August is shaping up to be a big month for MMOs with multiple game releases, beta tests, and expansions scheduled throughout the month including the early access launch of Airship Syndicate’s action MMORPG, Wayfinder. The game is set to launch on August 15th on PC and PlayStation and will initially be open exclusively to founder’s pack owners. Wayfinder will be [...]
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Multiple MMORPG’s have closed their doors over the past decade or so, but Cabal Online has surprisingly held strong. Now, the 15-year-old MMORPG is making its way to mobile devices as Cabal: Return of Action. “In CABAL: Return of Action, Nevareth is thrown into chaos by evil forces that have returned after a millennium. Rise to meet the ancient evil [...]
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Albion Online’s Robin Henkys is back in his comfy director’s chair as he dives into the PvP sandbox MMORPG’s upcoming tracking system. The system is designed to encourage more player activity in the open world on a wild goose chase to hunt down specific targets. “With tracking, we want to introduce a new type of activity which challenges players to [...]
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Roblox will soon be introducing more ways for content creators to earn money from the game with new features like player-made cosmetics, more accessible creation tools, and an option to charge subscription fees to gain access to the games they created. First on the list are player-made cosmetics which will allow players to design, create, and sell avatar heads and [...]
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ArenaNet isn’t exactly being secretive about Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Secrets of the Obscure expansion as they’ve now dropped a new dev blog explaining how the expansion’s new Relic System will work. The new system will feature 40 Core Relics which will be available to all players and an additional 12 Expansion Relics which will exclusively be available to those [...]
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Diablo 4’s inaugural season is now live allowing players to bypass the entire storyline and focus on simply grinding out levels and completing their gear sets. Dubbed Season of the Malignant, Season 1 pits players against a new threat called Malignant Monsters whose hearts can be inserted into Rings and Amulets to imbue them with various effects. Season of the [...]
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ZeniMax Online Studios is giving away Elder Scrolls Online for free on the Epic Games Store alongside a Fortnite crossover promotion. Note that the promotion only applies to the base game (normally priced at $19.99) and not DLCs, which are still at full price. If you’ve yet to purchase the game or just want a copy on the Epic Games [...]
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For the past few months, Inflexion Games has been holding relatively small playtests for Nightingale but they’re now looking to ramp things up and will be expanding testing to include up to 8,000 testers. By increasing the pool of testers, the studio hopes to gather more data on how the game copes with more players online at the same time. [...]
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have filed a motion urging the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to withdraw its August hearing on the $69B merger. The motion cites recent court losses for the FTC as an indication that further challenges may be futile. Despite substantial evidence presented by the FTC, the attorneys argue that continuing the case would be unproductive. “In [...]
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With Singularity 6 due to start beta testing Palia in less than two weeks, the studio has finally decided to give fans their first look at the community simulator’s gameplay during an hour-long preview stream. Most of what was showcased was tutorial gameplay but it does offer a glimpse into the game’s character creation and starting experience, as well as [...]
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