After just over a year in operation and three expansions, Back 4 Blood will no longer be getting new content as the co-op zombie shooter transitions to maintenance mode. Turtle Rock’s decision to end post-launch support for the game isn’t because the game is dying (it’s not), but because they need the manpower to work on another game. “Turtle Rock [...]
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The omens foretold the return of Lord of the Rings Online’s Ill Omens event and so it has come to pass. The rather contentious skirmish event returns to Middle-Earth for its annual run with a few significant changes to hopefully avoid a repeat of last year’s Portents-induced mess. Portents are extremely coveted reusable items that grant players temporary overpowered buffs. [...]
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It’s been a few months since Gamigo and Dynamight Studios’ publishing partnership fell through but the events that led to their break up still remains a mystery. What we do know is that Dynamight is actively working to relaunch Fractured Online after it was taken offline around the same time that Gamigo laid off staff for the second time and [...]
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Fortuna III is going to get a lot more dangerous than it already is with the arrival of The Cycle: Frontier’s first flying creature, aptly-named the Howler. Not only does it fly, it also roams around the entire map as it sees fit, ready to bring death from above to unwary Prospectors. “In a word, the Howler is a new [...]
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At one time or another, you’ve probably experienced getting disconnected while you’re all partied up in your favorite MMO and tried to frantically log back in before they can give your spot to someone else. For Path of Exile players, that’s one less problem to worry about with the release of yesterday’s patch. You’ll now have two minutes to get [...]
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Cloud Imperium Games looks back at what they’ve accomplished in Star Citizen over the past month in its monthly development report for January. Of significant note is the ongoing work to improve AI behavior in the space simulation MMO, including teaching enemy NPCs to throw grenades. The team reports that they’ve also added attack and defend area behaviors for AI, [...]
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As Destiny 2 awaits the launch of its Lightfall expansion at the end of the month, Bungie has taken time to pen a dev blog that offers an in-depth preview of what players can expect when the expansion drops and Season 20 begins. The meat of the expansion will be dedicated to a “substantial” balance pass for heavy weapons in [...]
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Rogue Planet Games has pushed out a new patch on the PlanetSide 2 public test server ahead of its release later this month. The update isn’t heavy on new content but it does offer various gameplay and quality-of-life improvements. “A major focus for the team in 2023 is about tightening up the core of the game and revisiting of past [...]
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Maxis has confirmed that the fifth installment in The Sims franchise, codenamed Project Rene, will have multiplayer features. Unfortunately for those hoping that it will be an MMO of some sort, that’s not going to be the case as confirmed by Game Director Grant Rodiek in a new Behind The Sims dev vlog. “One thing to keep in mind is [...]
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It’s been a very busy year for indie studio Kindred Games as its small dev team continues to develop and add new content for Swords ‘N Magic and Stuff. Over the past few months, the team has managed to revamp the multiplayer RPG’s magic system, rework its tutorial for the third time, and introduce a mount leveling system, a loadout [...]
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