Riot Games is in for a changing of the guard, as Nicolo Laurent will be stepping down as CEO with A. Dylan Jadeja poised to take his place. While this may sound like a major shake-up, it’s worth noting that Jadeja is currently the studio’s global president, so it's more of a lateral move. Laurent will remain with Riot as [...]
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The Diablo 4 Server Slam stress test weekend is upon us, but not without a little controversy. Players are voicing concerns about the game’s battle pass, accusing it of being pay-to-win. Some argue that access to additional gold, boosts to magic find, and increased XP gives an unfair advantage to those who pay for the premium version. The development team, [...]
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The Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen dev team continues its efforts to breathe new life into the high-fantasy MMORPG’s classes, this time focusing on the magic-wielding Shaman class. In its latest class refresh preview, Visionary Realms broke down the Shaman’s skills from levels one to ten, emphasizing the importance of mana management and discussing the party buffs and enemy debuffs [...]
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Square Enix has released its 2022-2023 fiscal year report and the results aren’t great for the company’s primary gaming divisions. With total net revenues down by 6%, profit dipping by 3%, and a 13% drop in overall digital entertainment revenue, the report points out that disappointing sales of new HD games, underperformance of new mobile games, and the lack of [...]
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Genshin Impact Version 3.7 "Duel! The Summoners' Summit" is launching on May 24th and with it comes a big update to the game's card game system. The update features a main event, "King of Invokations Grand Prix," over 60 new TCG cards, and a new 4 star character named Kirara. The update's main event, an international TCG tournament, will host [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.4 "The Dark Throne" finally has a release date and that date is May 23. Along with the release date, the game dropped a new trailer teasing Patch 6.4 which continues the game's long running story, introduces a new raid tier, and so much more. FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 6.4 - The Dark ThroneWatch this video [...]
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A new bug in Rainbow Six Siege is wreaking havoc among console players as they find themselves in a turkey shoot against PC players. Obviously, this is an unfair advantage for those on PC who end up absolutely dominating the match due to the lack of aim assist on console versions of the tactical first-person shooter. Since crossplay was enabled [...]
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The first quarter of the year was a rough one for Pearl Abyss as the South Korean video game company revealed in its Q1 2023 investor call. The company reported a $6M revenue drop compared to Q2 2022 and a staggering $66M decline compared to the previous quarter although the dip was largely attributed to its subsidiary Pearl Abyss Capital [...]
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New World’s first-ever seasonal pass has had a bit of a rough start, with Amazon Studios finding themselves dealing with a difficulty spike that’s stopping some players from completing the reward track. In an effort to alleviate the problem, Amazon is taking action by removing certain challenges that are proving too difficult. The final two chapters are apparently almost impossible [...]
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The World of Warcraft team is set to release Update 10.1.5: Fractures in Time, the fourth of its six updates planned for 2023. The update is expected to launch this summer and will include the much-awaited third Evoker spec – Augmentation. “Augmentation is a new damage dealer role with a twist: They use the essence of the Black and Bronze [...]
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