Korea's Phoenix Armada is the first world champion of mobile MOBA Vainglory to take home the six-figure prize pool. They beat SoloMid, a North American team, 4-2 in a best-of-seven. The tournament took place at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Phoenix Armada amassed a perfect Group Stage record — never dropping a game — before sweeping their quarterfinal opponent, [...]
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H1Z1: Just Survive's last patch didn't go so well. General Manager Landon Montgomery acknowledges this in the latest Producer's Letter and follows up by saying that the team is working to earn back the trust of the game's community. They've been using the Test server "heavily and repeatedly" to fix key issues with the last update. The result is last [...]
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Gamigo announced today that Fiesta Online will be receiving part one of a two-part major expansion called "The Lost Kingdom" later this month. The first part of the expansion will raise the level cap to 135 and add an assortment of new content. The core of the new content is the island of Eya, but there will also be two [...]
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Those of you that are eager to jump back into the world of Nuanor will be happy to know that My.com announced today that Revelation Online's next Closed Beta will run from December 20th to January 3rd. A number of surprising details about the Closed Beta have already been announced, not least of which is the fact that, unlike the [...]
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Hero Online Gameplay - Sunday Funday Round 71Watch this video on YouTube Hero Online Sunday Funday Gameplay Video This week the MMOs.com crew took a look at Hero Online (Hero Plus) a free to play MMORPG from 2006 that's been running for over a decade. The game is published by Netgame who also runs Operation 7, Scions of Fate, and Heroes in [...]
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On this Sunday Funday, the MMOs.com crew will wish they weren't playing Hero Plus, Netmarble's very old martial arts MMORPG. Some things to keep in mind for the day: "No that isn't a frame rate drop, that's just how the game looks." And one more relevant quote: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here." Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom When: That depends on where you [...]
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Voodoo is a survival game set in primeval Africa currently on Kickstarter, and draws inspiration from Shadow of Colossus: giant creatures roam the plains and jungles. Created by Italian indie development studio Brain in a Box, the multiplayer project is currently seeking a relatively small sum of $32,332. If you pledge about $9.00 you can get immediate pre-alpha access through Steam. [...]
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Following several stress tests, the release date for Elysium's Nostalrius realms has been set. You will once again be able to relive your time playing vanilla World of Warcraft on the most authentic private server yet on December 17th at 12 PM EST. At launch, there will be but one PvE realm and one PvP realm. If the footage and [...]
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AbsolutSoft announced recently that its military FPS Hired Ops has received a new map called "Evacuation," a new ranking system, and competitive matches. The new ranking system uses the Glicko-2 algorithm, which is "essentially a further evolution of the Elo Rating," to calculate players' Matchmaking Ratings. Players are assigned a rank—Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond—based on their Matchmaking Rating. Additionally, [...]
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Those of you that remember Cronous probably remember it as "that outdated dungeon crawler MMORPG that Aeria Games launched in 2008 and hosted for a short period of time before shutting it down." However, in South Korea, it has more clout, having originally launched way back in 2002. Several events are being held this month in celebration of the milestone, [...]
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