The Day Before developer Fntastic sets the stage for the zombie survival MMO’s launch with a bizarre post on X, formerly Twitter, that it’s calling “Revelations from Fntastic.” It’s basically a general statement to future players and haters alike, that’s delivered in a weirdly ominous tone. The statement starts off normally enough as it welcomes players to the game with [...]
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2023 has unfortunately turned out to be the year of video game layoffs, with multiple companies succumbing to the financial pressures and challenges sweeping across the industry. The year isn’t over yet and its claimed even more victims as Electronic Arts lays off an unknown number of employees from F1 racing game developer Codemasters. “Our business is constantly changing as [...]
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Payday developer Starbreeze Studios is moving away from high-powered rifles and bank heists and into Dungeons & Dragons territory. The studio’s latest financial report, reveals ongoing work on a AAA co-op multiplayer game inspired by the popular tabletop RPG, codenamed Project Baxter, and plans to scale up its dev team. Starbreeze describes the project as “a completely new environment compared [...]
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Rare has rolled out a new Sea of Thieves video newsletter that offers a rundown of some dates-to-remember, including the launch date for the Safer Seas private servers. The PvE-exclusive servers are scheduled go online this week on December 7th. As a refresher, the Safer Seas servers will offer a more casual experience without the risks associated with open-world PvP. [...]
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Destiny 2’s highly requested Fireteam Finder is taking the next step towards its impending release with a beta test that’s set to kick off tomorrow, December 6th. As you probably already guessed, the Fireteam Finder is basically a tool to help players find and join groups to take on the MMO shooter’s growing selection of raids. It’s worth noting that [...]
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It’s been a week since Pax Dei wrapped up its first large-scale alpha test which means that it’s now time for the all-important after-action report. Unsurprisingly, it comes in the form of a statistics-filled infographic posted on X, formerly Twitter. “When we said you blew us away during Pax Dei’s Alpha, it wasn’t just empty words: the numbers speak for [...]
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Ultima Online will be imposing a character limit on all character names in the grandfather of all MMORPG’s next update so don’t be shocked if you suddenly find your Ninja Paladin’s name changed to Percy McPearson. The limit will be set at just 16 characters, and as you can see from the cleverly thought up example above it isn’t very [...]
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Overwatch 2 players will be welcoming a brutish new gatling-gun toting hero when Mauga officially makes his in-game debut tomorrow as Season 8: Call of the Hunt begins. The tank hero was first showcased at BlizzCon 2023 last month but will finally be coming to the popular hero shooter to help his team burst through enemy lines and mow them [...]
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NCSoft has dropped several new Throne and Liberty teasers, including two new music videos, as the studio gears up for the not-a-Lineage MMORPG’s big Korean launch this week. We all know that you don’t care about the music videos, so we’ll instead focus on the new gameplay trailer. The trailer offers viewers a brief guide on several basic gameplay systems [...]
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Rockstar Games has suffered from a case of premature err… publication as its highly awaited Grand Theft 6 trailer was leaked prior to tomorrow’s big reveal. Not to be deterred, the studio has decided to release the game’s first official trailer earlier than expected, asking fans to “watch the real thing.” Grand Theft Auto 6 takes players back to Vice [...]
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