The Neverwinter team over at Perfect World Entertainment has just published a new dev blog with details on the upcoming Rage of Bel episode, including the storyline, rewards, and release date for the new content. “The breaking of the citadel’s chains has caused the archdevil Zariel to take notice. So she has sent her second-in-command and most conniving lieutenant, Bel, [...]
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In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced most companies around the world to a standstill, game development studios continue to thrive thanks to the digital nature of the gaming industry. One of these studios is Activision Blizzard whose CEO, Bobby Kotick, assures gamers that their 2020 projects are still on track for release. “As of now, we're on [...]
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Get ready for PvP mayhem as NetEase kicks off the Colosseum VIII event in Revelation Online. Players will be rewarded points by joining and winning active PvP Battlefields from now until June 1st 2am PDT. The more points you earn, the higher you’ll stand on the leaderboards. A Gilded Emperor Floating Accessory will be awarded to the top 100 players [...]
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The Elder Scrolls’ mobile spin-off Elder Scrolls Blades will soon be moving out of Early Access and into full release with Update 1.7. The update will not only mark the end of the game’s Early Access stint but will also introduce Guild leaderboards, six new quests, and a new PvP arena-style questline. “In these Arena quests, you’ll battle through a [...]
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The free to play mobile racing game KartRider Rush+ is launching both Android and iOS devices tomorrow on May 12, 2020. It's a mobile version of the popular PC game Kart Rider (which is a huge hit in South Korea). KartRider Rush+ Features the following game modes: Story Mode: Story Mode allows players to fully immerse themselves in the game, [...]
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Square Enix announced today that they're revising upwards their profit forecast for the year (April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020) due to strong performance from "Final Fantasy XIV" and the mobile game "Dragon Quest Walk". Square Enix reported the following in the announcement: "...the Company now expects higher operating income, ordinary income, and profit attributable to owners of parent [...]
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Over the past few days, Amazon has rolled out a series of Crucible character introduction videos in preparation for the online shooter’s launch on May 20th. Players will get to choose from 10 unique classes called Hunters and three game modes: Heart of the Hives, Alpha Hunters, and Harvester Command. As of today, the studio has released six spotlight videos [...]
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Gaming industry powerhouses David Brevik and Bill Wang have teamed up and formed a new publishing studio called Skystone Games. Brevik is best known as the creator of Diablo and co-founder of Blizzard North. He also served as CEO of Gazillion Entertainment while Bill Wang was the former General Manager General Manager of Global Investment and currently the CEO of [...]
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Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software held the second public Alpha test for their upcoming squad-based WWII shooter Enlisted over the weekend. The playtest coincided with the 75th anniversary of Victory Day during which players participated in the assault on the Reich Chancellery and the Fuhrerbunker in the new Berlin map and got to try out a new set of weapons [...]
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Yet another World of Warcraft developer drops his two cents on Blizzard co-founder and ex-president Mike Morhaime’s comment on the classic MMORPG’s current social situation, or lack thereof. According to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, the game has evolved with the times and has gone a long way from being a game where joining a raid group was usually done by [...]
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