of the enemy. The new mode has been in development since early 2021
The new mode is called Countdown, is suitable for eight players and has been added to the game without any promotion. The current situation in Ukraine and in particular the fighting around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant seems to have influenced Ubisoft’s choice not to promote it.
Ubisoft informed Kotaku in a statement that the mode had been in development since early 2021. “Like the main game, the mode is fictional and has nothing to do with current events.”
Countdown can now be played via The Division 2’s public test servers. It is not yet known when the mode will be available to everyone.
News | Name of new World of Warcraft expansion leaked
The name of the new World of Warcraft expansion that will be revealed on April 19 has already been leaked. This one shows up in the source code of the official website
The name leaked through the source code of the official World of Warcraft website. While inspecting the website, a user came across a few references to the expansion, which will be named World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
The source code lists three Dragonflight pre-order options, namely “Base”, “Heroic” and “Epic”. Also, users will be able to purchase upgrades to go from the Base and Heroic versions to a higher version.
Concept art of the new expansion may have also been shared on Reddit. It shows the character Alexstrasza. She is the Aspect of the Red Dragonflight, one of five dragon groups remaining in World of Warcraft lore.
The official announcement of the new World of Warcraft expansion will take place on April 19, Blizzard announced early last month. It is not yet known when the expansion will be released.
News | Blizzard will reveal a new World of Warcraft expansion in April
Blizzard plans to unveil new content for Warcraft games in the near future, including the new expansion for World of Warcraft. There will also be more about the mobile Warcraft game in May
The new expansion is to be unveiled on April 19. “We look forward to showing you what we’ve been working on and what your next adventures in Azeroth include,” General Manager John Hight said on the official website. Details about the new expansion are not yet available.
However, on March 15, the first details about a new Hearthstone expansion will be given. It is the first of three expansions to be released for the game this year.
Finally, it was previously announced that Blizzard is working on a mobile Warcraft game. The first details about that game should be released in May.
News | Godfall Fire and Darkness Expansion Now Available
The Godfall Fire and Darkness expansion is available now.
The Fire and Darkness expansion pits players against Moirax and the Flameblood tribe. One can explore a new area, face five new bosses and over ten new enemies. Logically, there is also new loot to unlock. New content will also be added to the Dreamstones, Tower of Trials and Lightbringer endgame content. That Lightbringer content is free to players on all systems.
The game was already available on PlayStation 5 and PC, but Godfall is now also available on PlayStation 4. Cross-play between the PS4 and PS5 versions is also possible. However, PlayStation gamers cannot play together with PC players. People who buy the game on PS4 can later upgrade to a PS5 version for free.
News | Iron Harvest is coming to consoles by the end of this year
The real-time strategy game Iron Harvest will be released sometime later this year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One.
As announced by developer King Art Games . The game was released on PC in September last year. The console version has all the updates and downloadable content released for the PC version. This includes the recently released Operation Eagle expansion.
People who have backed Iron Harvest on Kickstarter can now still customize their platform of choice at no additional cost.
Iron Harvest is set in an alternate reality in 1920 after World War I. Players control and deploy different types of troops to defeat the enemy and complete missions. There are about thirty different types of troops, from infantry to giant machines. Furthermore, there are three factions within the game that each have three heroes to choose from. Each hero has his or her own qualities that offer different tactical options. The game has a single player and multiplayer mode.
News | Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons Expansion Coming February 2022
The new expansion for Guild Wars 2, called End of Dragons, will be released in February 2022.
Developer ArenaNet announced this via a livestream yesterday. The third expansion for the mmo was postponed earlier this year to sometime early next year. The expansion should have been released sometime this fall. According to director John Taylor, the postponement had everything to do with the real world challenges related to the coronavirus and the way work is being done.
End of Dragons is set in the lost land of Cantha, “a multi-ethnic land of magic that inhabits the oldest group of humans in all of Tyria”. This area was featured in Guild Wars Factions, but is not accessible in Guild Wars 2 so far. The expansion adds the game’s first multiplayer mount, the Siege Turtle. Two players can ride on this. Also the possibility to fish is added.
Earlier this year, it was also announced that former Guild Wars 2 director Colin Johanson was returning to ArenaNet. Johanson left the developer in 2016 to work at Amazon on Crucible, the game that was taken offline shortly after launch.
News | New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Expansion Coming August 12
The new expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, The Siege of Paris, will be released on August 12.
Ubisoft has confirmed this. Earlier this week there were already rumors about a release date on August 5, but the expansion turns out to be released an week later.
The Siege of Paris sees players travel to France to make new allies there and try to take over Paris. The DLC will be available separately as part of the Season Pass. Earlier, a previous expansion was released as part of that season pass, called Wrath of the Druids.
Ubisoft is also releasing a new patch for the game this afternoon. Patch 1.3.0 adds a lot of new content to the game, including the limited-time Sigrblot Festival, which runs from July 29 to August 19. Three new missions will be available during this festival, as well as various minigames. Also, players can unlock the ability to use one-handed swords. Furthermore, level scaling is added to the game.