MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #109 August 21, 2017Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #109 - August 21, 2017 by Omer A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending August 21, 2017. This is episode 109 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this [...]
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Just last month, Tencent had begun imposing time restrictions on its mega-hit game Arena of Valor (Honor of Kings) in China, thanks to increasing concern from Chinese officials and the general public from recent game-related incidents that had taken place. According to the new time restrictions imposed, children under the age of 13 were only allowed 1 hour of daily [...]
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Tekken, one of the world's best known fighting game franchises is getting a mobile release. Bandai Namco"soft launched" the iOS and Android versions of Tekken on August 18, 2017 in Canada. No global launch date has yet been released, but if the Canadian soft launch does well, it shouldn't take long. This is by no means the first time a [...]
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Phoenix Dynasty 2 Gameplay First Look - MMOs.comWatch this video on YouTube Phoenix Dynasty 2 First Look By Omer Phoenix Dynasty 2 is a free to play fantasy MMORPG developed by the Chinese game studio Object Software (same company behind Phoenix Dynasty Online and Magic World Online, both shut down ages ago) and published by the Turkish game company Ntroy. [...]
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Japanese Mobile/PC cross-platform MMORPG Caravan Stories has already exceeded 1.5 million registered users. That marks a record in Japan, and shows how high the demand is for Caravan Stories. First teased around this time last year, the game is nearing closed beta. At least in Japan. A very short CBT will begin on August 22 and run until the 24th. [...]
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Earlier this week, Id Software announced that the latest entry in the venerable Quake franchise would see an Early Access release on August 22 for a cost of $30. The Early Access Champions Pack not only grants players access to the game, but also includes all 11 current Champions, all future champions, an exclusive skin for Ranger, and three Reliquaries [...]
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Over the past several years we have seen a boom in high end computer peripherals. Ever since Das Keyboard help popularize mechanical keyboards back in 2008, there has been a proliferation of high end (and high priced) keyboards, mice, headsets, and even mouse pads. While many of these products offer little beyond RGB 'gamer' aesthetics, those of us who spend [...]
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After this year's much anticipated spotlight release of Starcraft Remastered, Blizzard is looking to give Starcraft 2 a much-needed overhaul as well. According to Blizzard's recent news post, Starcraft 2 will be seeing some major design and balance changes, much of it focused on its current roster of underused abilities and units, as well as reducing the number of sudden [...]
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Valve is clamping down on Steam Key requests by developers, according to a recent comment posting made by Sean Jenkin, a Valve engineer on the Steamworks developer platform. “If we are denying keys for normal size batches it’s likely because your Steam sales don’t reflect a need for as many keys as you’re distributing. You’re probably asking for more keys [...]
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Who says PCs have to have all the fun when it comes to MMOs? FFXIV, Black Desert Online, and now Path of Exile are all showing the industry otherwise. In an announcement made earlier today, Path of Exile was more than happy to announce the official launch date of its game on the Xbox One! Arriving on the Xbox One [...]
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