Fans of The Division and those who have yet to be sold on it alike may have reason to rejoice, as an image accidentally leaked on Xbox Italy's Facebook page earlier today gives us reason to believe that Ubisoft will be holding a short Open Beta phase for the pseudo-MMO shooter between February 16th and 21st. The image below—first noticed [...]
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Time of Dragons is a not-so-new, free-to-play shooter from Belarusian studio 4 I Lab featuring aerial combat and dragons. The game was previously a browser-exclusive title—having officially resided on Facebook—but has now officially moved to Steam. Time of Dragons features "multiple creatures with unique capabilities" and a large assortment of weapon options. A variety of modes is available. It appears that [...]
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Immortal Empire is an online strategy RPG that provides a full campaign—which can be played in solo or co-op modes—and various PvP modes. It has remained relatively low-key up until now, mostly being enjoyed by a specific niche. Yesterday, its developers at Tactic Studios announced that two new modes of play have been added to the game: Deathmatch and 4v4 [...]
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The Culling is a unique battle royale survival game where 16 players fight to the death in an enclosed tropical island paradise. Players scavenge for items, craft weapons, and build traps to survive and be the last man standing. [singlepic id=57777 w=428 h=240 float=left] Publisher: Xaviant Playerbase: Shut Down Type: Battle Royale Release Date: March 4, 2016 Pros: +Last player [...]
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The City of Steam may have closed its gates for good yesterday, but its legacy will live on in Heroes of Skyrealm. Mechanist Games' newly announced game is a mobile action RPG that features "heroes, villains, and nations" that are "inspired by many sources," including their own game, City of Steam. Heroes of Skyrealm will offer both campaign and real-time [...]
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Changyou's fiscal year may have shown an overall increase, rising from $755 million last year to $762 million this year, but their fourth quarter results, released today, show a decline in their online gaming revenues. Changyou's US branch was less well-known, having previously offered Sword Girls, Zentia, Renaissance Heroes, and Dragon Oath, the last of which is the only one [...]
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The MMO genre has grown almost exclusively on PC for decades, while console players have generally been excluded. With the current generation of consoles pushing processing power beyond previous limits, and requiring always-connected broadband connections, the MMO genre has burst into the consoles world with a suite of impressive titles: games like The Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy XIV [...]
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The new year is barely a month old and the 2016 MMO line-up continues to grow. It's easy to get whirled away on the hype-train express in eager anticipation of an upcoming title. I was amped for WildStar, spoon-fed excitement by online communities and gossip from friends telling me that World of Warcraft's killer was about to be unleashed. Hype rarely lives up [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, and Dota 2. Expect spoilers! Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 League of Legends NA LCS: Immortals remain undefeated, Liquid comes back into form and other teams are inconsistent. EU LCS: G2 Esports and H2k surge [...]
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Medal Masters is a free-to-play, online social RPG on mobile devices with cute, anime-inspired graphics, 245+ Heroes to collect, automated combat with a unique Blitz skill system, over 100 stages to explore, and various additional PVP and PVE modes. [singlepic id=47294 w=628 h=275 float=left] [singlepic id=47250 w=628 h=275 float=left] Publisher: Nexon Type: Mobile RPG Release Date: February 18, 2016 Shut [...]
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