Hello everyone, hope you all had a good weekend! It's time to announce the winner of the map contest, congratulations to uncle jora for the winning map with the most votes, Contest: Eco City I will add the prizes to all the entries that were submitted here later today which will be: Winner - Exclusive crate skin, Diamond block and Toadman crate The 6 Finalists - Diamond block and Toadman crate…
About this patch We are very happy that we came to an agreement with Jagex so we now have control over the game. We look forward to working with the games awesome community to ensure that the servers are up, and matches can be found. One of the things we want to do, is to try out things (sometimes quite radical stuff). Some of these you will hate, and sometimes for good reason. We will be liste…
Hi everyone! So, we know you are itching to know what we're up to and what we have planned, and with that in mind, we are going to do a live Dev stream tomorrow, 6th March at 18.00 CET. Our Producer Jack Wulff and our Lead designer Oliver Castle will sit down with you for a live chat on our Twitch channel where we will talk about what we want to do with the game, talk about the next update, and…
Hi Everyone! We know you’ve been waiting for any news on Block ‘n’ Load, and we can now share with you what you have been hoping for :) We are incredibly excited here at Toadman Interactive to be able to take over this exciting title! After many discussions, it was very clear that Jagex wanted the best for Block ‘n’ Load, and we are extremely happy they have given us this chance to improve the…
Hey Blockheads, It’s been a while since we last posted and promised we’d let you know what’s happening to Block N Load – apologies for staying silent for so long and thanks for being patient. However, the long wait is now over and here’s the great news: We're happy to announce that the future development of Block N Load has been taken on by its co-developer, Artplant, now a part of Toadman Inte…
Welcome to the latest update to Block N Load! We've got a new selection of additional Block Skins for you to add to your loadout, along with sweeping changes to the Block Levelling system and Bounty Blocks. Read on for the full notes on this update! New Items Block Skins · Alien Glue skin for the Glue Block. · First Aid skin for the Heal Station. · Golden Gear skin for the Land Mine. · Brass Ra…
The Steam Lunar New Year Sale has started! Block N Load DLC packs are discounted between 66% and 33% until 10:05 AM Pacific Time on the 19th of February. If you’ve been considering grabbing one, now is the time to do so. Head on over to the Block N Load Steam store page now!
Hi all, We’re bringing a small update to Block N Load to fix a handful of the issues that you have reported to us. We’re still hard at work on a whole host of other improvements and other fixes that you’ve asked for since our December update, some of which we’re hoping to get out in another update in February. Fixes Based on the reports that you’ve made since our last update went live we have b…
It’s a bumper Block N Load update today, with a new hero, new blocks, an overhauled reward and progression system and a whole heck of a lot more. Read on! ________________________________________ Bounty Blocks First up, Bounty Blocks . These beauties are a new way to obtain the following Block N Load goodies: · Heroes · Hero Skins · Blocks · Block Skins · Block Dust , which allows you to upgrad…
The world-leading game security solution has arrived in Block N Load, helping make the game fair for all players. We’ve got a big batch of bug fixes too, for a smoother BnL experience than ever. Block N Load is a fun place to build forts and blast your friends, but it also needs to be fair. Cheating is an issue that we take very seriously, and today’s update takes a huge step towards addressing…
Dear Block N Load players, Block N Load has been free to play for two years, and that means it’s time to celebrate! We’re excited to announce that Block N Load will be receiving some much-needed development work, aiming to address some of the core issues that you have highlighted with the game. What does this mean? First up, we’re improving hack detection, and focusing on many of the more promi…
The winning arenas from the "Midsummer Madness" map competition have been added as options in Custom matches. The arenas "Blocky Resort", "Beach Bash", and "Cruise Boat" were all originally created by members of the Block N Load community. Additionally, a small number of balancing changes have been made at the same time. For the full details of these please click to read more. Arenas Beach Bash…
Steam Sale - Huge Discount of up to 66% The Steam Winter Sale is now on! Content packs for Block N Load are now discounted by up to 66% in the Steam store – get in there! Winter Skin Event As a festive treat from the Block N Load team, complete at least 10 casual matches between 17:50 GMT on the 22nd of December 2016 and 23:59 GMT on the 8th of January 2017 you will earn you the new “Ghillie” s…
