Activision Blizzard seems to be on a buying spree of late as it acquires yet another development studio only a month after snapping up e-sports company – Major League Gaming last January. Activision Blizzard completed the acquisition of Candy Crush developer King Digital Entertainment yesterday, effectively making the now-independent gaming company the largest in the world. The gaming giant acquired King [...]
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As Destination Arcterra is now available on WildStar's Public Test Realm, Senior Story Designer Gary Astleford has published an "in-depth exploration of the upcoming zone Arcterra." The zone is a "direct continuation" of the previous story and takes place on the icy continent Arcterra. In Destination Arcterra, the Caretaker discovers that he can find information that he is looking for [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 40: Pay to Win, Black Desert, VR, The Division & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 40- Featuring Omer (@Remotayx), Erhan (@ehaltay), Sean (@Sean_sulliva), Shurelya (@Shureria), and Matt (Mattchuranu) This is the fortieth 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 [...]
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Zems is a free-to-play card game/strategy game hybrid in which players take down their opponent's hero by summoning units and manipulating the environment. [singlepic id=46631 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Impulse Limited Type: Turn-based Strategy/Card Game Release Date: Unreleased Abandoned: May 31, 2016 Pros: +Great art style. +Hex-based grid gameplay. +Some cards directly affect the environment. Cons: -Limited information available. -No [...]
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New World Interactive announced today that they are currently rebuilding their Source Engine FPS Insurgency in Unreal Engine 4 for PS4, Xbox One, Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux for release in 2017. The new edition will be called Insurgency: Sandstorm and will feature visual upgrades, such as the image pictured above, as well as console support, split-screen multiplayer, a [...]
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Perfect World Entertainment announced today that the follow-up to Neverwinter's Underdark expansion, The Maze Engine, is set to launch on March 15th. In the last expansion, you fought against Demogorgon alongside familiar faces such as Drizzt Do'Urden, Minsc, and Bruenor Battlehammer. In this expansion, you will continue to fight alongside them as you take on two new demon lords, "the [...]
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Project Genom has been progressing at a steady rate since it entered paid testing at the end of last year. The open world with no loading screens has been implemented, the skill system has been revamped, and more. With all of these changes in tow, the game will finally be launching on Steam Early Access this May. By the time [...]
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I recently had the chance to sit down with Derek Brinkmann, the Founder and CEO of Citadel Studios, and talk about Shards Online. We discussed the details of server hosting, the core content provided on the official servers, and more. [singlepic id=47591 w=600 h=338 float=none] Will the core Shards Online world consist of only the four maps listed on the [...]
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Yet another overseas title bites the dust as Neowiz’ dungeon-crawler action MMO, Asker Online: The Light Swallowers, closes its doors on March 22nd, only a few months since its Korean Open Beta release in Korea in August 2015. The Open Beta release also came with an anime-style trailer produced by the well-known Japanese animation studio, Gainax, although not much has been [...]
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Not all goodbyes are bittersweet, right? Well, Crate Entertainment recently announced that Build 31 will be the last patch they’ll release as they bid farewell to Early Access and say hello to a fully launched game. For those who have been patient and have followed the game since it’s Early Access release on Steam in 2013, the waiting game is [...]
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