Extensive patch for 7 Days to Die

The zombie survival game 7 Days to Die has received a new patch with Alpha 16, claiming to be the biggest content patch the game has ever received since Alpha 1.

Among the changes and additions brought by Alpha 16 are:

new locations new distant rendering system new enemy spawn system improved enemy AI electricity improved random number generation new and revamped enemies new animals Painting feature allowing items to be painted and marked in the game Changes to the progression system Gamepad support new recipes and items new stealth system new and improved weapons many more improvements and fixes
A complete list of all changes can be found in the official post: Click me

Of course, the latest version is installed on the servers of ZAP Hosting. If you already have a 7DTD server at ZAP, you will receive a message when you start it next, indicating that a new...
Unturned

Unturned no longer Early Access

The popular survival game Unturned, which has been in development since 2014, was removed from Early Access on Steam and officially released on July 7, 2017.

Unturned, with over 24 million downloads, is one of the most popular games on Steam. What's special about it: It was developed by only one developer, Nelson Sexton, who started Unturned at the age of 16. The game, which has been in Early Access since 2014, now includes Patch 3.2 and the new map Germany, and has been officially released on Steam.

Unturned is a zombie survival game where the player must try to survive on a zombie-infested map without dying.

Feeling intrigued by Unturned? As a Free2Play game, it is available for free on Steam.

At ZAP, you can, of course, rent Unturned servers inexpensively.
Conan Exiles

Conan Exiles: Free expansion and Xbox One version in August

Conan Exiles will receive a new expansion on August 16, 2017, which can be downloaded free of charge for all previous buyers of Conan Exiles and will be included in the purchase version for all later buyers. The expansion will include a new area approximately 50% the size of the existing game world, transporting players from the desert to a frosty ice landscape.

Funcom's Lawrence Poe said, "By releasing the free expansion update simultaneously on PC and Xbox One as part of the Xbox One Preview launch, we will be able to provide players on both platforms with a new and fresh experience. This will expand the world of Conan Exiles by approximately 50% and comes with completely new landscapes, monsters, buildings, gameplay features, and more. Since the game is still in Early Access, anyone who has already purchased the game or decides to buy it while it is still in development will ...
Ark: Survival Evolved Ragnarok

Ark: Survival Evolved gets release date and a new map

Ark: Survival Evolved, a dino survival game that surely reminds some of the 80s animated series Dino-Riders, has been in Early Access since June 2015 and has been diligently developed and updated since then.

On August 8, 2017, the game will be officially released and will no longer be considered Early Access. The PC version, Xbox, and PS4 versions will be released then, at a price higher than what players had to pay for the Early Access version by the way. At the official launch, the game will cost €59.99 for the PC version and €69.99 on consoles. So, for anyone still considering getting the game, they can still get it for the Early Access price of €27.99 on Steam.

The community mod Ragnarok has been elevated to the status of an official DLC, which is free and already available to owners of the Steam version of the game. Console owners will likely have to wait unti...

Minecraft: News from the E3

At E3, some Minecraft news have been revealed.

Arguably the biggest one is that Minecraft will enable cross-platform play with the Better Together Update:
Regardless of whether you're playing Minecraft on an Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows 10 PC, iOS or Android phones, or a Virtual Reality device, you'll be able to play with other players on the same servers. Unfortunately, PS4 players won't be able to play with players from other systems for the time being.

Another functionality that will be implemented with the Better Together Update is a Server Browser in the Minecraft Start menu. At launch, 4 official servers will be displayed in the browser, which players can log into directly.

With the Better Together Update, Minecraft will also receive a graphical upgrade: Support for 4K HDR graphics with enhanced lighting, shadows, and water effects will be imple...