The First Ones, the architects of the Shadowlands and all within it, are inexplicably linked with Azeroth.
But who are they? How many teases have Blizz left for us in-game? Let's explore everything we know so far and who these mysterious figures could be.
2021-01-29 18:13:44 +0000 UTC
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Phew, finally getting back on track! Be sure to check out recent post for December. We’ve got all of the January loot on hand & will be shipping out immediately after Patreon clears the month.
2021-01-28 20:06:32 +0000 UTC
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AMD Supply Issues Until H2 2021
AMD's CEO Lisa Su revealed in their Q4 earnings call that supply constraints in semiconductors are liable to continue until the second half of this year. This means supply issues with the PS5 and Xbox consoles will continue, and the same for PC hardware in general. The entire industry can't yet make enough...
2021-01-28 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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EA Accused Of 'Stealing' Indie Character Design
Indie developer NOWWA have accused EA and Respawn of plagiarising their character design from upcoming title Bulletville. Their character 'Hunter' was shown to EA in early 2020 during publishing talks and in a playtest in October. Respawn's next Apex Legend, Fuse, shares a significant amoun...
2021-01-27 17:05:42 +0000 UTC
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Warner Bros' Upcoming Titles Have A 'Heavy Focus' on Live Service
An advertisement for an intern opening at WB claims that their new projects have a heavy focus on live service. Hogwarts Legacy, Suicide Squad and Back 4 Blood are the likely candidates for a live service focus among their offerings, while Gotham Knights has been confirmed...
2021-01-26 17:12:11 +0000 UTC
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New KOTOR In Development, But Not At EA
Rumour has it that a new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game is well on the way but without EA's involvement. This comes with a little tease: According to the source, we'll 'never guess' who the studio is. Alongside KOTOR from this mysterious group, Star Wars also has a 'smaller' game comin...
2021-01-25 16:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Shadowlands has been a smooth launch, although it did come after a major delay. What are Blizzard working on, and what should we expect next? Here's everything we know and what we think's coming up soon.
2021-01-23 09:08:41 +0000 UTC
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Resident Evil Village Is Only $60 & Has A Demo
In Capcom's recent Resident Evil showcase, Village was given a release date of May 7th, a PS5-exclusive demo and pre-orders were opened - and the game is available for $60. Capcom also announced Re:Verse Resident Evil, a multiplayer shooter to celebrate the franchise's 25th Anniversary
2021-01-22 11:44:52 +0000 UTC
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The history of Azeroth is a rich one, but the vast majority of it has been war, eternal conflict for the soul of Azeroth herself. This video's a bit different - we've run through the history of Azeroth, primarily of Azeroth *the character*. She's been under siege for what could be hundreds of thousands of years from all sorts of cosm...
2021-01-22 10:05:20 +0000 UTC
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Geo-Blocking Fine For Publishers & Storefronts
A whopping $9.5m is being taken from 5 publishers and Valve for breaching EU anti-trust laws. Specifically, for engaging in 'geo-blocking' in the EU. German users forced to pay German prices for games, as an example, goes against the principle of the EU Digital Single Market.
Sony Santa Monica 'Confirm' A New Game
The studio is hiring an art director for an unannounced title - rumored to be Cory Barlog's sci-fi game. It may be a revival of Internal-7, an old sci-fi project that Santa Monica cancelled after encountering issues with the PS4's capabilities. This new generation would be a good excuse to bring it ...
2021-01-20 13:53:08 +0000 UTC
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Denuvo Anti-Cheat available via Steamworks
Denuvo's Anti-Cheat, not to be confused with the Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM, is now available to all Steamworks partners. Being included in Steamworks should mean it's free for use for effectively all games hosted on Steam.
- DAC had some controversy when it was added to Doom Eternal, but ...
2021-01-19 10:58:58 +0000 UTC
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Bayonetta 3 news possibly maybe hopefully coming sometime this year
After more than three years of silence, series designer Hideki Kamiya has stated that he hopes to be able to give an update on th...
2021-01-18 18:10:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
We’ve had a slow start this year - entirely on me. I had a lot of knocks through 2020 in addition to the pandemic, and basically fell to pieces over the holidays.
