Nexon America has announced that MapleStory 2 will officially launch on October 10th. In preparation for launch day, Nexon is running the Mushking Royale Pre-Season that will run from August 22nd through October 1st. This will allow players to create characters and reserve their favorite character names.

Not long ago, we learned that a Diablo-themed comic series was going to be released by Blizzard. In a new post on the Diablo Twitter, Blizzard has revealed the cover art for the first issue that will be available on November 7th. Fans can order the first issue (out of four) through Comixology.

Bethesda has released a fun and informative new video "presented by Vault-Tec", a kitchy 50s look at how survivors of a nuclear war will be able to reestablish a functioning society.

The New World site has come to life with the great news that developers are looking for explorers to sign up for alpha testing and become "one of the first people to set foot on a mysterious continent". There is no word on when alpha testing will begin, however, the system specs have been revealed.

Hearthstone's latest expansion, The Boomsday Project, has been live for a bit now, but without its single-player campaign. But that's all changed as of today now that The Puzzle Labs has been deployed. Players are given scenarios and cards to work through these puzzles, designed around four specific mechanics: Lethal, Mirror, Board Clear, and Survival.

Blade & Soul will be getting a big update on September 12th called Warden's Fury, the patch will include the Warden playable class as well as the "next Act in the epic story arc" plus a new dungeon. Players who had a registered account before today will receive a free Wandering Swordsman Pack when the class launches that includes a lot of handy items for players ready to raise their new Warden.

Gamescom has become a launching ground for some of the major announcements throughout the year in games. It is Europe's biggest show and host to thousands of fans. A lot of marketing goes into Gamescom for companies and usually we get a solid list of announcements each year. There have been a few surprises this year and here are some of the things we are very excited came out this week.