Playing Final Fantasy XIV is about to get slightly more expensive for some players as Square Enix announces that its imposing a sales tax on monthly subscriptions and all cash shop purchases starting on June 25. The amount that will be tacked on or whether sales taxes will be imposed at all depends on the address that you have on [...]
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Palia just brought a little more comfort into the virtual lives of its players with the release of the cozy MMO’s Crafted Comforts update. The update expands the game’s building system, introduces new decoration features, and made adjustments to the in-game economy to make gathering activities more worthwhile for everyone. “Palians can unlock the all-new Building Blocks system, which allows [...]
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Corepunk kicked off its latest alpha test this past weekend to various bugs and stability issues that it was virtually unplayable. The good news is that developer Artificial Core resent all alpha invites and plans to restart the playtest today with 5,000 more testers in addition to the 10,000 that already received invites. “We have found several critical bugs with [...]
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Tower of Fantasy just added a new zone called the Gesthos Network, which technically isn’t part of the larger game world since it only exists virtually, lorewise. According to game lore, the Gesthos Network is a virtual representation of the game world before it was destroyed by the world-ending event that’s come to be known simply as the Cataclysm. Players [...]
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It’s been an extremely drawn-out journey, but Lord of the Rings Online’s Treebeard progression server is finally nearing the finish line. The slow-paced progression server is unlocking its next phase of content today, sending players across Rohan’s borders and into Gondor. Standing Stone Games has yet to announce a new progression server to replace Treebeard, although it did tease that [...]
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It turns out that Tarisland will in fact be launching next month despite Tencent’s insistence that the June launch window shown in mobile app stores was merely a placeholder. After over a year of teasing, previews, and testing, the World of Warcraft-like free-to-play MMORPG will finally be launching on Friday, June 21 on PC, as well as on Android and [...]
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HoYoverse announced today that their newest game, Zenless Zone Zero, is launching globally on July 4th on PC, Mobile, and PlayStation 5. The game was first revealed in 2022 and over the years has amassed 35 million global pre-registrations. Hype for the game is to be expected, as it's developed by the same company behind Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star [...]
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Ubisoft wants to give everyone a chance to check out Skull and Bones’ second season with a week-long free-play event starting on May 30. The free period will run until June 6 and will be open to new players and those who’ve previously taken advantage of the free trial. It’s unclear whether you’ll be able to continue your progress from [...]
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The Escape from Tarkov paid PvE mode debacle continues as BattleState Games makes another controversial decision regarding its insanely overpriced Unheard Edition. The studio unveiled the DLC last month along with the announcement that players will need to purchase it to access the extraction shooter’s upcoming PvE mode. Naturally, the announcement caused a huge uproar in the community, particularly those [...]
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While Funcom is still keeping its Dune: Awakening testing and release timeline under wraps, the first closed beta test appears to be drawing near as the studio has reportedly started sending out beta keys. Several fans on Reddit confirmed that they’ve received invitations to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to receiving keys. Those who refuse to sign an NDA will [...]
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