A Saudi Arabian prince has acquired minority stake in Swedish video game holding company Embracer Group through Savvy Gaming Group. Savvy, a subsidiary that’s fully-owned and operated by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) headed by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, purchased $1 billion worth of Embracer’s shares which equates roughly an 8.1% stake in the company. Saudi-based companies [...]
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Cabal Online, the 2008 fantasy MMORPG from South Korean gaming studio ESToft Inc, launched its latest update today titled Terminus Machina. Cabal Online is one of the 1st generation free to play games in the West. It features action oriented combat and has been running continuously since 2008. The update introduced the following new features to Cabal Online: New Lvl [...]
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Raph Koster and Gordon Walton team up once again as Walton joins Playable Worlds as the studio’s new Executive Producer and Chief Product Officer. Walton has a total of 40 years’ experience under his belt and worked together with Koster as Executive Producer of some of his MMORPGs including Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies. Until recently, he was also [...]
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After two years in Beta, Novaquark is just about ready to move on to the next phase of development for Dual Universe – full release. “A game like Dual Universe is a never ending labor of love and ongoing development, but there is a point when you just need to assess if it is ready for a release. After close [...]
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Take a trip to 2084 where shape-shifting aliens have overrun the planet in Ripout, an indie co-op shooter that’s headed to Steam later this year. “Ripout is an online Co-op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, [...]
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It’s been half a year since Halo Infinite’s official launch and 343 Industries is finally getting around to implementing a co-op mode for the popular sci-fi first-person shooter. It’s still going to be months away though since the team is just getting ready to start beta testing the highly-awaited feature next month. Players can now register via the Halo Insider [...]
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It’s time to go snowboarding in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis as the frigid mountainous region of Kvaris opens its doors to adventurers with the release of the Frozen Resolution update. The new region also offers a whole new set of challenges, including new story quests, monsters, bosses, and cold damage. The update also bumps the max level up [...]
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Black Desert Online kicks off the pre-season for its new Arena of Solare PvP mode. The new 3v3 matchmade mode is designed to ease new players into team PvP combat by ensuring that all players start off on the same footing with normalized gear stats. The pre-season will allow players to familiarize themselves with the new PvP arena and will, [...]
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The Cycle: Frontier has soft launched on Steam and the Epic Games Store and is now free-to-play on both platforms. Developer Yager has also kicked off the PvPvE shooter’s pre-season in preparation for the start of Season 1 and official release on June 22nd. “Experience a high-stakes mix of PvE and PvP action on your own or with friends in [...]
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After a full month of previews, Albion Online’s big Into the Fray update is finally live on the servers. The update introduces major quality-of-life improvements to the PvP sandbox MMORPG, including a visual overhaul of magic staffs, the addition of Portal Towns in the Outlands, updates to Castle and Outpost layouts and mechanics among others. “New Portal Towns in the [...]
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