En Masse is very proud to bring TERA’s vast MMORPG game world and true action combat gameplay to the Xbox One starting today. TERA’s emphasis on action within the MMO genre has always made it a good candidate for play on an Xbox One controller. In fact, TERA’s signature combat, with its emphasis on combo-building and active dodging, originally drew inspiration from console action games.

How It Began

During early development, a few folks at En Masse rigged up gamepad support on an Xbox 360 controller by manually assigning inputs. Even with this rudimentary setup, TERA still played quite well, and as a result Bluehole added official controller support to the PC version. As gamers ourselves, we, at En Masse, recognized it would be a popular game on Xbox One and urged the developer to make it happen.

Challenge Accepted

TERA is developed in South Korea, and when the project was greenlit and development began, there were not many developers there with experience developing for Xbox One. Eager to add new skills and experiences to their arsenal, Bluehole wasn’t going to back down from the challenge of bringing TERA to the platform. At the time, Bluehole had never developed a console game before, so getting set up to develop an Xbox One game represented a challenge. Finding the right people to develop a massive game with complex systems and network support was another challenge and made progress slow at the start of development.

Totally Worth It

Just before PAX West in 2017, we had the game up and running at a good framerate with control assignments and behaviors developed specifically for Xbox One. Picking up the gamepad and controlling one of TERA’s 10 character classes immediately felt visceral and satisfying. Excitement about the build was so high internally that the team at En Masse immediately put together a sneak peek play session with members of the TERA community. The positive response of these players made it quickly apparent that all the time and effort poured into the project by the development team was well worth it.

Looking Forward

We’re excited for all Xbox One players out there to finally play and discover everything TERA has to offer! The development team took great care to fully adopt the complete MMORPG package of TERA for Xbox One. They even packed in some new features, including a lock-on system to help keep track of all the onscreen action, a fully re-designed and streamlined user interface, social features like integrated party voice chat and streaming support, and more! Everything from TERA’s vast game world, dozens of dungeons, hundreds of creatures, and unique combat encounters are reborn in a new and different way on Xbox One!

TERA is free to play on Xbox One right now.

Indie developer Monster Couch has confirmed that Die for Valhalla! will hit the Switch eShop on May 29th. Pre-loading is already live in Australia and should (fingers crossed) be hitting other regions shortly. We assume the release date will be the same in North America and Europe, too.

Described as an action RPG with arcade beat ’em up trimmings, Die for Valhalla! places you in the role of a mythical Valkyrie, blessed with the power to bring fallen viking warriors back to life. Solo and 4-player options are available, and the game will feature over 80 different skills to select when levelling-up your character.

Here’s some PR:

Die for Valhalla! is an action RPG where you hack, slash and crush your enemies! Possess and take full control of heroes, monsters and other things to help Vikings save their realm!

You are a Valkyrie, a supernatural maiden bestowed with the ability to possess fallen warriors. You embark on a quest that will lead you through strange lands where Norse Mythology collides with Lovecraftian mythos. Sounds Weird? Well, because it is!

You can play solo or locally with friends (up to 4 players).

Key features

– An action-packed hybrid of Roguelike and arcade Beat ‘Em Up.
– Unique Possession mechanic.
– More than 10 Viking Clans to discover and unlock
– Each of the 7 Viking Classes comes with unique playstyles and combos.
– Over 80 skills to choose from when leveling up your Valkyrie.
– Cute but bloodthirsty creatures will become your companions.
– Play against your friends in Deathmatch and Survival modes.
– And more!

Does this look like something you’d be interested in? Sound off in the comments section below.

Dota Plus:
* Adjusted the Hero Level XP and Shard reward curve to make earlier levels more easily attainable, with the total XP to reach Level 25 (and total Shards rewarded) remaining the same. Users’ total earned XP for each hero thus far have been remapped to the new level and users were granted any missing shards that they may have missed in the new curve.
* Common relics are now available for direct purchase for 5000 shards each, in addition to the existing random roll option.

