MAPLESTORY UPDATES

New Update!

• Xenon, wicked Gelimer’s ultimate combat machine, is here!
• This new hybrid character has the powers of both Pirates and Thieves.
• Help Xenon recover his erased memories!
• This update also features androids, additional pets to accompany your hero!
• Boost your android’s stats with Mechanical Hearts, and alter their style!
• Go on epic adventures together with your new robotic friends!
• Power up with new Pocket equipment, Explorers!
• Earn new equipment through Guild boss battles, Expeditions, and more!
• Also Includes Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year Event, Moonlight Reward Shop, etc.
• An open-world, anime MMO adventure awaits on your phone in MapleStory M!

Moonlight Magic Patch- February 10

Accept a call for participation in a special Ellinel full-of-the-moon Party being held in Ellinel to celebrate the blue full moon! Participate in events like Star Balloon Pop, Celestial Cookie Flip, and Potion Pyramid to gather candies and exchange them for valuable gifts. you’ll use these candies to get items from Moonlight Enhancement Shop and spun sugar Workshop! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to realize extra levels from Phiny’s Magic Wand and to receive Valentine’s Day-themed rewards from Tracy’s Valentine’s Gifts event!

The Maplehood Watch Is Back for 2021!

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 4:00 PM – Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 1:00 AM – Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:00 AM – Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:59 AM

Special Days Event Schedule:

• Wednesday – Gachapon Day
  • January 27 and February 3
• Saturday – Enhancement Day
  • January 30 and February 6
• Monday – Beauty Day
  • February 1 and February 8

Join the Maplehood Watch to protect the neighborhood and earn free Cash items! Hunt monsters that are hanging around nearby and you will be rewarded with a random Maplehood Watch Gachapon Box and Maplehood Watch Avatar Box, Maplehood Watch Hair and Face Coupons, or an Enhancement item depending on what day it is. Wednesday is Gachapon/Avatar Day, Saturday is Enhancement Day, and Monday is Beauty Day!

This event is available to all characters Lv. 101 or higher, and to Zero characters who’ve completed Story Quest Chapter 2.

Wednesday – Gachapon Day

January 27:

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 4:00 PM – Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 1:00 AM – Thursday, January 28, 2021, 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:00 AM – Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:59 AM

February 3:

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 4:00 PM – Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 1:00 AM – Thursday, February 4, 2021, 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 11:00 AM – Thursday, February 4, 2021 10:59 AM

Wednesdays are Gachapon Days! This can be completed 3 times per character per day. Log in and accept the quest ‘[Maplehood Watch] Gachapon Giveaway’ from Cassandra located in the Star Notifier. Hunt 200 monsters within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above, based on level) to receive rewards!

Maplehood Watch Avatar Box

Also on Wednesdays, you can receive three Maplehood Watch Avatar Boxes. Double-click each one to receive one random item including:

• Banana Outing Hat, Banana Outing Clothes, and Banana Monkey Attacker.
• Cape Beret (M), Cape Uniform (M), Twinkling Rainbow, and Sweet Lollipop.
• Banana Outing Hat, Banana Outing Clothes, and Banana Monkey Attacker.
• Spring Cleaning Head Scarf, Spring Cleaning Coveralls, and Rainbow Duster.

Saturday – Enhancement Day

January 30:

• PST (UTC -8): Friday, January 29, 2021, 4:00 PM – Saturday, January 30, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Saturday, January 30, 2021 1:00 AM – Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, January 30, 2021 11:00 AM – Sunday, January 30, 2021 10:59 AM

February 6:

• PST (UTC -8): Friday, February 5, 2021, 4:00 PM – Saturday, February 6, 2021 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Saturday, February 6 2021 1:00 AM – Sunday, February 7, 2021 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, February 6, 2021 11:00 AM – Sunday, February 7, 2021 10:59 AM

Saturdays are Enhancement Days! This can be completed 2 times per character per day. Log in and accept the quest ‘[Maplehood Watch] New and Enhanced’ from Mr. Bebe located in the Star Notifier. Hunt 200 monsters within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above, based on level) to receive rewards!

