After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, BlizzCon is back in a completely virtual format this year dubbed BlizzConline. The free-to-watch virtual convention will run from February 19th to February 20th and will feature a Community Showcase that will give Blizzard fans the chance to show off their talents and creativity. “One of the events we’re planning for [...]
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If you’ve been having second thoughts about getting into Closers, then now’s probably the perfect time to jump into the game because Nexon has a bunch of goodies lined-up for new players. New accounts created from now until February 16th will have the chance to earn bonus premium currency two ways as part of the Rookie Agent Invasion event. Eligible [...]
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Black Desert Online PC and console versions and Black Desert Mobile have just received a slew of updates from Pearl Abyss in this week's patch. The PC version sees the start of the Fluttering Snowflakes event which will run until February 9th. During the event, players will be able to collect up to 10 snowflakes a day for every 30 [...]
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The European Commission has fined several big-name video game companies for violating EU antitrust rules. The companies in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, Valve, and ZeniMax Online Studios. According to the Commission, the aforementioned companies’ geo-blocking practices and restrictions on cross-border sales within the European Economic Area were a clear violation of market regulations. They [...]
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The first TERA PC update of the year is now live, bringing with it the new Catalepticon instance in both hard and easy difficulty, and the return of the Ruinous Manor and Gossamer Vault instances. The update also introduces the weapon and armor pieces for the new Kaia’s Soul Gear set. Foot armor will be added with the next patch. [...]
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This month in New World, Amazon Game Studios will be focusing on improving the upcoming MMORPG’s crafting system. “This month brings a lot of changes to our crafting system, aimed at giving it immersive depth and meaningful impact on gameplay. Whether you’re gathering items as you run around the world slaying Corrupted or you’re the merchant-master of Brightwood, these changes [...]
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Pocket Pair has been busy creating all sorts of new and shiny things for their Early Access survival action game, Craftopia. These include a new map, several new bosses, new skills, personal storage that can be accessed from anywhere, and the ability to transplant trees and rocks, all of which will be part of the massive Lunar New Year update. [...]
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Hi-Rez Studios has just announced that they will be discontinuing all Paladins competitive eSports leagues. According to the studio, they weren’t able to deliver a “satisfactory” eSports experience last year and have decided to divert eSports funds towards the continued improvement of the game itself. “We know this news comes as a disappointment to many players and fans, and we [...]
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CD Projekt Red is once again on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit from the Polish studio’s investors over the Cyberpunk 2077 launch fiasco. The second lawsuit was filed last Friday in the Central District Court of California by a yet unnamed law firm. As with the first one that was filed in New York, the second class-action suit [...]
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It’s been five days since the Path of Exile Echoes of the Atlas expansion launch. And like most big releases, launch day didn’t go as smoothly as the developers would have liked. Since the expansion launched last Friday, players have been experiencing client crashes, disconnection issues, server timeouts, item duplication and/or destruction, and a whole host of bugs. That being [...]
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