NCSoft’s revenues are still in a downward trend for three consecutive quarters. According to the South Korean publisher’s latest financial report, revenues are down 4% quarter-over-quarter for Q3 2023 and 30% year-over-year and its not because its PC MMORPG’s aren’t pulling their weight. The revenue drop is largely attributed to the poor performance of its mobile titles. Lineage W, in [...]
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Things are finally looking up for Pearl Abyss as the South Korean publisher finally sees profits after a multi-quarter slump. Q2 2023 in particular was a trying time for the company as it saw a significant drop in its revenue from Black Desert Online even after the launch of its Land of the Morning Light summer expansion. The fantasy MMORPG, [...]
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It’s been almost five years since the Epic Games set out to overthrow Steam with the launch of its Epic Games Store. However, despite Epic’s best efforts to beat the competition, the company admits that it’s still a long way from doing so. In his testimony in the antitrust lawsuit against Google, Epic Games general manager Steve Allison said that [...]
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Last weekend’s Corepunk alpha test revealed several glaring issues related to the top-down MMORPG’s gameplay, one of which was that the game was too challenging and punishing. While it initially seemed like that was developer Artificial Core’s intention all along, it apparently wasn’t. “We never intended to create a hardcore game,” the Ukrainian studio said. “The goal was to make [...]
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As most Albion Online players may have noticed, the PvP MMORPG’s recently released Wild Blood update took longer than usual to roll out. Game Director Robin Henkys acknowledged the fact in his latest developer video citing the unique and game-changing effects of the new shapeshifter and awakened weapons as the main cause of the delay. To prevent similar setbacks and [...]
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Lost Ark is preparing to welcome a brand-new class next week and it’s going to be unlike any other class in the entire RPG genre. Meet the Souleater, a giant scythe-wielding assassin with the ability to collect souls, summon the dead, and use powerful Deathlord skills. “Depending on the skill used, the Souleater gains Soul Stones or fills the Possession [...]
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Downsizing seems to be a recurring theme for the ArcheAge franchise this year. As developer XL Games prepares for the big server merge later this month, it’s also decided to scale down the scope of ArcheAge 2 by scrapping its large-scale factional PvP in favor of smaller solo and group PvE encounters and guild vs. guild PvP battles. According to [...]
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It’s time to get a good dose of sun and sea in Lord of the Rings Online as the port city of Umbar officially opens its gates. The classic MMORPG’s ninth expansion, Corsairs of Umbar, is now live with new story content that will send players to the coastal regions in the southern reaches of Gondor to face off against [...]
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Fractured Online is back in business as the Kickstarted MMORPG officially relaunches into Early Access on Steam. It was initially scheduled to launch at 7 a.m. PDT earlier today but was pushed back to 10 a.m. PDT to give more players, especially those on the West Coast, the chance to jump in as soon as the servers came online. The [...]
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Cozy life sims and multiplayer games in general are undoubtedly better when you bring your friends along for the ride. Not everyone is willing to spend money on a game though, which is why Ikonei Island has come up with a unique workaround. It’s still going to be a buy-to-play title, but now your friends will be able to join [...]
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