Koei Tecmo is celebrating the Uncharted Waters franchise’s 30th anniversary with the release of Uncharted Waters Origin in just a few short days. The seafaring MMORPG officially sets sail on March 7th and will serve as a reboot of the original game that first launched on PC in the early 90s. Like previous games in the series, the latest is [...]
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Electronic Arts laid off its entire Baton Rouge studio earlier this week, a studio that housed over 200 quality assurance testers for Apex Legends. EA reportedly broke the unfortunate news to the studio’s staff over Zoom at the end of their shifts and handed out 60 days of severance pay as compensation. EA says that the layoffs were part of [...]
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Bless Online is back for the third time as Bless Global, a blockchain MMORPG from South Korean blockhain game developer Tigon Mobile. The most recent iteration of the fantasy MMORPG launched on PC via Steam and on mobile devices earlier this week and is being billed as “the first AAA GameFi MMORPG” with the usual play-to-earn promises you’d expect from [...]
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Social sandbox MMOs seem to be all the rage nowadays as yet another upcoming addition to the genre pops up on our radar. Pax Dei is a massive player-driven sandbox MMO from Finnish indie studio Mainframe Industries, a studio founded by veteran developers from CCP Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft, Next Games, and Remedy. Mainframe Industries is being backed by several [...]
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Another startup studio with a pedigree and a huge bankroll is looking to grab their own piece of the blockchain pie. Avalon Corp., a studio led by Sean Pinnock and former Sony Online Entertainment producer Jeffrey Butler, has announced that its working on a yet-untitled MMO metaverse mashup. The company, however, isn’t calling it a metaverse per se and prefers [...]
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Bandai Namco is laying the groundwork for Blue Protocol’s launch in Japan by first allowing players to check if they’re rigs will be able to run the upcoming anime-inspired MMORPG. Assuming, of course, that you know how to read Japanese. The team just rolled out a benchmarking tool that’s now available for download on the official site so you can [...]
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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis’ new Slayer class isn’t only bringing a sword to a gunfight, it’s also bringing a gun of its own, and a big one at that. A new teaser video shows the new gunblade class in action as it shoots and slashes its way through its enemies in a cool neon green outfit. Introducing the [...]
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When the first Warcraft game came out well over a decade ago, Humans and Orcs were the stars of the show. Since then, various races have been introduced into canon lore who have made Azeroth their home. In World of Warcraft’s upcoming Patch 10.0.7, Blizzard will be shining the spotlight back on the first two races with the introduction of [...]
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A slew of new content is making its way to Halo Infinite for those who aren’t quite done with the multiplayer shooter just yet. Season 3: Echoes Within kicks off on March 7th and will launch alongside what Xbox Game Studios describes as the game’s “biggest multiplayer update.” The new season will bring with it a new 100-level battle pass, [...]
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Early Access survival MMO Frozen Flame will be running a closed alpha test next week as Dreamside Interactive prepares to roll out a full-scale survival mode. The team won’t just be pulling names out of a hat though, you’ll actually need to put in some work if you want to join the playtest. “The first test will be a closed [...]
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