Astroneer players have several busy months ahead of them as part of the cutesy sci-fi survival sandbox game’s ongoing Breakdown event. The first stage of the three-stage event kicked off last week, followed by the second stage yesterday and the final stage on February 12. “Embark on a fun new adventure in the new Breakdown Event, unfolding in three stages. [...]
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Amazon Game Studios is finally ready to launch New World’s promised cross-world expedition group finder after it was delayed last year for more work and polish. The highly awaited feature is now set to arrive tomorrow, with a whole host of new additions and improvements based on player feedback and data gathered from the game’s matchmaking system and the activity [...]
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2024 is going to be a big year for Final Fantasy XIV with its Dawntrail expansion and Xbox Series X|S launches looming on the horizon. The expansion won’t be coming out until summer 2024, but the Xbox launch is nearly within reach. The good news is that open beta testing on Xbox Series X|S is set to begin within the [...]
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Nightingale’s final stress test is now live, and it’s been going so great that Inflexion Games decided to extend it by a few hours. Obviously, the whole point of the playtest is to try and break the servers and the studio is giving players until 6 p.m. PST to give it all they’ve got. The stress test was originally scheduled [...]
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Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn is leaving Bungie to embark on “a new adventure” after 10 years with the studio and four years as the MMO shooter’s director. “As a deeply invested Guardian before starting here at Bungie, getting to be a part of the Destiny 2 team has been the privilege of a lifetime,” he tweeted. “I am [...]
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If you’ve been meaning to return to Eorzea, what with all the hype surrounding Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming Dawntrail expansion, don’t reach for your wallet just yet. Square Enix is running another free login campaign for returning players who’ve been inactive for at least 30 days, offering four days of free, unrestricted access to the fantasy MMORPG and all of [...]
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The Dragon himself has returned to Naraka: Bladepoint as the free-to-play battle royale brings back its highly coveted Bruce Lee skins after two years in the vault to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the start of the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon Shadow cosmetic collection will be available for a limited time starting on Friday, February 9 and [...]
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Skull and Bones will be opening its doors to everyone in just a few days with a free four-day open beta test and Ubisoft is getting the hype train rolling with a preview blog and a new trailer. The beta test will run from February 7 to February 11 on both PC and consoles with cross-play and cross-progression support between [...]
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Wayfinder developer and now-publisher Airship Syndicate is the latest video game company to be hit with layoffs. According to Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter, the studio recently laid off 12 of its employees, the scope of which is still unclear, while Airship Syndicate president Ryan Stefanelli and CEO Joe Madureira will be taking pay cuts as part of the studio’s cost-cutting efforts [...]
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Crime thriller novelist Alan Wake has joined Dead by Daylight’s growing cast of characters as its newest Survivor with the release of the Alan Wake Chapter DLC. The $5 DLC includes the Alan Wake character and an exclusive Nail Gun charm. Saga Anderon and Rose Marigold Legendary outfits are also available for purchase in the cash shop. “Swept from one [...]
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