Newly-founded studio Lava Games has just announced a new online third-person platform shooter called A Far Away Realm. Players take control of one of the game’s zany heroes and fight it out in bouncy slippery maps set in various colorful planets in the game universe. According to the team, which is made up of former EA, Dice, and Riot Games [...]
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Among Us, InnerSloth’s popular online whodunit game, has seen a significant rise in its daily player count on PC over the weekend after the game went free on the Epic Games Store as part of their weekly game giveaway promotion. According to a Twitter post from Community Director Victoria Tran, they normally logged around 350,000 daily active users on PC [...]
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After nearly a year of waiting, Sega has finally revealed the exact release date of Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, the highly-awaited Phantasy Star Online 2 expansion/sequel. The announcement comes by way of a maintenance schedule update on the official site: “Due to the PSO2:NGS launch, the scheduled maintenance that would have occurred on June 9 (Wed) will be [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has just teased a new feature coming to Overwatch sometime in the near future as part of the game’s 5th anniversary celebrations. We don’t know exactly what it is or when it will be rolling out, but what we do know is its going to be huge. “One large feature will be announced somewhere in the timeframe between [...]
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Indie sandbox MMORPG Xsyon has just received its last major update before it leaves early access and transitions to full release. The update features the addition of ranged combat in the indie sandbox MMORPG, which means that players can now pick off enemies (and each other) from further away with bows and arrows. The update also introduces revamped construction and [...]
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Last month, Intrepid Studios revealed partial gameplay footage of Ashes of Creation’s siege area gameplay which is now available in the Alpha One Preview test. The footage showed off the PvE part of the new mode, specifically world boss encounters. Over the weekend, the studio released a new video that showcases the full siege gameplay in glorious 4K resolution. The [...]
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As far as MMO’s go, NPCs play a big part in not just giving quests but also bringing the game world to life as they go about their day-to-day tasks in the background. While most developers simply place pathing guides and triggers for NPCs to mindlessly follow, some choose to take the harder route to make NPC behavior and personality [...]
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Gamigo’s beloved voxel sandbox, Trove, is getting a brand new class with musical talents – the Bard. Unlike typical MMORPG tropes, the Bard functions as both support and magic damage DPS capable of converting the physical damage of fist-type weapons into magic damage using their lute. “Bards weave together stylish moves and powerful songs in order to buff allies and [...]
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After nearly six years, including two years in Early Access, the ARK: Survival Evolved narrative is now coming to a close. The game itself will continue to operate with a new storyline following the release of the Genesis: Part 2 expansion this Wednesday, June 2. The paid DLC expansion, starring The Wheel of Time TV series’ Madeleine Madden and Doctor [...]
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