Tales of Yore is an indie 2D retro pixelart MMO that just transitioned from early access to full release on Steam and mobile devices. The game promises hundreds of hours of content with plenty of exploration and questing, as well as pets, mounts, crafting, treasure maps, and lots of hats. “Welcome to Tales of Yore, a world full of adventure, [...]
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The long running classic MMORPG Mu Online launched its 2nd phase of its Season 18 Part 1 update today and with it comes a brand new map called Ignis Volcano and several new limited time events. The update also brings with it an increase in level cap to 1,450. Starting today until September 29th, players can collect Elemental Symbols from [...]
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Since its announcement back in May 2022, Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft Arclight Rumble has gone through several rounds of beta testing, but a release date was never revealed. While we still don't have a specific date, Blizzard did announce today that the game is preparing for softlaunch worldwide over the next few weeks and months. The game also dropped "Arclight" from [...]
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CABAL: Return of Action, the mobile MMORPG based on the 15 year old Cabal Online MMO, launched its closed beta test and its open to everyone. It runs until August 6th and can be accessed in the App Store or on Google Play. Players who participate in the closed beta will get additional rewards at launch, so anyone interested should [...]
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Square Enix reported their calender year Q2 2023 (April-June) earnings report today and in it there were some disappointing figures. While total revenue increase 14.4% year over year (thanks to 8 days of Final Fantasy XVI revenue contribution), profits collapsed 65%. The company attributed the weak profits partially to increased amoritzation of FF16 development costs. The MMO and mobile game [...]
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Genshin Impact 4.0 "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason" is launching on August 16th and with it comes the following new features: Introduction to Fontaine, the Nation of Justice and the hub of culture and art New Areas to Explore - Explore vast landscapes, and experience numerous World Quests and rich stories Under Water Adventure - Dive underwater in certain [...]
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority is giving Microsoft another chance to convince them to approve its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Readers will remember that the CMA had already blocked the merger back in April but reopened negotiations after Microsoft agreed to additional provisions. More recently, the CMA asked interested parties to weigh in on the matter, asking for comments [...]
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South Korean entertainment company HYBE has announced that its breaking into the video game industry as the publisher of a 2D multiplayer online roleplaying game (MORPG) called ASTRA: Knights of Veda with a studio called FLINT as its developer. The game combines elements of 2D action MMORPGs and beat-em-ups and is set in a vast fantasy world that players will [...]
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CCP Games has partnered with RPG miniature manufacturer Titan Forge to bring EVE Online to your tabletops as a board game imaginatively called EVE Online: The Board Game. Like EVE Online, the tabletop game will be set in New Eden and hopes to capture the essence of the sci-fi sandbox MMORPG in a cosmic chess game where players can engage [...]
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Kakao as a whole has seen significant growth this year but its gaming arm, Kakao Games, failed to pull its own weight. According to the Kakao’s Q2 2023 financial report, Kakao Games saw a 20% decline in revenue this past quarter due to a number of factors including weak revenue from Battlegrounds, stabilization of existing titles, and the “rebound from [...]
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