An update on the ProSiebenSat.1 transition was posted late this morning on the EQII forums:

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and ProSiebenSat.1 Games Group will be furthering their partnership with the launch of EverQuest® II on or around June 20, 2013. As we approach the transition, we want to clarify some final points. We have put together an updated FAQ that further addresses some of the most common concerns and questions from our online player community.

Importantly, we want to address up front the most common concern that players have had, which is server accessibility. SOE and ProSiebenSat.1 Games have determined that it is in the best interest of the players and the community to allow players to continue to play on any server regardless of where they live. That means that European players will be able to play on U.S. servers and vice versa.

Again, we appreciate you sharing your thoughts and opinions with us. Your feedback is valuable to us in the ongoing effort to make your experience with SOE and PSG more enjoyable. We love our European players and look forward to our community of gamers growing through this partnership!

Thank you!

Continue after the jump for SOE's FAQ or hop over to the official forum feedback thread.

Fans of ARMA will tell you that for action and authenticity there are few games that can compete. The upcoming ARMA III looks to uphold that tradition and we want you to discover that for yourself.

Thanks to Bohemia Interactive, we are offering a massive giveaway of codes for you to participate. Just go to our giveaway page, making sure you are a free member of ZAM, of course, grab your key and redeem it via Steam.

You can't fail to hit the mark with this competition, so go ahead and grab your chance to enter the fray.

It may come but once a year, but the story of Prince Yahiko and Princess Amdina is one that endures to this day, and the grand festival that honors the tale of these two lovers is quickly approaching. From Tuesday, June 25th through Tuesday, July 9th, the three starting cities of Windurst, San d'Oria, and Bastok will be transformed into a stage for the telling of this timeless story. This is a tale that will touch the hearts of adventurers both old and new, so if you've never experienced it before, do yourself a favor and spend some time taking in these rousing Celestial Nights.

Let us know what you think of the return of the Celestial Nights celebration over on the ZAM forums.

Even more action is coming to Guild Wars 2’s Dragon Bash festival, and this new addition may put a stop to the entire party. Releasing over the next three days, a new story is added to the activities of Dragon Bash.

With excellent overviews of each match and interviews with the expert summoners involved, RheingoldRiver brings insight into the events that enthrall millions as part of the League of Legends Championship Series.

RheingoldRiver is a valued member of the terrific LolKing community; the site for all of your League of Legends tools, guides and information. Rhein also streams regularly and you can get updates on her latest League of Legends content here.

The US EverQuest II servers will come down on Tuesday, June 18, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update.  This will be during the announced SOE-wide maintenance period, so expect a two-hour downtime. 

The EU EQ2 server downtime is Tuesday, June 18, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and the expected downtime is two hours. 

Patch notes are below.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced maintenance beginning at 7:00 AM Pacific on June 18, 2013. This will impact the following services:

• Account management will be unavailable for 30 minutes.
• Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces, will fail until 7:30 AM Pacific Time.
• Pay Pal and SMS Transactions will fail until 9 AM Pacific Time.
• Login for all SOE forums may be affected. You may lose permissions and experience occasional disconnects from 7 AM Pacific until 9 AM Pacific.
• Login for all SOE games may be affected from 7 AM Pacific until 9 AM Pacific.
• Players who are already logged into game may be disconnected and unable to log back in until 9 AM PDT.

Here's our handy Time Zone Conversion Tool top help you plan.

Sequels are a peculiar thing. Sometimes they manage to build on the original, improving in almost every way. On other occasions they merely continue with the theme, extending the lifespan of a franchise. And then there are rare occasions where a sequel sinks badly, which is why there is only one movie called The Matrix.

Such is the tightrope that Logitech’s G400s Gaming Mouse, part of a new line-up from Logitech, finds itself on. Will it continue the legacy of the MX 518, a mouse held in high regard from the early days of PC gaming? Or will it fall into the abyss of obscurity? After close examination it’s safe to say that this is both firm and functional, without being a radical departure from previous mice in the same category.

Each year SOE Live (formerly Fan Faire) features "live quests" for attendees to take part in. These quests typically run two hours and involve teamwork, roleplay, trivia, ingenuity, and lots of fun. Expect to do crazy things such as be guided through a maze blindfolded, roleplay an orc doing grunt work, answer a crossword puzzle about your beloved game, or say "Mithaniel Marr" with six or more jumbo-sized marshmallows in your mouth (yes Kander, I still haven't forgotten that day!).

The themes change each year, as do the tasks in the quests. The tasks will be revealed when the quest commences, but SOE announced the various times and themes earlier today. Continue after the jump for the full live quest schedule!

The first, most eye searing content that I saw in the DLC preview for Defiance, hosted by Trion's Trick Dempsey, was one of the new Arkfall events.

In the Castithan Charge Pack--release window not yet confirmed, other than "soon"--Arkfalls will receive some added variety in the form of a large robotic enemy that players will have only seen a version of, and not interacted with, near the Golden Gate Bridge in the current storyline.

While attacking the Dark Matter Monolith, a slightly smaller droid compared to the one already in game, players will have to contend with multiple enemies and objectives in an impressive, chaotic swarm of connecting events.