Monday – Beauty Day

February 1:

• PST (UTC -8): Sunday, January 31, 2021, 4:00 PM – Monday, February 1, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Monday, February 1, 2021 1:00 AM – Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Monday, February 1, 2021 11:00 AM – Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:59 AM

February 8:

• PST (UTC -8): Sunday, February 7, 2021, 4:00 PM – Monday, February 8, 2021, 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Monday, February 8, 2021 1:00 AM – Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Monday, February 8, 2021 11:00 AM – Tuesday, February 9, 2021 10:59 AM

Mondays are Beauty Days! This can be completed 3 times per character per day. Log in and accept the quest ‘[Maplehood Watch] Beautification Bonanza’ from Big Headward located in the Star Notifier. Hunt monsters within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above, based on level) to collect Maplehood Watch Coupon Fragments to receive rewards!

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III UPDATES

THE CDL 2021 SEASON BEGINS

Plus new Kiss Confirmed mode, League Play updates, MP and Zombies improvements, and Double Weapon XP Weekend incoming.

CDL 2021 OPENING WEEKEND BEGINS

The Call of Duty League 2021 season kicks off today at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET with Opening Weekend hosted by Atlanta FaZe, featuring four days of Black Ops conflict matches from every team within the League!

And for the primary time, Black Ops conflict players can stay awake so far on the complete CDL schedule and their favorite team’s standings within the 2021 season in-game at the CDL Channel united Play.

KISS CONFIRMED, 3V3 GUNFIGHT SNIPERS + MORE

Today’s Black Ops conflict update delivers Kiss Confirmed, our special Valentine’s Day-themed spin on Kill Confirmed, to Multiplayer through Feb. 18th! Collect candy hearts in situ of dog tags as you rack up eliminations, and remember to save lots of a couple of for your favorite teammates this Valentine’s Day weekend.

Express 24/7 continues in the week, also as 3v3 Gunfight Snipers Only, Gunfight Blueprints, Face Off, and more. Read on below for the complete list of this week’s featured playlists.

This update also includes new bug fixes and adjustments to Multiplayer and Zombies, including the addition of Nuketown ’84 to 2v2 and 3v3 Gunfight Custom Games, and a few additional stability fixes and gameplay improvements for “Firebase Z.”

THE PRESTIGE PRIMER EPISODE 11: the way to COMPLETE SEASON ONE’S FINAL 10 MULTIPLAYER SEASON CHALLENGES

From earning Quad Feeds to fixing multi-Contract runs in Warzone, the following pointers can assist you to become a Multiplayer Season One Master in no time. Plus, featuring the CDL Team Packs and a weapon for crushing the League Play competition.

ZOMBIES CHRONICLES

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles is out there now on PS4™, Xbox One, and Steam. This content expansion delivers 8 remastered classic Zombies maps from Call of Duty®: World at War, Call of Duty®: Black Ops, and Call of Duty®: Black Ops II. Complete maps from the first saga are fully remastered and HD playable, within Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

FULLY-REMASTERED MAPS

Experience a number of the foremost thrilling maps in Zombies history in their full HD glory, including Shangri-La, a legendary shrine lost in an exotic jungle where the undead lurk within a treacherous labyrinth of underground caverns; Kino Der Toten, an abandoned cinema full of swarms of Crawler Zombies and fiery traps; Shi No Numa, a swamp of death during a sweltering jungle; Origins, an abandoned German excavation site, and more!

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN UPDATES

The latest patch for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers has arrived. It adds a wealth of latest content to the sport, including new main scenario quests, a fresh raid dungeon featuring a boss designed by the legendary Tetsuya Nomura, and a few challenging new foes.

New Main Scenario Quests: Futures Rewritten

The epic story continues. Now that Elidibus has been defeated and therefore the fate of the primary secured, the Scions make their return to the Source. But within the new future they now look towards, will that which is written upon the pages of history be an anthem of hope.

New Raid Dungeon: Eden’s Promise

Patch 5.4 brings the third chapter of this 8-player raid series. It returns to the story of Ryne and her mysterious counterpart Gaia, who have successfully restored balance to the weather of the Empty (with the assistance of the Warrior of sunshine, of course).

