Square Enix seems is looking to entice more players into the fantastical world of Eorzea with the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers expansion looming on the horizon. According to Polygon, from now until May 3rd, Twitch Prime users on Windows will get a Starter Edition, normally worth $19.99, for free. The promotion also comes with 30 days of free game time. [...]
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Square Enix reported their latest earnings report which covered the 4th quarter of 2018 and the numbers were largely flat, which is disappointing considering Q4 includes Christmas. Company wise net sales for the Oct - Dec quarter came in at 66.8B Yen ($610 million). MMO Revenue (includes Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, and Dragon Quest X) came it at [...]
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Anthem is one of those games that you can either play solo or with friends. The folks at BioWare, however, encourages players to go with the latter through Anthem's Alliance System. “We believe Anthem is a game best played with friends and to make that experience awesome, we need to have social systems to make playing with friends easier,” says [...]
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If you’re into Old Western games, then you might want to check out Code}{atch’s new Western survival sandbox game, Heat, which just launched into Steam Early Access last week. Players take on the role of homesteaders struggling to survive in the wild west. Heat features a 67 km2 map with 20 unique biomes ranging from arid deserts and freezing mountain [...]
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Titanfall Developer, Respawn Entertainment, launched Apex Legends today, a free to play battle royale game on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Unlike other battle royale games, players choose from one of 8 different classes, each with their own unique abilities. So it's more hero shooter meets battle royale than the typical Playerunknown's Battlegrounds style game. The game is available right [...]
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MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #185 February 4, 2019Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #185 - February 4, 2019 A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending February 4, 2019. This is episode 185 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: [...]
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The European version of the action MMORPG Tera will be launching a classic server sometime this month, according to an official livestream. While details are sparse at the moment, Reddit user Tirafesi posted the following based on information revealed on the livestream: The official patch of the game will be Patch 27. It will contain content from VM1, VM2 and [...]
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Last month Unity and Improbable got into a bit of a scuffle over Unity/Spatial OS license agreements which put the future of indie-developed games like Fractured in jeopardy. The two companies have since set aside their differences, and it’s all systems go for Dynamight Studios and their upcoming sandbox game Fractured. “In the end, it was all just a big [...]
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Funcom has just rolled out a new patch on the Conan Exiles Testlive branch featuring a boatload of fixes, balance updates, and quality of life improvements. The patch also comes with new content in the form of new types of Purge and a new world boss – the Black Yeti. “[The Black Yeti] can be found southeast of the volcano, [...]
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This week’s Star Citizen Around the Verse episode starts off with a hilarious fan-made commercial featuring the all-terrain vehicle, the Cyclone, and huge guns. Character Art Director Josh Herman and LA Studio Director Erick Kieron Davis then follows up with a report on development progress starting off with visual effects work on the thrusters and a preview of the weapons [...]
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