It’s been a long and winding journey for Prosperous Universe but after over five years in development, the indie sci-fi sandbox MMORPG is finally on its way to official launch. Over the course of its development, the space economy simulator plodded along through alpha testing, launched into early access, went free-to-play, and then returned to a subscription-based model which was [...]
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The Activision Blizzard scandal keeps getting messier and messier with no end in sight. According to Bloomberg, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has accused California Governor Gavin Newsom of interfering in their sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against the video game company. The accusations were leveled against Newsom after he fired the DFEH’s chief counsel in the [...]
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With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly having run its course, companies all around the world have started making the unpopular decision to bring workers back into the office. Bungie, however, has decided to win the hearts and minds of their employees by opting to remain as a “digital-first” and fully remote studio. “Over the past two years, we have redefined how [...]
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Fixing known issues is usually at the top of a video game developer’s list of things to do, especially when it ruins the gameplay experience for players. Some that aren’t as pressing are, more often than not, placed on the backburner until the team has time or manpower to work on it. One such issue is repetitive surface tiling for [...]
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Lord of the Ring Online’s Anor Legendary server is slowly catching up to the normal servers as it moves on to the next phase of content. Players on the progression server can now step foot into the fallen city fortress of Minas Morgul which originally opened on the live servers in November 2019 with the release of the game’s seventh [...]
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Now that Black Desert Online PC players have had time to explore the Mountain of Eternal Winter, Pearl Abyss is giving them a host of other things to keep them pre-occupied over the next couple of weeks. First off is the Taking Care of Ellie event which will task players with taking care of a baby elephant. Players will be [...]
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Amazon Game Studios may have inadvertently, or intentionally, revealed a Lost Ark battle pass in a new highlight video featuring the recently-released Proving Grounds PvP instance. The video shows the Ark Pass icon on the UI at two separate instances, fueling speculation that a battle pass will soon be coming to the western version of the Korean-made MMORPG. The Ark [...]
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Hello Games has rolled out a massive No Man’s Sky update from out of the blue which gives players the option to live the life of a space pirate or smuggler in the popular sci-fi survival MMORPG. Update 3.85, aptly-named Outlaws, debuts the new outlaw system and outlaw stations along with a host of other new features. “Across the galaxy, [...]
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ZeniMax Online Studios outlines the new features and content coming to Elder Scrolls Online over the next few months in their Spring-Summer development roadmap. Spring features the release of the Ascending Tide DLC and Update 33 along with their associated content, both of which are now live on both the PC and console versions of the popular fantasy MMORPG. Summer [...]
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Gamigo is belatedly celebrating RIFT’s 11th anniversary with the Budgie Carnival Celebration update which kicks off a pair of in-game events and adds new spring-themed items, all of which are now live in the free-to-play MMORPG. The Budgie Madness event features the return of the adorable bird-like Budgie mounts which can be acquired by trading in Chaos Motes collected during [...]
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