The raid is full of exciting new challenges – including a replacement boss designed by KINGDOM HEARTS director and FINAL FANTASY series veteran, Tetsuya Nomura. It’s available in normal and savage difficulties.

New Dungeon: Matoya’s Relict

Once home to a number of the best crafters in Eorzea, the Makers’ Quarter now lies forgotten and in ruins. That won’t be the case for long though – you’ll explore the previous workshop of the Archon Matoya alongside fellow players, or with a celebration of NPCS through the Trust system.

Chronicles of a replacement Era: The Sorrow of Werlyt

Previously, you and Gaius managed to defeat the Sapphire Weapon, and in doing so are one step closer towards ending the Empire’s warmachina development project. However, information points to a replacement threat lurking within the shadow, the Emerald Weapon.

New Trial: Castrum Marinum

The information was correct – the Emerald Weapon is real and close to being unleashed on the planet. Spearhead a surprise attack on this green-hued menace during this trial which will be played in both normal and extreme difficulties.

New Unreal Trial: The Navel (Unreal)

Titan has been powered up and is close to being unleashed upon level 80 adventurers. This primal battle provides a tougher challenge and an opportunity to earn unique prizes.

New “Explorer Mode”

This new feature allows you to revisit previously completed Shadowbringers dungeons to explore and take screenshots without having to stress about enemies distracting and photobombing you. you’ll even summon mounts and minions to further enhance your screenshots! Live out your dreams of spamming the Limit Break wherever you’d like during this new mode and have a blast!

Additional dungeons beyond Shadowbringers are planned for future updates too.

Ocean Fishing Update

Two new fishing routes are added, the Black Shroud and Dravania, also as new mission objectives players can complete to earn bonus points and aim for even higher scores!

Square Enix announced via the official Final Fantasy 14 YouTube channel the discharge window for the game’s next expansion, Endwalker. Set to release in Fall 2021, Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker will continue the events of Shadowbringers as fans attend war with the Garlean Empire. Endwalker also introduces a replacement job (class) to the game: Sage. Touted as a healer, the Sage is going to be liable for keeping other players alive during the game’s cooperative group content.

FF14 may be a somewhat unique MMO in terms of combat mechanics. Players can chain certain abilities together counting on their class to execute devastating combo attacks while also counting on traditional MMO elements, like procs, buffs, and debuffs. Moreover, any starting character can acquire any of the game’s various jobs, with fans ready to possess up to 3 jobs (classes) per character and switch between them to satisfy different roles counting on their mood, fellow adventurers, and therefore the nature of the content they’re tackling.

While the title’s youth was rocky at the best, Square Enix has taken significant strides in improving upon the distasteful glitches, bugs, and underwhelming gameplay mechanics present in Final Fantasy 14’s original launch in 2010. When the sport relaunched with its first expansion (A Realm Reborn) in 2014, it had been basically considered a completely new game and a serious improvement over the lackluster original. Since then, each expansion has capitalized on the turnaround’s momentum, and Endwalker seems poised to continue the trend.

AMONG US UPDATES

Among Us may be a multiplayer, social deduction game that became a worldwide sensation in 2020. In spite of the game’s release in 2018 by InnerSloth, Among Us broke out as a viral online game almost two years after its release. Before the sport surfaced as a mainstream game on various streaming platforms, the developers were within the drawing board for a sequel of Among Us. However, plans for a sequel have since been scrapped because the developers specialize in making Among Us a far better experience for the many players across the world. the sport is currently available on Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch.

Among Us had over 221 million hours watched on Twitch in only three months

Among Us reportedly also saw 103.8 million unique viewers, and over a billion viewing sessions, showing just how massive Among Us truly was for the tail end of 2020. Though it seems strange to imagine, Among Us has reshaped the way players consider gaming online, and altered what social multiplayer games can appear as if.

How Among Us changed multiplayer

Prior to Among Us catching on with the broader gaming audience, most multiplayer games came in only two varieties – cooperative and competitive. When twiddling with friends, most players only really chose between these two opposites, and therefore the selected dynamic meant that players were often locked into a really fixed way of playing.

In cooperative games, players work together towards one goal, while in competitive games players are more curious about scoring wins over their friends. Among Us blurs this line, and therefore the dynamic system created by the sport caused players to explore a replacement social landscape in their games.

