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WildStar servers will be brought down today to bring the Heroes Evolved Update into the game. Heroes Evolved brings a number of nifty improvements and features into the game including instant level 50 characters, multi-queuing, cross faction instances, Chua Warriors, Aurin Engineers, race / gender swapping, Path Master and account-wide currencies.
Jagex has announced that it has been acquired by Chinese investors and that a new board of directors has been appointed. The buy out gives Jagex a new investment cycle to grow RuneScape and other related projects including mergers and other acquisitions to expand its gaming operations.
While the dubious wording of "biggest mobile game in US history", mobile gaming being a rather new phenomenon history-wise, it is nonetheless worth noting that Pokemon Go has become the biggest game ever in the United States based on average daily users counted in the millions. Pokemon Go players number in the range of 21-22M per day while 2013's Candy Crush Saga, the second largest mobile game, hovered around 20M per day.
Nintendo has announced a new 'console' based on the original Super Nintendo System. Called the "Mini-NES", the tiny console will run $60 and come packed with thirty classic Nintendo titles including The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros. 1-3 and many, many more.
Reddit users are taking apart the latest Overwatch PTR build and have noticed several significant changes to the size of several characters' hitboxes. Most notably, it appears that Hanzo's hitbox has been reduced significantly, as have Zenyatta and Genji. In addition, players are speculating on a fairly significant change to Lucio's ultimate charge rate, though this may be more related to buffs to other healers including Zenyatta and Mercy.
Mobile MMO MU Origin is ready to take off on mobile devices around the world with today's announcement that the official launch date is July 28th. Interested players can pre-register on the official site to help unlock in-game currencies including an Epic Chest Ticket or 200 Bound Diamonds.
Tech in Asia is reporting that the top iOS App Store game in China is something called City Spirit Go, a Pokemon Go knock off. There is no augmented reality component included but it is location-based with various stops during the hunt that reward items.
From now through July 25th, anyone interested in trying out Darkfall: New Dawn, the reworked version of the original Darkfall, can do so for free. After July 25th, the base game can be purchased with several options for monthly subscriptions included.
The New York Times is reporting that Niantic is talks with several businesses to become sponsored Pokemon Go locations such as PokeGyms or PokeStops. Businesses would pay Niantic to be listed on players' maps as a location where people can pick up more loot for their Pokemon. In return, it is assumed that players flooding in would also opt to purchase items. One of the first companies in talks with Niantic is McDonald's.
Marvel Heroes Creative Designer & Community Manager Ryan Collins has announced that he is leaving Gazillion Entertainment and moving on to new pastures, though where is not yet known. According to the post, Ben "TheArtofRawr" Gilbert is returning to Gazillion to ensure that the design goals planned for the next year are successfully deployed.
A new program has been introduced to encourage the 'creative spark' in all of Trion's games. Called the Trion Worlds Creator Program, the initiative is open to people who produce content in and around any of Trion's games. This includes YouTubers, Twitch streamers, musicians, artists, shoutcasters and more.
From the Better Late than Never Files: Ubisoft is celebrating 30 years in gaming and what better way to show off the company's rich gaming history than by giving games away? Beginning in June, Ubisoft has committed to giving players one free game a month through the end of the year. Last month, it was Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. This month, it's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.
Valve's Erik Johnson has posted a letter to Steam to let users know about third-party 'gambling' sites that are dealing in in-game items and trading for real world cash. We'll post the letter in its entirety.
The Tyranny site has been updated with a new introduction to one of the Companions that players will travel with in their journeys throughout the game. Named Barik of the Stone Shields, and is a top notch soldier who takes no guff from those outside the Overlord's reach.
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a look at the forthcoming demon invasions that herald the imminent arrival of the Legion expansion on August 30th. The timeline for the invasions to begin is the second or third week of August and no later than August 17th, according to the most recent blog post.