Have you ever had to grow into your gear? The Elder Scrolls Online has. The Elder Scrolls MMO was not a smash success when it debuted on the heels of Skyrim in 2014. Those first months were rough (just ask players to relive those beta and early experiences and look for the trauma in their eyes). But over time, TESO got better, becoming a rich world that tied together many aspects of the Elder Scrolls universe. It took players back to Morrowind, the most beloved Elder Scrolls setting, and mostly pulled it off . As it grew, the MMORPG's popularity also increased. In early 2021, Bethesda's Pete Hines lauded TESO as "the most successful Bethesda game over the last four years." And this past year was its most popular yet. While Steam is only one of the platforms The Elder Scrolls Online is available on, its charts show the game's upward trend . April 2020 had the highest average player count ever, and it's consistently averaging higher than previous years. The developers … [Read more...] about The state of The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have worked out a way to play Outbreak early
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have worked out a way to play Outbreak early. Outbreak, a hotly-anticipated large-scale Zombies mode for up to four players, isn't supposed to go live until the launch of Season Two tomorrow at 6pm UK time, Thursday 25th February. But it is playable now - after downloading this morning's Season Two update . To play Outbreak, download the update, then go offline. Log into Black Ops Cold War then, in Zombies, on the Find Games tab, create a match. In this offline custom games portion of Zombies, you're able to select Outbreak and play on Alpine, Ruka or Golova. I've verified this works on PlayStation 5, and have been playing Outbreak solo this morning. Obviously playing online Outbreak is not possible yet. Outbreak gameplay is now flooding YouTube, as you'd expect: … [Read more...] about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have worked out a way to play Outbreak early
This teaser for the next Hearthstone expansion looks very Horde flavored
Blizzard is hinting, none too subtly, at a big Hearthstone reveal coming at this weekend's BlizzCon event: A brief teaser released today suggests the next expansion looks to be leaning heavily on the World of Warcraft source material (as opposed to stuff like League of Explorers, which does not.) The symbol that emerges at the end of the clip is that of the Horde, one of the major factions in WoW, which, along with the very overt orc chanting happening in the background, points toward the new set having a orcish vibe to it. Our in-house WoW expert Steve Messner might have it nailed down further: He suspects something based on Razorfen Kraul , a World of Warcraft dungeon located in the the southern part of the Barrens. It's the ancestral home of the quilboar , for one thing, who can quite clearly be seen surrounding the orcish figure at the center of the video, and there's also that wordplay in the YouTube video title: Quill you be ready? We already know that at least … [Read more...] about This teaser for the next Hearthstone expansion looks very Horde flavored
Xbox Restock Guide: Series X|S Bundles Will Be Available At GameStop Soon
GameStop See Series X at GameStop Walmart See Series X at Walmart Best Buy See Series X at Best Buy Amazon See Series X at Amazon Microsoft Store See Series X at Microsoft Target See Series X at Target StockX See Series X at StockX While the Xbox Series X and Series S continue to be a challenge to find, you'll have another chance to secure a console today. GameStop will have console bundles in stock sometime today. The contents of the bundles are unclear, but they typically come with some combination of controllers, games, gift cards, and subscriptions. See Xbox Series X|S at GameStop As March approaches, we're continuing to track Xbox Series X availability across all major retailers. Xbox restocks continue to happen sporadically, often without notice. Both the Series X and Series S are seeing shortages, though if you're hoping to pick up the Series S, you'll have a much … [Read more...] about Xbox Restock Guide: Series X|S Bundles Will Be Available At GameStop Soon
Behold, the greatest World of Warcraft cosplay ever
If there was one huge downside to BlizzCon 2021 being entirely online, it was that thousands of fans didn't get to experience the distinct joy of walking through the Anaheim Convention Center surrounded by some incredible cosplay. But even though the show was digital-only, Blizzard still held its traditional cosplay contest , and this year's winner wasn't just the best cosplay at the show—I'm pretty sure this is the most impressive cosplay I've ever seen. You can see a video of the cosplay above, which is of Bolvar Fordragon, a Warcraft paladin with some very dry skin. He's one of the central characters in the new Shadowlands expansion and most well-known for sitting on the Frozen Throne after players finally killed Arthas, the Lich King, in Wrath of the Lich King. Here's a screenshot of Bolvar as he appears in game, and here's one of Blizzard's official art renderings of him just so you can compare. Hartigan , the mastermind behind this costume, did an incredible job … [Read more...] about Behold, the greatest World of Warcraft cosplay ever