Among Us, quite the other game makes intrigue and subterfuge a core aspect of the sport. It’s very hard to play a cooperative game where lying to teammates might help, and in competitive games, it’s unlikely that opponents will plan to work together.

In Among Us, these become core aspects of the sport, as imposters are constantly trying to trick crewmates, and sow distrust among the team.

Among Us catches on, becomes a staple game on Twitch

The novelty of a game like Among Us created a superb dynamic for streamers and proved to be a hotbed for entertaining content. This naturally drew during a sizable audience and helped the sport catch on.

In just three months’ time, Among Us went from a little niche game played in small corners of the web to at least one of the most important and most influential games online. There was a time when the fastest-growing Twitch channels were all Among Us streamers, turning the sport into one among the simplest ways for newer or smaller content creators to urge noticed.

Hopefully, future updates to the sport will help sustain such a huge audience and it’ll be interesting to follow alongside the event over time.

FORTNITE UPDATES

Fortnite Season 5 may end with a big-bang that would destroy the whole map, again

Fortnite Season 5 is nearly coming to an in-depth. With the top of the present season, tons of the latest changes are speculated. The zero, which was exposed after the Galactus ordeal in Fortnite, has undergone tons of transformation as Season 5 progressed, and immediately, things look very unstable.

The zero has been a mysterious object within the game for a short time now. it has been opening up one portal after another through which Jonesy has been bringing in hunters from different parts of the universe. These different hunters have close and formed a metaverse of their own within Fortnite itself and are quite able to affect whatever evil the zero will cause within the upcoming days.

The zero at now of your time bears tons of resemblance with the zero back in Season X of Fortnite. Back then, the zero exploded and cause the destruction of the map, and immediately, with the way the zero looks currently, there is a high chance that the map might undergo an enormous transformation at the top of the present season.

However, the live event for the present season hasn’t been disclosed yet, so it’s really difficult to mention whether there’s getting to be anything substantial in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 with regards to the map at least. Their map may transform within the new season and therefore the real battle for Fortnite Island begins the very day Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 begins.

Epic Games vs Apple trial starting May 3rd will decide the longer term of Fortnite on iOS devices

The Saga of Fortnite on Apple iOS devices continues because the Epic Games vs. Apple trial will begin on 3 May 2021. While expected to be drawn out, the general outcome will determine the longer term of Fortnite on Apple’s mobile platform. Over the course of 35 hours, Epic Games will attempt to convince a judge that Apple’s platform hurts developers by only offering them one transaction system, which Apple takes a deep percentage from.

After Epic Games updated its mobile Fortnite app to bypass Apple’s transaction system with one among its own, the tech giant quickly removed the sport from its iOS app store. Fortnite has been unavailable to iOS gamers since Aug 13, 2020, as Epic Games and Apple battle within the courts over the legality of Epic’s actions and therefore the monopoly Apple holds over developers by forcing them to use their transaction system to process in-game payments.

The trial on 3 May is going to be held without a jury after Apple’s initial countersuit specifically asked for an attempt by the jury. Since then, both Epic and Apple have concluded that the case is best decided by a judge.

The agreement was made so both Epic’s initial suit and Apple’s countersuit might be tried simultaneously, without the necessity for 2 separate trials.

Epic Games filed an initial antitrust lawsuit against Apple in August, once Fortnite was far away from the App Store following Epic’s introduction of an immediate payment option in Fortnite that subverted Apple’s 30% fee.

Apple has filed a countersuit, claiming Epic violated its terms of service by not paying the 30% and is seeking reparations.

COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE UPDATES

2020 RMR Sticker Capsules

Over the past year, the highest CS: GO teams within the world competed in regional ranking events for invitations to a serious Championship. Ultimately there would be no Major in 2020, but it’s important that fans have a chance to celebrate and recognize the diligence of the simplest teams of 2020. So, the 2020 CS: GO RMR Capsules got announced.

These capsules represent the teams that might have received invitations to the 2020 Fall Major, weakened by their invitation status (Legend, Challenger, Contender). You will find the ultimate RMR scores and standings here.

