After nearly three months in Closed Beta, Dragonjam Studios have launched their free-to-play racing game Wincars Racer into Open Beta. In Wincars Racer, players build a team of racers from eleven cars and six characters before heading online to face off against other players on one of ten different courses. The game offers matchmaking against players of your level, tournaments, [...]
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S4 League Music & Soundtrack S4 League is a fast-paced 3D third person MMO shooter with a unique blend of sci-fi and fantasy elements. The game features gorgeous anime-inspired art and fast-paced techno music that fits the game remarkably well. The S4 League soundtrack was composed by Bexter, Planetboom and Forte Escape, and the music was released as an album titled [...]
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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been promising to take us back to the days of old when teamwork was necessary at all times. That usually means that there must be a solid healer class somewhere in the mix. Enter the Cleric. In the lore, the Clerics "bind themselves directly to the ancient directives of their Order, guided by the [...]
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CCP Games announced today that EVE Online's much-debated Skill Trading feature has now hit live servers. Players can now purchase Skill Extractors with Aurum—they can be traded on the market for ISK—and begin trading skill points. Each Extractor requires a 500,000 skill point investment. However, when injecting these skill points in another character, they "may provide diminishing returns." Characters with [...]
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Nexon's 2015 revenue reports are here. They are showing an impressive 10% year-over-year increase in overall revenues, totaling 190.3 billion yen—around $1.6 billion according to Google. Owen Mahoney, the president and CEO of Nexon, had the following to say about the increase. "Nexon’s solid performance throughout 2015 was driven by our relentless focus on the quality of our live and [...]
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I recently had the chance to sit down with Ofir “DrDread” Maimon, the lead developer of the upcoming browser MMORTS Barons of the Galaxy. We talked about in-game politics, release schedule, typical browser MMORTS conventions, and more. [singlepic id=46106 w=600 h=338 float=none] Me: How long has Barons of the Galaxy been in development? Maimon: I probably said “start new website” [...]
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Following a short break, the Overwatch Closed Beta is back. Players in the Americas and Europe that have active Beta accounts can now jump right back into the action. The new round of Beta introduced a new progression system, a new mode, new maps, an option to play versus AI, an overhauled set of custom game options, and balance updates. [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 38Watch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 38 - Featuring Omer (@Remotayx), Erhan (@ehaltay), Sean (@Sean_sulliva), Shurelya (@Shureria), and Matt (Mattchuranu) This is the thirty-eight episode of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. We started the podcast by discussing Entropia Universe (a Second Life like virtual [...]
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Escape From Tarkov made quite the entrance when it was first announced back in November. Created by Battlestate Games—the creators of Contract Wars—Escape From Tarkov is promising something different than the current shooter genre provides. In it, you complete missions for one of two warring military factions and ultimately aim to escape the city of Tarkov. There's been only one [...]
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Nearly three months after its initial launch on PC, Neverwinter's Underdark expansion is now available to Xbox One players. If you're an Xbox One player that felt like they were missing out on adventures with Drizzt Do'Urden and the 10-player fight against Demogorgon, fear not. These adventures are now just a login away. This expansion adds a Rage of Demons-inspired [...]
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