Following up on the recent announcement of the world cup mode, World of Tanks have released a game play trailer for the new mode and confirmed a few details too.

On the 12th June 7am BST all players will be given their very own custom T-62A Sport tank, fully customized and ready for the world cup mode. Players in the game at this time will have to either exit the client and login again to have the tank placed in their garage, or play a battle and receive it together with the battle rewards. The Т-62А SPORТ is designed exclusively for the “World of Tanks Football Battles” game mode. You can’t sell it and it will be withdrawn automatically when the game mode ends on 14th July.

Similar to real football, this mode follows certain rules and regulations that you should know:

• Score goals against the enemy team to win. This may be done by either moving a ball with your hull or directing it by shooting at it. Goals are scored once the ball crosses the line of the goal and own goals are also counted. After a goal, the ball returns to the middle of the field for the game to continue.
• Matches will be 3 vs 3. You can play solo and be matched with other solo players and platoons will only be matched with other platoons.
• Every tank is given 1,000 free HE shells.
• Games will last a maximum of 7 minutes or until 3 goals are scored (whichever occurs first).
• The Т-62А SPORT tanks are indestructible. You cannot destroy them or incapacitate the driver. However, you can still interfere with them by damaging the tracks through shooting or ramming to temporarily immobilise your opponents. Savvy tactics and teamwork will help you to defeat the opposing team.
• The mode will feature a commemorative medal called “Football Player 2014”.

Find out more about the mode and the rewards here.

Square Enix just released a new trailer for Final Fantasy xiv: A Realm Reborn that focuses on the terrifying threat of the Primals that are summoned forth by the beast tribes that inhabit Eorzea. Titled “A Realm in Peril,” the trailer showcases five of the classic Final Fantasy Primals, including Garuda, Titan, Leviathan, Ramuh and a sneak peek at Shiva. One thing is for sure and it’s that Square can tell a story, even this short trailer should get your juices flowing!

If the E3 Realm in Peril trailer isn’t enough, Square have also released the trailer for the Rogue / Ninja. Take a peak at a few movements and attacks, personally I love how the ninja moves. They were also previewed at E3 but now you can get a look for home.

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If you like driving games and you like open world The Crew could be the game for you. Closed beta signups have been opened at the official site. The beta is due to start next month, July 23rd.

If you want to be one of the first to enjoy cruising in the entire USA, challenging your friends in missions and skills, and of course fully customizing your favorite cars, sign up now!

The entire United States is your driving playground, covering thousands of square miles, from city to suburb, county to county, state to state, coast to summit. Discover what freedom truly means, without any barriers to restrict your car to the road, in a world of unprecedented scope and loaded with exciting challenges. Crush rival crews in illegal street races in Detroit, chase down that last Colorado collectable in the snowy mountain peaks of Aspen, beat everyone on the racing track or run after a target in the water drains of Los Angeles. This is driving at its most exciting, varied and open.

World of Tanks is introducing a custom game mode to celebrate the upcoming Brazil 2014 world cup. Not a great deal has been confirmed but they have confirmed that the event will start on June 12th and they have released these excellent screenshots to give us all a peek.

Players will be given a specially modified T-62-a “SPORT” tank with altered characteristics for the mode. The central area on the map Himmelsdorf is going to be used as a football pitch. Of course, some significant adjustments have been applied to do this.

As for the exact modifications and how the matches will play out we will have to wait and see!

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Black Gold open beta registration is open at the official website. The beta is due to start on June 20th but you will be able to get into the character creation from 10am GMT on June 17th. You can play around with the character creation which has a fair few options! You will be able to reserve your player name too so if you plan on playing it may be worth having a look at the early access character creation.

Black Gold Online features a highly detailed character customization engine developed entirely in-house by Snail Games. In the land of Montel, the name of the game is “Sliders”. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Black Gold Online puts power in the hands of players to create characters to meet any standard with adjustable height, skin hue, and even eye pupils.

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Fans of the popular horror franchise F.E.A.R have been lining up to play the closed beta of Aeria Games’ free-to-play online version. A host of events and competitions are currently taking place, and will continue to do so until the closed beta ends on June 16th.