The latest update to Block N Load brings with it some new changes to the way leaving matches works, added the option to equip more than one badge on to your player card, as well as a new way of setting which Perks and Blocks you would like to use on a Hero before you enter into the queue for a match. Change Hero Loadout Before a Match You can now set the Block, Skin, and Perk loadouts for your…
Brand New Hero Skins This Halloween we are releasing two brand new skins available for purchase in the in-game shop, to make sure you can add a little trick & treat to your inventory: Kreepy the Jester finds our favourite freaky clown rediscovering his roots in an outfit that’s based on an ancient maker of mischief. Gothi-chan is a slightly darker and more sombre skin for the effervescent Kira-…
Block N Load version 3.2 introduces improvements to the Hero Selection screen including an icon that indicates which Heroes are on free rotation, hover-tips for all weapons and abilities and a team composition warning. This is along with a number of balancing changes, fixes to bugs and tweaks to improve other areas of the game. HERO SELECTION The Hero Selection screen before you enter into a ma…
It's been a busy & exciting summer featuring lots of tasty new content, but alas our summer event Midsummer Madness has come to an end. But in an epic fashion with the results of the 'vacation-themed' map contest: 1ST PRIZE Beach Bash by Alpha COOLER MASTER CM STORM QUICK FIRE ULTIMATE – CHERRY MX BROWN SWITCH COOLER MASTER ALCOR – GAMING MOUSE Judges Comments Overall a well-designed map with a…
This update to comes with several improvements that are designed to make it easier to understand what is going on during a match as well as two new skins, a few bug fixes, and a slew of balancing changes to round out the new version. Skins Steam Science Sweet Science is a not-so-gentle gentleman inventor as well as a boxer. Using arcane secrets of invention makes steam power the go-to force for…
This update introduces significant changes to Vander Graaf's Tesla Coil Hero Block, plus and improved way of communicating with your teammates during a match. Additionally, there have been plenty of balancing changes, which aim to make Heroes and Blocks more useful. Tesla Coil Rework Instead of using his Static Gloves to attack via the Tesla Coils, Vander Graaf now uses his Static Gloves to cha…
The latest version of Block N Load brings changes to the matchmaking system which should help improve the quality of matches plus additional options for Custom Games. Of course, there are also a number of other improvements and fixes to go along with it as well. Some of the key changes in this version include: Custom Games Custom Games have received some new functions to make them more interest…
In preparation for our next update, we've updated our Player Test Realm where you can try out some of the changes we'll be releasing soon. Among the features you'll be able to test are: · New Custom Games options such as "Allow Backfilling" and Brick wallet cap and initial Bricks settings · XP Boosters · Fixes to Line of Sight and the way splash damage works There's plenty more, so head on over…
THIS SUMMER IS GOING TO BE BLOCKING AWESOME! Midsummer Madness will run from June to August and incorporates multiple different activities, promotions, contests, and content releases to keep you busy throughout those hot summer days. Things will be kicking off from this Friday with ALL HEROES FREE TO TRY and DISCOUNTS ON HERO PRICES. There’s also going to be a chance to dress to impress with th…
The latest balancing update has been made to Block N Load. Based on a range of feedback including the results of our most recent Hero balancing survey, a number of changes have been made to some of the Heroes in Block N Load. This balancing update includes changes to Sweet Science, Nigel Purdey-Longshott, O.P. 'Juan' Shinobi, Kreepy the Klown, Kira-chan, Astarella, and the "Slow" effect used by…
Free Rotation Yury the Yeti replaces Cogwheel to join Vander Graaf and Nigel Purdey-Longshott in free rotation. If you’ve not tried Yury this is your chance to find out how he plays. Ranked Beta The 6th week of the Ranked Beta allowed for any squad size and the requirements to have at least 3 level 10 Heroes available to select. Week 7 will feature squads of 5 only, however, with the new Squad…
This update to Block N Load brings with it several new features and improvements to make it easier to find people to play with. Some of the most notable changes that you will find in this version include: SQUAD FINDER Squad finder is available on the “Home” and “Play” Menus. Clicking on the checkbox will set you as looking for a squad. Anyone else who is online can then invite you to their squa…
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