patch-notes posts

Blizzard has released the patch notes for their tiny little MMO side-project called World of Warcraft. You're probably not interested though. We hear that WoW is very niche, not very appealing to a lot of players. Some of the major changes include:

• Riding at level 30! Quite possibly the best new change, in our humble opinion
• Blood Elf flightmasters in two locations now have totally sweet new dragonhawks
• Significant changes to the Rogue Cheat Death ability
• Significant changes to non-combat pets

The full patch notes can be viewed over on WoW Insider or on Blizzard's patch notes site.

The folks over at Flagship Studios have laid the details on us regarding their new 2.0 and 2.1 patches for Hellgate: London. On top of the new Overworld addition to Mythos, they sure seem busy over there cranking out some excellent content. Here's some of the things we have been told will be in the new patches:

• A new quest line that covers the spread of the Abyss through Parliament Square and the survivors' efforts to fight back
• A major rebalancing of the Blademaster class
• A complete PvP overhaul, including achievements, rankings, rewards, and a new CTF team gametype
• Changes to the Shared Stash, such as a separate pane for each difficulty
• Addition of two new trinket slots for players to add rings and such to their characters
• An attribute respec NPC that allows players to remove points from an attribute for a fee-per-point
• Three new skills for each class
• A consignment house (read: auction house) where players can sell stuff to other players without direct trading

As always, you will need a subscription to get the most out of the new patch. Check out the full list of added and changed features over at Flagship Studios' site.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is one of those multiplayer shooters that you really have to play to understand the charm. At first glance, it's a lot like Battlefield 2 (or 2142), but when you start to reach the delicious crunchy center, you realize that it's really a game that can be compared to no other. It's also quite good.

The lovely developers at Splash Damage have revealed their planned improvements for the 1.5 patch, which is currently being funded out of their own pocket. They've added some much needed UI and customization improvements, as well as cleaning up the AI functionality and removing several exploits and bugs. Check out the full changelog at the community site.

[Via Blue's News]