I’m beginning to become myself again, so there’ll be more posts etc this week, as well as the news channel plan that Matt, myself, Adam and...
2021-01-17 22:08:42 +0000 UTC
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The makeover's most significant changes will feel pretty familiar to anyone who has been...
2021-01-15 13:39:11 +0000 UTC
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CD Projekt Red apologise for Cyberpunk 2077 launch...again
Studio co-founder Marcin Iwiński this week released a video once again apologising for Cyberpunk 2077's launch state on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One - he also provided an updated roadmap for patches, DLC, and next-gen upgrades.
- Iwiński said that the i...
2021-01-14 16:35:05 +0000 UTC
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MachineGames & Lucasfilm Games Reveal Indiana Jones Project
The newly reformed Lucasfilm Games will be working with the Wolfenstein devs on the game, which is an original adventure set at the height of Indy's career. Todd Howard is on the project as executive producer, so this is likely a huge project going forward.
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Sony drop some PlayStation 5 release date updates
A Sony video presentation shown at CES 2021 on Monday concluded with a sizzle reel detailing release windows for several upcoming PS4 and PS5 titles - the bi...
2021-01-12 12:50:42 +0000 UTC
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The Killzone website has officially been "retired"
An official notice posted to the website informed fans that, going forward, the website will instead redirect visitors to the official PlayStation...
2021-01-11 11:44:17 +0000 UTC
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Former EA Sports boss believes FIFA loot boxes are a "long way" from gambling
In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz Peter Moore, a former boss...
2021-01-08 16:37:58 +0000 UTC
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More Switch Pro rumours surface
This time courtesy of well-known dataminer SciresM, who has claimed that the Switch's most recent firmware upgrade references a new hardware - codenamed Aula.
2021-01-07 11:18:27 +0000 UTC
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Microsoft are keeping an eye on Sony's DualSense controller
Microsoft have issued a customer experience survey to Xbox Series X|S owners to ask whether they would like to see any PlayStation-cent...
2021-01-06 12:44:59 +0000 UTC
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Epic Games to convert shopping mall into new global HQ
The $95m deal was first reported by the Triangle Business Journal and will give Epic the enormous 980K square foot Cary Towne Center in North ...
2021-01-05 12:17:53 +0000 UTC
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New year, same news delivery service! Here's hoping this is the year you finally make good progress on your backlog.
Bayonetta 3 is apparently still doing fine
Despite hearing absolutely zero news for three years now, Hideki Kamiya has reassured fans that development of the Nintendo Switch-exclusive sequel is still "progressing smo...
2021-01-04 13:11:24 +0000 UTC
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Here we go, the final loot of the year!
As always, Patreon does not charge up-front. It charges for month A at the beginning of month B. So, November Patronage starts being charged on December 1st. It then takes Patreon a few days to get everyone charged & ping people if their cards decline. After that, Patreon gives us the final list ...
2020-12-27 18:37:22 +0000 UTC
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I hope you’re all doing well! We’ll be back on the saddle with content very soon - given how 2020 has been, I think we’ve all needed a few days off!
We’ll be kicking the year off with a bunch of newish indicative - essentially codifying experiments we ran around the same time as Shadowlands & CDPR! This should increase our lead...
2020-12-26 20:18:06 +0000 UTC
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The Paladin is one of the best classes in the game. Here's why. (It's actually got loads of weaknesses, but those hardly matter in its majesty. If you basically enjoy being more than DPS, Healer or Tank at once, this is it.
2020-12-22 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Rockstar eye more singleplayer GTA Online content
GTA Online's recent Cayo Perico Heist was a fresh approach to the game's heist design as it allowed players to complete it solo for the first time - and Rockstar sa...
2020-12-22 12:27:26 +0000 UTC
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The Hunter! How is it in Shadowlands? After a lot of dungeons, too much PvP, and a few nights in Nathria, here's the verdict.
2020-12-17 17:30:59 +0000 UTC
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Veteran BioWare devs return for Mass Effect 4
Mass Effect 4's project supervisor, Mike Gamble, introduced several new team members on Twitter and there are a good few returning names. Parrish Ley, the cinematic director for the M...
2020-12-17 15:59:46 +0000 UTC
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