For these stickers, 50% of the proceeds directly support the teams.

2021 RMR Events

Regional RMR events to spot the 24 teams to ask the 2021 PGL Stockholm Major. 

RMR points are reset for 2021, however, the 2020 RMR Legends will start with 600, Challengers with 300, and contenders with 100 points.

Teams can now specify a substitute player (any player who isn’t registered to participate or substitute for an additional team) that’s breakaway their coach.

A team incurs a penalty once they substitute out a player on an occasion, but there’s no penalty when that player is brought back in.

During online matches, only players are allowed within the room and on the server. Neither coaches nor the other team staff are going to be allowed within the room, on the server, or to otherwise communicate with the team during a web match.

2021 Major Championship

CS: GO’s next Major Championship is going to be hosted by PGL, and can happen in Stockholm at the Ericsson Globe, October 23rd-November 7th, provided it’s safe to carry live competitive events by that point.

Twenty-four teams will battle for his or her share of a $2,000,000 prize pool. Those teams are going to be identified through a series of Regional Major Ranking (RMR) events throughout the year, initially happening online and culminating in a minimum of one offline RMR per region before the main. 

CS: GO UPDATE

GAMEPLAY

When a player disconnects or is kicked in classic competitive and wingman modes, they are not replaced by a bot. If the whole other team leaves, one bot is going to be left idling at the spawn point for the opposite team

Fixed bots that weren’t navigating properly in Warmup arenas

VIEW MODELS

Reduced size of SWAT sleeves matching all existing models

MISC

Fixed a crash in Windows dedicated server when “version” command is issued

Pings not move when walked over by characters, and can also not highlight weapons in competitive matches

Adjusted Retakes clip areas in Mirage and Train

PERFECT WORLD

Accounts that completed government biometric identification are upgraded to CS: GO Prime Account Status for Steam China

MAPS

Ancient

Further optimizations

Fixed some clipping bugs

Cache

Fixed a pixel-gap within the Cargo containers in T-Spawn

Fixed Cargo containers not having their proper colors

Fixed bomb explosions being visible above A-site

Engage

• Removed several boost spots
• Added stairs within the garage for better rotation flow
• The breakable ceiling around A-site and Mid. Smokes and glashes can now be used on A-site
• Removed “office” area on Mid
• Both entrances of the hut are now wider for better player traffic flow between A-Site and Mid
• Lowered A upper and bridge to form entire bombsite more readable
• Removed several awkward angles on A-Site
• Removed excessive areas on A-Site
• Removed clutter on A-Site
• Better FPS round the whole map
• Guard
• Widened inner a part of the connector
• Reduced size of restaurant corner
• Adjusted tarp positions on the truck to eliminate some angles
• Lowered half-wall at Stairs
• Adjusted timings by pushing CT spawns back a touch
• Shifted the crates next to Tower further towards Pit
• Enhanced visibility for various long-range angles
• Removed electric box next to Bikes
• Reduced amount of breakable glass at Shop
• The blocked angle from CT boost to Pit
• Increased size of ladder hole
• Added location names
• Fixed players having the ability to ascertain into the tower area when boosted at Dumpster
• Fixed some Z-fighting and intersecting Geo
• Fixed various visible nodraw textures
• Fixed various bomb stuck spots
• Fixed player stuck spot on Street
• Clipping adjustments throughout the map
• Minor visual adjustments and enhancements

MAGIC: THE GATHERING ARENA UPDATES

Magic: The Gathering Arena enters early access on Android

Wizards of the Coast finally brings its collectible cards to mobile

Over the years, we have seen a plethora of collectible card games come and go. Though one thing has remained continuing, the genre lends itself well to mobile play. to the present day, there’s still no shortage of CCGs on the Play Store, and yet there was always one title that was missing, Magic: The Gathering. Well, Wizards of the Coast has been busy performing on its digital adaptation for a short time now, and it’s called MTG Arena. it has been known the title would eventually make its thanks to mobile, but we’ve just learned that the CCG is going to be coming to Android as an early access release on January 28th, with broader support slated for later this year. Wizards of the Coast recently published a blog post on the official MTG Arena website to announce that the sport is finally getting to be available on Android later this month (January 28th). it’ll exist as an early access release for a variety of supported Android devices. These devices will be got to get on Android 6.0 or later, contain a minimum of 4GB of RAM, all while supporting OpenGL ES 3.0 or above. So far, we all know devices that contain anything above the Kirin 970, Snapdragon 845, or Exynos 9810 processors should be ready to run the title.

