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President of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed has sent a letter to Blizzard Entertainment regarding the Overwatch character Symmetra. The letter specifically asks for removal of the Devi skin, calling it 'inappropriate', as it trivializes the goddess herself.
Pokemon Go is now available in twenty-six new countries as you wake up this morning. Players from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland can head to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store to get started training today.
Ripley's Museums are offering Pokemon Go players an opportunity to score $5,000 for finding the rarest critter in the duration of the contest running from now through July 24th. The contest is open to American, British, Canadian and Australian PG players and all that's required is a screenshot of the catch on the AR screen with an identifying marker for the location.
As expected given the announcement of the end of the current PvP season on July 19th in North America, July 20th in Europe, the World of Warcraft: Legion pre-patch will be dropping that day as well. The pre-patch brings the much-anticipated transmog system, gnome hunters and class updates into the game. A few weeks later, the ramp up to the August 30th Legion expansion release will begin with a demon invasion event and the arrival of the new Demon Hunter class.
The Neverwinter site has a pair of new developer blogs that are of interest to players. The first deals with a new overworld zone that will be coming to the game called Bryn Shander. The second deals with forthcoming changes to the Scourge Warlock.
MMORPG.com has been given alpha test keys for Das Tal which opens up on July 16th! Das Tal is the world's first Sandbox Survival Arena - bringing together MOBA tactics and Sandbox MMO strategy. It makes MMOs fun again for PvP fans. No more grind. No more pay-to-win. No more tab-targeting. Get your key now!
The latest Star Citizen Fly Free for a week is in effect. Prospective players can head to the game site to check out what's new since the last FF event including the first stages of the persistent world with items now tied to player accounts.
Behaviour Interactive devs will be on hand during the weekly Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade Twitch.tv live stream. During today's event, players will be able to get a first-hand look at the Eldar arsenal including the twin-linked Avenger Shuriken Catapult and the Fusion Pistol.
Square Enix has announced that players in Hong Kong and Singapore can now enjoy Final Fantasy XIV with an "all-in-one" bundle that includes all content through the Heavensward expansion currently for sale in the SE Online Store. Players can also score a collector's edition of A Realm Reborn and Heavensward.
Mechanist Games is hard at work on Heroes of Skyrealm and to get fans stoked for the upcoming title, a series of web comics is in the works. The team has revealed the cover are for the first edition that has been produced in association with Dynamite Entertainment. The comic sets the stage for the game as seen through the experiences of the protagonist, Darius, a magic-wielder who has been sent out on his first mission.
Mobile service provider, T-Mobile, announced yesterday that it would be exempting Pokemon Go data from customers' monthly high-speed data caps for a year and would include a few other perks such as $15 in Lyfte rides to local Pokemon hot spots, a Wendy's Frosty and more.
MMORPG.com has partnered with Perfect World Entertainment and Tuque Games to give away 10 limited edition Livelock t-shirts featuring the character Hex.
Snowcastle has sent word that the official launch date for Earthlock: Festival of Magic will be September 1st for XBox One, Steam PC and Mac, with PlayStation 4 and Wii U coming later in 2016. To celebrate the momentous news, Snowcastle has a brand new trailer to show off that you won't want to miss. You can check it out below and then head to the Earthlock: Festival of Magic site to learn more.
The Overwatch site has the next in a series of comics to give some background information about the heroes in the game. In this edition, the newest hero, Ana Amari, takes aim. You can read the comic online on the Overwatch site or download a free copy to your desktop.
Battleborn players will want to log into the game this weekend to take advantage of increased loot and rare loot drops during Lootpocalypse. The event begins on Friday, July 15th and runs through Monday, July 18th.