Classic MMORPG fans might want to keep an eye out for The Adventurer’s Domain Online which offers classic MMORPG vibes coupled with a third-person action combat system typical of more modern entries in the genre. The game is being developed and published by indie studio Unbalanced Equations who promises a shared world adventure with numerous zones to explore, dungeons to [...]
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A few weeks ago, the QA analysts of ZeniMax Media, including ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Softworks, announced their plans to form a union under the Communication Workers of America. As of today, the ZeniMax Workers United has been formally recognized as Microsoft’s first worker union and is the largest union in the video games industry to date in the [...]
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The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft has taken its first steps forward with yesterday’s first pre-trial hearing. As we previously reported, the FTC is looking to block the multi-billion dollar merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard on grounds that it will stifle competition and will give the former the means to pull popular games from other video game [...]
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As you may well know, the United States Army isn’t above using video games to help recruit new soldiers into its ranks with its first-person shooter series America’s Army getting multiple sequels since it first launched in 2002. The US Armed Forces branch was also apparently looking to take advantage of the Call of Duty franchise’s popularity to bolster its [...]
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Apple TV+ has announced its plans to produce an eight-episode spinoff of Charlie Days’ 2020 sitcom Mythic Quest called Mere Mortals. For those who aren’t familiar with the series, it revolves around the lives of the employees and top brass of a fictional development studio that released a popular MMORPG and is currently on its third season on the streaming [...]
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2022’s big crypto crash and the subsequent demise of several blockchain and NFT games apparently isn’t enough to deter Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda’s ambitions to break into the blockchain market. In his New Year’s Letter from the President, Matsuda asserts that blockchain technology is the future of games and that it remains an untapped market. He also insists that [...]
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After running for nearly three years, Final Fantasy XI’s Voracious Resurgence storyline is coming to an end this year. Game Director Yoji Fujito revealed during his end-of-the-year recap that the “thrilling conclusion” to the ongoing storyline is coming this year in addition to a new Master Trial, Reforged Prime Weapons, and chat improvements, among others. “The Development and Operations teams [...]
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To celebrate the holidays, Amazon Game Studios and Smilegate gave out special gift bundles to Lost Ark players which contained various in-game goodies. Unfortunately, one of the items in the bundle didn’t quite meet the community’s expectations which prompted the devs to dole out more freebies. Apparently, players haven’t heard of the expression to never look a gift horse in [...]
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Black Desert Mobile follows up its Maegu class release last month with two new zones and new boss fights for players to take on in its latest game update. The Fountain of Origin, Gervish Mountains, Gervish Falls, Gervish Peaks, and Morning Fog Post zones in Drieghan are now open for business with a brand-new questline for players to complete. Players [...]
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