Magic: The Gathering Arena would be coming to Android as an early access release on January 28th. this is often an outsized download, clocking in at 1.96GB, then there’s more to download once you open the sport , leading to a complete file size of 4.3GB.

FEBRUARY 15, 2021 BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT

Historic:

Omnath, Locus of Creation is banned (from suspended).

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath is banned.

Pioneer:

Balustrade Spy is banned.

Teferi, Time Raveler is banned.

Undercity Informer is banned.

Modern:

Field of the Dead is banned.

Mystic Sanctuary is banned.

Simian Spirit Guide is banned.

CASCADE RULES CHANGE

702.84a. Cascade may be a triggered ability that functions only while the spell with cascade is on the stack. “Cascade” means “When you cast this spell, exile cards from the highest of your library until you exile a nonland card whose converted mana cost is a smaller amount than this spell’s converted mana cost. you’ll cast that spell without paying its mana cost if its converted mana cost is a smaller amount than this spell’s converted mana cost. Then put all cards exiled this manner that weren’t sew rock bottom of your library during a random order.”

For example, if you cast Bloodbraid Elf and exile Valki, God of Lies from your library, you will be ready to cast Valki but not Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor. On the opposite hand, if you exile Cosima, God of the Voyage, you’ll cast either Cosima or The Omenkeel, as each face features a lesser converted mana cost than Bloodbraid Elf.

This change isn’t limited to double-faced cards. It also changes the way cascade works with anything that features a “dominant” set of characteristics, just like the Adventurer cards from Throne of Eldraine. for instance , if Bloodbraid Elf causes you to exile Fae of Wishes, you’ll cast Fae of Wishes, but you’ll not cast Granted.

Finally, the interaction between split cards and cascade is unchanged; the converted mana cost of a split card is that the total converted mana cost of its halves. If you cascade into a split card with lesser converted mana cost than the spell with cascade (remember, count both halves), you’ll cast either half without paying its mana cost.

STARCRAFT II UPDATES

The StarCraft II ESL Pro Tour concludes in 2021 at IEM Katowice!

After an extended year of intense competition, it has been rounded it right down to just 36 final contenders. From February 20 to twenty-eight, these challengers from across the planet compete over their share of the $250,000 prize pool – and therefore the once during a lifetime chance to lift the fantastic trophy of IEM Katowice 2021.

Blizzard Is Officially Ending Development on ‘StarCraft 2’

The ‘StarCraft’ team is freeing themselves to “think about what’s next”.

Blizzard is looking to wind down further development on the real-time strategy game StarCraft 2.In a recent blog post, the developer announced that it might be ending production on additional “for-purchase content” for the sport within the near future. While balance fixes and other updates will still be a priority, there’ll be no new content produced for the title. Instead, the team is going to be that specialize in “what’s next” further down the road.

There will be no further updates this year, but there’ll be future updates “as needed” within the future. As far as what players can anticipate, Blizzard has noted that being freed up for what essentially amounts to brainstorming extends beyond StarCraft 2 into the “StarCraft universe as an entire .”

It’s been since 2015 since the standalone expansion pack StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void debuted. However, StarCraft: Remastered debuted in 2017, and offered how for players both new and old to experience the first game that started it all with modern graphics and other important updates.

It isn’t clear at now what Blizzard has up its sleeve going forward, but with the top of an era will hopefully come some big developments.

ONE TOUR. ONE STORY

This is the ESL Pro Tour for StarCraft II, a yearly competition that mixes the past legacies of Blizzard, DreamHack, and ESL. Now in second year, they are building upon their system to make sure that anyone can check-in and play anywhere within the world. Goal is simple:

Create a world where everybody is often somebody.

STARCRAFT II 5.0.3 PATCH NOTES

GENERAL

New observer interface added, “Pro 2020”.