Since the beginning of this year, we’ve been setting more specific expectations for the work we’re doing to support Destiny 2. With some Season 2 updates in our rear view mirror, it’s time to look further into the future. Before we take a look at our development priorities, Game Director Christopher Barrett has some commentary on our goals for this summer, and beyond.

Barrett: The team is very excited to extend the roadmap and share with you some of the big stakes we’re putting in the ground. Recent updates have focused on immediate issues to the live game, but in the coming months our vision for the future is converging with critical player feedback to deliver transformative changes to Destiny 2. 

We’ll be diving deeper into each one of the listed items soon, and there’s even more we can’t quite talk about yet, but for now it’s all hands on deck to make sure we deliver on our promise to restore Destiny 2 to the hobby we all love.

Here’s the new roadmap, spanning the entire summer:

The community has been talking a lot about some of the things we’re developing for Season Four. Our goals for these features are to give you more control over how you configure your loadouts in Destiny 2 and give you more reasons to play the game over time. We also want to bring back those exciting moments when you acquire the perfect weapon. To make this happen, updates like Weapon Randomization, Weapon Slot Changes, Gear Collections, and Records will be delivered to all players.

We now have a plan for Raid Prestige changes (including Raid Lairs) and will update where it will land in the next Development Roadmap. Mod Changes are being incorporated into our new plan for Weapon Randomization.

Season Three marks the beginning of a new plan for how we deliver Crucible content. For every player of Destiny 2, we’ll be releasing all of the new Crucible Maps being developed for Warmind into matchmaking. The same goes for the maps we released with Curse of Osiris. To keep the community in the Crucible unified, everyone will see new arenas in matchmade playlists like Quickplay, Competitive, Trials of the Nine, Iron Banner, as well as the new weekly rotators that include Rumble and Mayhem. That means more opponents for everyone. With the arrival of Private Matches, players will need to purchase each Expansion to have exclusive access to play those Crucible maps with other players in a private match. This plan goes into effect on May 8 with the beginning of Season Three.

The usual conversation about our creative process will continue. Expect to learn more about the new features on the roadmap as we delve deeper into developer commentary. If these plans change – and plans have a way of doing that – we’ll keep refreshing this roadmap on a monthly basis.

Thanks for coming along with us on this journey, thanks for your feedback, and thanks for playing.

Play nice! Nintendo celebrates National Siblings Day

A sibling can be many things. Sometimes they’ve got your back in times of trouble or sometimes they take over the TV at the most crucial, inconvenient moment. And sometimes they have really impressive mustaches.

No matter the case, we’re celebrating brothers and sisters in honor of National Siblings Day. Check out the fun ways you (and your siblings) can celebrate with Nintendo!

Play Nintendo
Mario and Luigi are two of the most famous siblings in video game history. Which set of video-game siblings do you think would be fun? Take a very special Siblings Day poll on Play Nintendo to choose between Mario and Luigi, Cappy and Tiara, and more!

My Nintendo
My Nintendo is offering rewards that put a spotlight on brotherly love. You can redeem your My Nintendo Platinum points for a free Luigi Mustache HOME Menu theme for the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems. Plus, you can redeem points for a free Siblings Day wallpaper featuring Mario and Luigi!

Let your siblings know how much you care with a cheerful “Happy Siblings Day” card sheet to download and print. Redeem your My Nintendo reward points, then say “I love you, bro!” or “You’re the best, sis!”

Nintendo Switch News
Do you and your siblings play well together? Challenge them to a day of fun with co-op games for the Nintendo Switch™ system! Just remember to play nice…because that’s what siblings do, right?

In Super Mario Odyssey™, Player 1 controls Mario while Player 2 controls Cappy! If your sibling is significantly younger than you, the new Smart Steering feature in Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe helps rookie racers stay on track.

Here are a few more co-op games to help strengthen your sibling-y bond:
ARMS™
Bayonetta™ 2
Fire Emblem Warriors
Kirby™ Star Allies
Snipperclips™ – Cut it out, together!
Splatoon™ 2

Additional games, systems, and accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Games, systems, and some accessories sold separately.

Games Shown: