To my dismay, Black Desert Online hasn't quite evolved into the group PVE direction I wanted when I reviewed the game years ago. But that doesn't mean I've given up on Pearl Abyss' wonderfully complex and gorgeous MMO. I still go back every so often, but it's been several months since my last visit. This time, my return was brought on by the Legolas-But-Not-Really Archer, the new male ranger class that was added this week.

I've seen the name Legends of Aria posted on our website in the top five voted games for a while, but I was always skeptical about it. It seemed to offer a throwback, almost identical to Ultima Online. Was I truly ready for such a game? Would it even be worth the time and effort? They surely couldn't do the game justice could they? I had my doubts, truly, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by what I've seen so far.

Earlier this week, Anthem Producer Darrin McPherson and Lead Producer Ben Irving took to the airwaves for a live stream event. During the nearly hour-long broadcast the pair showed off how gear progresses throughout the game. They also took time to showcase "more Colossus and Ranger javelin gameplay".

In celebration of the release of "cats and pandas" on the Minecraft Bedrock servers, developers are challenging players to place a million bamboo blocks to trigger a donation to the World Wildlife Fund in the amount of $100,000. "We're confident this donation isn't a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when"," developers wrote. Last year, the Minecraft community was instrumental in seeing $100,000 donated to the Nature Conservancy, so devs are confident in the same happening this year.

It's time to belly up to the chuckwagon, pards, as Cuisine Royale has been updated to bring the Wild West content season into the game. Players moseyin' into the game will find cowboys, bandits, sheriffs, Native Americans and "other heroes of the prairie". In addition, and for the first time, a female playable character is available.

Now that the latest Hearthstone expansion has arrived and is safely ensconced in the game, players looking for a single-player challenge will be happy to hear that Rumble Run is now available. Players will face off against AI challengers that increase in difficulty the further a player progresses. Along the way, players gather new, stronger cards and powers to assist them. The goal is to defeat eight opponents to win.

The latest Destiny 2 community newsletter has been published to give a peek into what the development team is working on. Most notably, the team acknowledges issues with Black Armory Investigations, one of the key components of the recently started Season of the Forge. In addition, players are given a heads up about content coming over the holidays, including the Mayhem event and the return of the Iron Banner.