Accompanied by
two
apologies, Sean Murray of Hello Games
tweets an announcement that
No Man's Sky will come on August 12th.
This was due on the 9th alongside the PS4 version of the space game. He says,
"PC NMS release will now be global and will be August 12th worldwide. It's so
important we get it right and make the best version we can." On a related note,
Harry Denholm tweets a server wipe is coming on Sunday, which should reduce
the impact of early leaked copies. Thanks
GameInformer.
Battle.net announces the
commencement of Season 7 in
Diablo III, their action/RPG sequel. Looking
back on
this post
outlines the journey of the season and
this one details Season
7 rewards. Here's the overview:
Seasons are an optional, recurring game
mode that offers PC players the opportunity to periodically start fresh,
leveling new Normal or Hardcore heroes from level 1 without any currency,
resources, items, or previously earned Paragon experience. Similar to the
separation between Normal and Hardcore game modes, Seasonal heroes will also
have their own shared stash and Artisan progression. Any currency, materials,
recipes, items, Paragon experience, and Artisan progression earned during a
Season will be rolled over to a player's non-Seasonal profile once the Season
concludes.
Season 7 will offer unique rewards and new challenges for players, including new
cosmetic items, pieces of an exclusive Transmogrification set only available to
those who participate in Seasons, and Season-only achievements called Conquests.
Progress within a given Season will also be tracked on the Leaderboard system,
and in the Seasons Journey interface.
At QuakeCon id's Marty Stratton revealed plans to add a score attack mode to
DOOM. In a conversation with
GamesRadar the game's director revealed plans for a free update to add a
competitive leaderboard to the shooter. Here's word:
"I want the game to
reward me in a way that it's recognizing how badass I'm playing", Stratton said.
"And it's arcadey to begin with, so as we've started to present that to the
player and call that stuff out, it actually works pretty well. So I'm excited
about that."
"Leaderboards, ways to compete with friends, all that kind of stuff. We'll be
talking a lot more about it down the road. It's kind of in its early-ish
development. But I think it will be a very cool way for players to come back and
play the campaign again, experience it again, and even again and again, as they
shoot for the really good runs."
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