After being delayed for a little over a month, Star Citizen has finally launched its first server-wide dynamic event dubbed “Assault on Stanton.” During the multi-part event, players will join forces with the UEE Navy to take on the terrorist organization known as XenoThreat in massive space battles against enemy capital ships. “Unmatched in size, scope, and scale for any [...]
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Tencent is not only gobbling up smaller studios but is also snapping up developers as games industry marketing veteran David Tyler joins the company as Director of Global Marketing for PC and console games. Tyler has over 20 years of marketing experience, including nearly 14 years at Activision Blizzard where he handles European marketing for Spider-man, James Bond, and Call [...]
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Valheim, a new indie Viking-themed multiplayer survival game has just hit Steam Early Access earlier this week. Up to 10 players will be able to work together to explore and survive the harsh environments of the tenth world of Yggdrasil. “A battle-slain warrior, the Valkyries have ferried your soul to Valheim, the tenth Norse world. Besieged by creatures of chaos [...]
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With the upcoming Odyssey expansion, Elite Dangerous players will finally get to leave their ships and explore distant planets on foot. Of course, setting foot on an undiscovered planet is no mean feat and Frontier Developments will be recording the first footsteps on an unknown planet or moon for all the galaxy to see via the Footfall System. The footfall [...]
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Two iconic Freelancers from the original Atlas Reactor game have returned to Atlas Rogues: the adorable robo-dog PuP and the massive gun-wielding super soldier Blackburn. The latest update also introduces a shared inventory system for co-op mode which allows teams to share their gear and talents with each other. Talents are shared and unlocked in a first come, first served [...]
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As promised, Star Vault has just added the earliest version of character customization in Mortal Online 2. Right now, players only have a few options for hair, eye, and skin color but it’s definitely a step-up from being a generic clone wandering the medieval countryside. You have to start somewhere right? Players can also check out the new Risar dungeon [...]
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Grinding Gear Games was forced to rollback the Path of Exile Xbox One servers shortly after releasing Patch 3.13.1 the other night to avoid what could have been a major disruption of the game’s economy. According to the studio, they started receiving reports of non-functioning currency orbs on certain items, rewards being spawned at exceedingly high rates, guaranteed success in [...]
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Square Enix announced the latest expansion for Final Fantasy XIV today titled "Endwalker" for both PC and Playstation. Endwalker is set to launch fall 2021 and will wrap up the long running Hydaelyn and Zodiark storyline which began with the launch of A Realm Reborn. Endwalker features the usual elements of a new expansion, including an increased level cap (from [...]
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Activision-Blizzard’s recently-concluded Q4 2020 investor call is chock-full of surprise reveals. Aside from new Warcraft mobile spin-offs, the studio is apparently working on a new premium Call of Duty game that’s scheduled to come out on PC and consoles in Q4 2021. According to VG24/7, the studio confirmed that the upcoming title will also tie into Warzone, much like Black [...]
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Activision Blizzard revealed that multiple mobile titles are currently in the works during their Q4 2020 investor call. Following the success of Call of Duty’s business model, the company says that they’re now looking to apply the same strategy to their other IP’s. Aside from Diablo Immortal, Activision Blizzard also revealed that several free-to-play Warcraft mobile spin-offs are now in [...]
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