Pay-to-win business models have been a hot topic of late following the release of Diablo Immortal with its money-grabbing monetization scheme. The issue has apparently caught the eye of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and is looking to setup a roundtable meeting to discuss it thanks to the efforts of popular streamer Asmongold. According to Dot Esports, Asmongold reportedly contacted the [...]
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Toadman Interactive has announced the sequel to their popular voxel-based tactical shooter Block N Load. Block N Load 2 will offer the same 5v5 base-building and first-person shooter action as the original game but with better graphics as well as new heroes, weapons, abilities, and blocks to use. “It’s time to get block to business! The sequel to the acclaimed [...]
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Fortnite continues to assimilate popular franchises into its cosmetic lineup with the addition of new character skins from the Naruto franchise. Last year, saw the arrival of Naruto’s Team 7 skins which included Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki himself. Naruto’s Rivals (and friends) now join Team 7 in the popular battle royale shooter’s latest patch. These [...]
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After struggling to accommodate the deluge of players that flocked to Final Fantasy XIV following Endwalker’s release, Square Enix is now working create some space, particularly in the Japanese and European regions. To do this, the team will be restructuring and expanding both the Japanese and European data centers. In line with the expansion, the Japan will be getting a [...]
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Iron Gate has rolled out a fix for a critical Steam Cloud save bug in Valheim that caused players to lose progress when using multiple Steam accounts on one PC. According to the studio, the patch shouldn’t require any action from players but they’re advised to backup their saves just in case. “From now on cloud saves are saved under [...]
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Over 10 million players have installed Diablo Immortal according to an infographic that Blizzard Entertainment posted on Twitter. That’s significantly less than the 30 million players that pre-registered for the mobile and PC spinoff but still quite impressive. It’s worth noting though that the number doesn’t include players from the Asia Pacific region which will be getting the game sometime [...]
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Elder Scrolls Online console players can now embark on new adventures in the Systres Archipelago as High Isle officially arrives on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. They can now experience the courtly intrigue of the Breton houses as they work to thwart the plans of a secret knightly order and go up against the many [...]
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DOTA 2 and League of Legends competitor Heroes of Newerth has officially shut down after 12 years of operation. Developer S2 Games rolled out the MOBA’s final patch way back in February 2019 and announced their plans to sunset the game in December 2021. Several farewell events took place since then leading up to its final day of operation.” “HON [...]
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While Blizzard Entertainment has yet to announce an exact launch date for World of Warcraft Dragonflight, it’s confirmed that we won’t be waiting until next year to see the expansion. Dragonflight will officially be launching later this year, and I quote: “on or before December 31, 2022.” Pre-orders for Dragonflight are now available for now available on the official site, [...]
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Square Enix and People Can Fly is hoping to get more players to try Outriders ahead of its Worldslayer expansion launch later this month. The team is currently running a free-to-play event that will give players unlimited access to the game from now until 10:00am PDT on June 23rd. Those who played the demo before will get to pick up [...]
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