In a statement sent to MMORPG.com, En Masse Entertainment confirmed rumors that it has laid off a number of employees. The exact count is unknown at this time. The statement sent to MMORPG.com is as follows. The gaming industry is a fast moving, ever evolving and changing business, which requires companies to occasionally reassess and realign to serve the needs [...]
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BattleSouls is a fantasy MMO where players can switch between three different heroes while on the battlefield. Destroy the enemy's crystals to win in this PvP-based game. [singlepic id=50858 w=428 h=240 float=none] Developer: Pixeleap Playerbase: Low Type: MMO Action Release Date: May 12, 2016 Shut Down: October 16, 2016 Pros: +Switch between 3 characters in-game. +No waiting for players to [...]
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Above and Beyond Technologies has announced that, following a Closed Beta that is exclusive to owners of The Repopulation, Fragmented will be launching on Early Access later this month. The team is also preparing to lift the NDA "soon." Fragmented was patched a full twelve times over the course of March. The entire month's patch notes can be found in [...]
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League of Legends' Taric has been around since "just a few months after League's release." He is one of the game's oldest champions that hadn't received any improvements. That is about to change, however, as Riot has announced that Taric will be receiving an overhaul fairly soon. You can get a preview of the overhaul here, complete with descriptions of [...]
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Following backlash about what came to be known as Tracer's "butt pose" in Overwatch, Blizzard decided that it would be removing the pose. A NeoGAF user uncovered today that, not only has Blizzard now removed the pose, the company replaced it with a new one. The new one is...well, it's still a butt pose, albeit one based on pin-up art, [...]
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WEBZEN announced today that ASTA's first major content update will be arriving on April 19th. The update will add another difficulty mode for the game's 10-player raid dungeons and a new Team Arena map. Some additions and changes are being made based on community feedback. WEBZEN Head of Global Business Richard Moon had the following to say about the announcement. [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 46: Lockboxes, ToS, BDO, VR, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 46 - Featuring Omer (@Remotayx), Erhan (@ehaltay), Matt (Mattchuranu), Sean (@sean_sulliva), and Shurelya (@Shureria) This is the forty-sixth episode of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. The entire MMOs.com gang is back and we [...]
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In an unexpected turn of events, Trion has released a "companion experience" of sorts for Atlas Reactor that allows HTC Vive owners to view the game's characters in a VR environment. The app places the viewer on top of a skyscraper where they can then view each character individually. Options are available for players to view abilities, taunts, and various [...]
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I recently had the chance to sit down with ASOBO Studio Game Designer Hugo Sahuquet and Communication Manager Aurélie Belzanne to discuss their upcoming game, The Last Frontier. We discussed the game's inspirations, factions, future vehicle additions, and more. [singlepic id=50510 w=600 h=338 float=none] Me: How many people are working on The Last Frontier and how long has it been [...]
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Daum Games announced today that it sold 400,000 copies of the NA/EU release of Black Desert Online during its first month online. Using conservative estimates that assume everyone bought in at the $30 tier, Daum has already made at least $12 million off of box sales alone. Furthermore, Daum Games Europe CEO Min Kim stated the following: "Considering the upward [...]
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