Supports 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 games at 16×9.

Previously seen earlier this year at IEM Katowice and fund Team League.

Features larger numbers and icons for improved mobile and couch viewing.

Reduced text for multi-region broadcasts.

CO-OP MISSIONS

Maps

Part and Parcel

The mission timer now starts with 90 additional seconds.

Scythe of Amon

The Warp Prism for the bonus objective will now announce its planned path 20 seconds before moving.

Alarak

Shadow of Death Prestige

This Prestige has been reworked.

The Mothership and its Destroyers do not receive reduced stats from this Prestige.

BUG FIXES

General

Fixed a rare crash that would occur when a player has their Shadow graphic settings set to Low.

Fixed a rare crash that could occur when a player exits the Hyperion bridge.

Fixed a crash that would occur during an Alt+F4 exit.

Fixed a bug within the Archon Mode where if the hosting player drops during the starting countdown, all other players’ countdown would freeze.

Campaign

Fixed various typos related 10th-anniversary campaign achievements.

Reworded the “Thanks for the Advice” achievement in “The Dig” mission to be clearer.

Reworded the “The Quick and therefore the Dead” achievement in “Echoes of the Future” mission to be clearer.

Reworded the “Eat, Love, Then Pray” achievement in “Phantoms of the Void” mission to be clearer.

The achievement, “The Great Purge” for “The Evacuation” mission now toasts after you’ve completed the achievement rather than after the sport ends.

DAYZ UPDATES

DayZ Update 1.10

Bohemia Interactive is happy to announce that Game Update 1.10 has arrived on all platforms! There are plenty of substantial changes to the present update, including the long-awaited return of the M3S truck. Alongside a drivable variant, they have also added fresh static variants for partial spawning. On top of that, all vehicles now offer increased engine durability during collisions with the environment, also because of the choice to repair the vehicle’s chassis with epoxy putty and therefore the engine itself with a tube wrench (unless your engine happens to be ruined). They also added player damage when jumping out of a car.

New shelters are added! they are available in three variants (stick, tarp, leather) and offer basic storage capacity, also as protection from the rain. Speaking of the weather, cold mornings and warm afternoons are more realistic now, as are local wind speeds and altitudes. Furthermore, players can temporarily contain heat from fireplaces, the interface now contains information about the warmth insulation qualities of a private piece of clothing, and warmth insulation / maximum absorption limits for all clothes are rebalanced, offering players a spread of choices regarding protection against the rain or cold.

Leg fractures are back also , along side improvised fixtures (splints). Legs are often broken all types of situations, including combat, stepping on a bear trap, falling or jumping from an excellent height, and even while jumping out of a car. confine mind that if you don’t fix a fracture with a splint, you’ll suffer limited movement, also as frequent shock damage, which may render you unconscious. Visualizations of current shock values are added (i.e. how close you’re to unconsciousness), also as when the particular shock damage is dealt. Applied splints are now visible on the injured player also .

Rounding out the update, the signal pistol has returned and may illuminate the night sky in four distinct colors, the longevity of things has been lowered dramatically, and locked doors stay locked during server restarts, while the remainder of the doors are randomized. Localization tweaks have also been added, including the introduction of localization into Brazilian Portuguese.

Finally, DayZ and DayZ Livonia are going to be fully playable on both PS5 & Xbox Series via backwards compatibility! 

DayZ Update 1.09

Bohemia Interactive is happy to announce that Game Update 1.09 has arrived on all platforms (08/09/2020). It brings tons of bug-fixes and also interesting new stuff. The long-awaited Revolver is making its return! This very cool looking gun is chambered with six rounds of the strong .357 ammo within an indoor rotating cylinder. additionally to the present , we’re also adding another fresh gun to DayZ – the Deagle. This beast of a pistol is out there in silver and rare gold variants, features a nine .357 round magazine and fits the re-introduced pistol scope, to interact targets over longer distances.

Developers have also been performing on some balancing of the sturdiness of individual firearms, mainly aimed toward lowering the sturdiness gap between chambered and magazine based weapons. With this, we’ve also increased the sturdiness of suppressors and removed the power to repair weapons with adhesive tape along side their attachments. Keep an eye fixed out and hold on to those weapon repair kits!

