The story driven sci-fi action MMO Population Zero is set to begin closed beta testing on September 19th, 2019. The game bills itself as an "sci-fi exploration game" and based on the trailer it looks a lot like No Man's Sky. It looks like a sandbox survival game with MMO elements and some persistence, as it's billed as an MMO. [...]
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Activision Blizzard stock jumped 5% higher today in trading after World of Warcraft Classic's strong launch last night. The 5% move higher comes during a down day in the overall market, and a flat to down day in other video game stocks, which tells us that the move higher today can be attributed almost exclusively to a stronger than expected [...]
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Just as Peria Chronicles was starting to make real progress towards release (it held its first beta test on May 9th, 2019), Nexon announced that the game has been cancelled (as reported by Inven.co.kr). Check out the Google translate of the short Inven article below: Nexon has stopped developing the 'Peria Chronicles'. Nexon said on Wednesday, "After much discussion, the [...]
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World of Warcraft Classic officially went live 15 minutes ago and every single one of the game's ~12 servers have over 10,000+ queues to get in. This post is going up as I sit in queue on Incendius and I'm excited to get on. To try reducing queue times Blizzard added 4 new North American and 5 new European servers [...]
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MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #214 August 26, 2019Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #214 - August 26, 2019 A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending August 26, 2019. This is episode 214 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 World of Warcraft Classic launch is just around the corner. And, with threats of monster queues already plaguing the game before its release, Blizzard Entertainment has decided to open nine more servers on launch day just in case you’re not willing to wait for hours to get into one of the more populated, or should I say, overpopulated servers. [...]
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Over at Gamescom in Cologne, Frontier Development has just revealed their plans to roll out a number of significant updates for Elite Dangerous over the next couple of months. First on the list is the September Update which will bring a new and improved new player experience which will include a fully-voiced in-ship tutorial that will teach rookies the basics [...]
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Last November, Tencent subsidiary Riot Games was slapped with a class-action suit filed by employees over alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination within the Los Angeles-based studio. The lawsuit accused Riot and its mostly male employees of inappropriate behavior including “crotch-grabbing, phantom humping, and sending unsolicited and unwelcome pictures of male genitalia.” In addition, the lawsuit also alleged that the [...]
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Trion Worlds has just revealed that a major content update will be heading to ArcheAge this Fall. The update will feature the new Swiftblade Skillset, a new melee skillset which will allow players to swiftly strike their enemies from stealth. The update will also introduce a reworked siege and territory system along with a new battle royale-style Naval Combat Arena. [...]
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A massive flood of players have descended on the World of Warcraft Classic servers ahead of the game’s launch early next week causing Blizzard Entertainment a big headache as they try to keep server populations to manageable levels. The studio is once again desperately urging players to basically shove off extremely populated servers, specifically the Herod, Faerlina, and Whitemane PvP [...]
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