Closed beta keys were required when the closed beta started, but the sheer demand led Aeria Games to open the servers at the end of last month. Since the start, thousands of fans have been stalking the corridors of the Armacham Technology Corporation and destroying the horrifying inhuman experiments lurking around every corner.

Especially well-received is the weapon crafting system: “the graphics are just wow… the crafting idea is brilliant.” Fans are looking forward to hundreds of options when it comes to weapons: “crafting your own weapons is a fantastic idea and I look forward to seeing many more gun recipes.”

Players have also been receiving loads of equipment and boosters simply by logging into the game each day. Killing an enemy also offers amazing rewards: each fallen opponent reveals an Alma Doll. Collecting these reveals exclusive items which beta players can get their hands on when open beta starts. The top 1000 collectors of Alma dolls will also be rewarded as hundreds of thousands of AP will be distributed amongst the winners.

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In the final episode of Azeroth Choppers the votes are in! For the finale both teams have come together to count the votes and reveal the all important winner. Will it be Alliance or Horde? The idea for the program is really cool, not only did the teams have to design a bike with the style of World of Warcraft but they actually built them!

Watch the episode to find out which bike will be making into the Warlords of Draenor expansion and enjoy the engineering!

If you haven’t been following the series you can watch them all on the official site.

Grab a front-row seat for the ultimate road showdown! Legendary custom motorcycle designer Paul Jr. has assembled two handpicked teams of bike experts to bring to life a pair of asphalt-kicking chopper designs inspired by World of Warcraft®’s two warring factions. Joining each crew on their epic quest are members of the World of Warcraft development team, on board to help to infuse the essence of the Horde and the Alliance into each bike. In the end, only one chopper will reign supreme as the undisputed king of Azeroth’s roads in a winner-takes-all showdown voted on by World of Warcraft players around the globe.

Many have said it’s a long time overdue but we finally get to have a look at the new visuals for Summoner’s Rift on the League of Legends. The preview video is work in progress but it already looks much better than the old visuals. Follow Garen on a short trip through the new map, everything has been updated to look cleaner. All the minions camps have great looking upgrades, with the Dragon and Baron Nashor having much cooler entrances too.

Given the importance of Summoner’s Rift to League of Legends, the fundamental structure of the map remains untouched. Flashable walls, turret ranges, lane sizes, brush interaction and ward placements are exactly as they are on the current map. The intention is to keep moment-to-moment League of Legends the same while improving gameplay through additional clarity.

What clarity translates to is the updated map doing a better job of drawing eyes to the most important information of the moment. When fights break out, the environment should be the background, allowing particle effects and champions to pop off the screen and feed players the crucial data they need to make the right play.

Watch the video and let us know what you think!

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Perfect World Entertainment have released five more screenshots along with their new announcement trailer, showing off the style and graphics of Swordsman Online.

The closed beta test is starting on June 16th so there is still time to register at the official site. Swordsman is a free-to-play martial arts and wuxia-inspired MMORPG, set in the rich universe based on the immensely popular wuxia novels of award-winning novelist Louis Cha. As a disciple of one of Swordsman’s ten class-defining martial art schools, players begin their journey to master legendary fighting skills by engaging in fierce action-packed combat with members of rival schools and the powerful Ming government.

The open world shooter that happens o have it’s own weekly program is now officially NSFW – Now Safe For Wallet.

Earn your stripes as a new recruit fighting for the future of Earth (or return as a seasoned veteran!) and prepare for a whole new season of free crossover content between the game and the show:

•     Download Defiance today and battle through the entire Bay Area storyline.
•     Get ready for Season 2 with new crossover storyline missions following Stahma and Nolan. (Cradle to Grave and Stahma’s Interests are now available!)
•     Defiance Free-to-Play preview page and overview.
•     Patch 2.0 (The NSFW Patch) in more detail.
•     Stay tuned for the Season 2 TV debut June 19 on Syfy at 8:00 PM ET/PT (7:00 PM CT) in the U.S., and on Showcase at 10:00 PM ET/PT in Canada. (Or catch the premiere June 20 in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia – check your local listings for details!)

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Defiance will be going free-to-play on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on July 15