A new structure for base builders has been added – the flagpole. It aims to form base management easier by continuously refreshing the lifetime values of things and structures around. Meaning that you simply will not got to run fence by fence to stay them alive once you build and activate a flagpole in your base. Just keep an eye fixed on how low the flag is, because its position defines what percentage refresh cycles remain. There are 27 flag variants; we hope you discover your personal favorite.

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Team World Challenger and Laus Playbook Esports have qualified for MPL PH S7

The MPL PH has finally locked in two last teams for its seventh season. After sizing down a record-breaking registration pool of over 3,000 teams, Team World Challenger and Laus Playbook Esports dominated the 8-team playoff bracket and proved that they’re able to join the PH league.

Rising contender Team World Challenger was a moment favorite within the tournament. Sweeping every series throughout the upper bracket, the team faced returning MPL PH S3 champs ArkAngel within the upper bracket final.

Despite rising against a more known team, WORK stood their ground with some worthy trades. In exchange for an inhibitor turret within the top lane, the WORK squad claimed the Lord and a couple of easy kills to initiate a stronger split-lane push.

In the final push, Chuuu managed to select off Saxajago’s Lancelot after he made a miscalculated dive right at the bottom inhibitor. With AA’s main damage dealer now out of the image, the remainder of labor alongside the Lord sieged the inhibitor for the sport one win.

Game two was a slow start for WORK thanks to ArkAngel’s efficiency in shutting down their rotations. With AA stealing two turtles and controlling most of the map, the team was just expecting Chuuu to seem for potential picks and openings.

To turn things around, Chuuu opted to dive into their jungle and bait out three enemies into the remainder of his team. With Fy’s Jawhead sending Saxajago over the wall, ArkAngel had no choice but to hitch within the fight, but with Jobert easily pinching out the squad, Chuuu and his crew easily claimed three kills, a turtle, and a turret from the clash.

Team World Challenger eventually came out on top with a huge Lord down the mid lane. Although the team wasn’t ready to seal the win on the primary attempt, Chuu took out Fall’s Benedetta during a quick scuffle within the top jungle and immediately pushed back the remainder of AA back to their base.

Mobile Legends post-M2 global power rankings: Bren Esports leads the way

The Mobile Legends M2 World Championship bound up last weekend, after five days of sensational MLBB action.

Bren Esports capped off a stellar 2020 with a well-deserved win, Burmese Ghouls stunned everyone with a Cinderella run that saw them finish as runners-up, and teams from Brazil, Japan, Cambodia, and Russia proved that MLBB is actually a worldwide esport.

1. Bren Esports

As MPL PH S6 champions, MPLI runners-up, and now M2 World Champions, Bren Esports has proven time and time again that they deserve the highest spot.

Under the wing of coach Duckey, Pheww and his crew took down both Indonesian teams at M2, beating friend twice, and eliminating tournament favorites RRQ Hoshi within the Lower Bracket Final, proving once and for all that Indonesia’s dominance over pro-MLBB has come to an end.

With a stacked seven-man roster, there’s little question that the team will do its best to defend its throne as MPL PH and World Champions.

2. Burmese Ghouls

Burmese Ghouls placed on a fantastic performance at M2 and nearly got the higher of Bren Esports, taking them space during a gripping 4-3 Grand Final.

Many underestimated the Myanmar team, but coach PVNDV has his stars, ACE, and RubyDD, playing even as well as more well-known players from Indonesia and therefore the Philippines.

The four-time MPL MM champions are going to be wanting to extend their dynasty this season, and that we don’t see anyone challenging their dominance reception. We’re looking forward to seeing more of Burmese Ghouls in the international competition.

3. Alter Ego

Alter Ego was at an enormous disadvantage at M2, as that they had to play without captain and star player, Ahmad.

Nevertheless, they still played well, and if a couple of things had gone their way, they might have easily made it further within the tournament.

Ahmad’s replacement, YAM, did well to fill in, and his world-class Yu Zhong looked very impressive. Celiboy continues to be the face of the franchise and maybe a bonafide superstar.