Escape from Tarkov rolled out Beta Patch 0.14 last week which might just be its biggest updates since its closed beta launch in 2017. The massive update brought a whole host of new content to the extraction shooter, the highlight of which is a new beginner downtown urban zone called Ground Zero. Ground Zero features towering skyscrapers, restaurants, cafes, stores, [...]
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The video game industry continues to be hammered with layoffs as US-based publisher TinyBuild shuts down Versus Evil and lays off all of its employees. The studio’s closure was announced just three days before Christmas and just as the studio was supposed to go on break for the holidays. All 13 of Versus Evil’s employees have been let go according [...]
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Last week, the Chinese government drafted new measures to limit the time that its citizens can spend playing online games while also prohibiting login events and capping spending on microtransactions, with a particular focus on gacha rolls and lootboxes. The law was drafted by the Chinese National Press and Publication Administration. The goal is to curb “excessive spending” on online [...]
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X-Legend Entertainment is celebrating the holiday season and the 14th and 10th anniversaries of Grand Fantasia and Aura Kingdom with rewarding events, new cash shop items, and progression boosts for both anime-styled MMORPGs. First up is Grand Fantasia where players will be able to earn an auto-alchemy XP boosting card and other rewards in a new anniversary login event that [...]
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Torchlight Infinite kicked off a brand-new season, dubbed Twinightmare, offering players a treasure trove of exciting content and gameplay enhancements. The star of the show is the game’s tenth playable hero, Rosa the High Court Chariot, a formidable Hunter renowned for her high defensive capabilities. Rosa's Holy Domain Skill transforms her into an unstoppable chariot, leaving a trail of devastation [...]
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UK-based indie developer DragonfiAR has decided to cancel its Kickstarter campaign for Wizard’s Wrath when it became clear that it wasn’t going to meet its funding goal. With only a few days to go until the end of the crowdfunding campaign, the VR spellcasting MMORPG only managed to secure $1,414 of its $62,000 funding goal, with only 16 backers pledging [...]
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Level Infinite is capping off the year with another feature preview blog for its upcoming medieval fantasy not a WoW-clone MMORPG, Tarisland. This time around, the Tencent subsidiary directs our attention to a dungeon called the Merfolk Swamp. “On the southwest of the Misty Forest lies a huge swampy area that was once a peaceful habitat for all of the [...]
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Indie MMORPG Eternal Tombs is now in the final stages of development with plans to run more public playtests next year. According to Triune Studios creative director Josh Caba, the team is now working to polish the game to get players into the dungeon master-controlled game world as soon as possible. “This year has been an incredible year for progress [...]
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It’s been a pretty eventful year for Albion Online and Sandbox Interactive is looking back at some of its highlights in the studio’s customary year-in-review blog for 2023. The main highlight, of course, is the opening of the Albion East servers for players located in the Asia Pacific region. The blog also touched on the major updates that arrived this [...]
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Siege Camp wrapped up its latest Anvil Empires pre-alpha test last weekend and is now ready to show off actual gameplay from the playtest. The team shines the spotlight on several PvP experiences from the top-down city-building MMOs last build with a pair of new gameplay videos. Both videos offer mostly raw gameplay footage from the perspective of a regular [...]
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