Craneballs' sci-fi survival game Planet Nomads has officially entered Early Access. The game, much like many other sci-fi survival games, puts players on an "undiscovered alien planet" and challenges them to stay alive. Features include various alien life, status effects like being frozen or poisoned, what Craneballs refers to as "LEGO-style building on a large scale," vehicles, and more. Unlike [...]
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Sandbox crafting ARPG Portal Knights jumped out of Early Access and straight into full release on Steam, Playstation 4, and Xbox One yesterday. Community Manager Antonela Pounder writes: “You know, leaving Early Access is scarier than you think… What will new players think? Will our community think this is the end? So many questions! Be rest assured, just because we’ve [...]
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Last week, YouTuber SirFoch, released a video criticizing World of Tanks and Wargaming for their $80 pay-to-win Chrysler K GF premium tank. Wargaming responded by kicking SirFoch out of their promotional program and demanded that the video be taken down because it was, as Wargaming representative Ph3lan put it, slandering their brand. The studio further threatened to lodge copyright complaints [...]
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The nine-tailed foxy vixen Da Ji joins the ever-growing roster of SMITE Gods with the release of Patch 4.9 earlier today. Da Ji is a quick-hitting melee assassin equipped with sharp fiery claws that can inflict Bleed on an enemy. She can also teleport to both allied and enemy positions and use her flaming chains to slow down enemy Gods. [...]
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Earlier today John Riccitiello, the CEO of Unity Technologies, revealed to Bloomberg LP that the game engine maker had raised $400 million from private equity firm Silver Lake. The investment values Unity at $2.6 billion, up from $1.5 billion just last July. The meteoric rise in Unity's value is largely due to the continued dominance of the engine in the [...]
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Xbox fans will be excited to see what Microsoft has in store for them with their latest addition to the Xbox platform — the newly launched Xbox Game Pass. The Xbox Game Pass, which went live for Xbox Live Gold users earlier today, is a monthly game subscription service that allows players unlimited access to a rotating catalogue of games. [...]
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Worlds Adrift's limited Closed Beta has begun. There are three Founder's Packs available, ranging in price from $34.99 to $64.99. Each Founder's Pack comes with a "Founder's Profile Icon" and a Capulca Mk.2 Starting Engine, with more expensive packs containing exclusive cosmetics and even a "Twitch Streamer Pack" and a chance to get your name in the game somewhere. Perhaps [...]
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Overwatch received quite a few Game of the Year awards last year, which can only mean one thing: Blizzard was bound to release a Game of the Year Edition. Said Game of the Year Edition was released yesterday, offering prospective players a chance to get 10 Loot Boxes, the Origins Skins, and several cosmetic items in other Blizzard games for [...]
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It's Wednesday, which means that it's time for another Quake Champions Champion reveal. This week, the champion being showcased is Sorlag, a reptilian champion that is supposedly a "Flesh Trader." Sorlag's active ability is "Acid Spit," which spits acid on the ground that will damage opponents that walk over it. Unlike some other Champions, he has two passives: Bunny Hop [...]
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En Masse Entertainment announced today that Kritika Online NA's first Closed Beta test has begun. The test, which is exclusive to Founders and those who have obtained a Closed Beta key, is set to run from now until June 13th. Four classes are available: Gunmage, Reaper, Rogue, and Warrior. For those that are unaware, Kritika Online is an MMO brawler [...]
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