Tlön Industries’ Per Aspera is now officially a multiplayer game as the studio rolls out co-op mode for the sci-fi city builder. The new multiplayer mode allows up to four players to land separately on Mars and start colonizing the big red planet. Resources and research, however, is shared between all players, encouraging players to work as a team in [...]
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The classic MMORPG from 2005, Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu or Luminary Online, quietly launched on Steam on March 16, 2022. The launch continues the trend of old MMORPGs moving to Steam to widen their playerbase. Despite Luminary's age, the game has run continuously in the West since its launch over 15 years ago and has maintained a pretty loyal [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has announced the beta release date for the Overwatch sequel-slash-expansion, Overwatch 2. The first beta test is slated for April 26th and will exclusively be available on PC. The first batch of beta participants will be selected based on a variety of factors, including the region they play in and their PC specs. If you’re interested in participating [...]
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Ubisoft has unveiled an innovative new cloud computing platform called Ubisoft Scalar that could effectively remove the limitations imposed by traditional PC hardware. The new platform is designed to work alongside and enhance existing game engines and allow for real-time updates without service interruption allowing developers to create bigger, better, and more complex games. Ubisoft Scalar was announced by the [...]
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PlanetSide 2 is getting a boatload of new additions to its arsenal of futuristic weapons and vehicles in the MMOFPS’s next update, aptly-named the Arsenal Update. Arsenal will introduce a whopping 829 new attachments spread out between the sci-fi shooter’s 241 infantry weapons with more currently in the works. Directive Weapons will also be getting a balance pass to make [...]
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It looks like Zenith has caught the eye of investors as developer Ramen VR secures an additional $35 million to fund the VR MMORPGs development. The money was raised through the studio’s recently-concluded Series B funding round which was led by Anthos Capital and Dune Ventures. Ramen VR Co-Founder and CEO Andy Tsen reveals that they’ve already made back development [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment is taking Hearthstones players on a journey into the murky depths of Azeroth’s treacherous seas in the online CCG’s next expansion – Voyage to the Sunken City. “Dive right into the next Hearthstone year and the sights and sounds of the lost ancient city of Zin-Azshari. Dredge the ocean floor for sunken treasures, dodge Colossal sea creatures, and [...]
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A new dungeon is getting the mutator treatment in the New World public test server for those who want first dibs on the new content, specifically the Tempest’s Heart Expedition. Balance changes to the Blunderbuss are also now up for testing. As with those in the live version of the game, the new Tempest’s Heart mutators will change how the [...]
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MMORTS Conqueror’s Blade kicks off its latest season featuring new content inspired by medieval France. Dubbed Paragons, the new season takes inspiration from the historic wars and battles that took place in the region, including the Siege of Orléans and the the Hundred Years’ War, and heroes like Joan of Arc. Paragons comes with three new units that can be [...]
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Lord of the Rings Online is set to make one of the biggest changes to its monetization scheme since the fantasy MMORPG went free-to-play in 2010. If you like free stuff (who doesn’t?), then you’ll be happy to know that Standing Stone Games will be making a boatload of content permanently free alongside the release of Update 33 in April. [...]
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