Hi-Rez Studios has made the decision to shelve development on their mobile CCG Smite Rivals for an indefinite period. Instead, the team is shifting their focus to continuing to the as of yet unreleased CCG strategy game Smite Tactics—you can register for CBT by visiting the game's website. I know fans are looking forward to it, but we have decided [...]
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Character shooter Lawbreakers is holding its first Closed Beta test, but it only lasts until Sunday, March 19th. The game is available through Steam. While I haven't played, apparently the game has changed quite a bit since Alpha. (Expect a first impressions soon.) The PAX East 2017 gameplay, which you can watch below, shows off fast-paced gameplay with a bit [...]
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It's finally arrived: Aion's 5.3 update has gone live, and along with it the game's Prestige Packs have been updated. NCSoft has compiled a 40 page PDF detailing all of update 5.3's features—don't worry, it's healthily double-spaced. But the highlight is undoubtedly the 384 Dredgion Defense instance, a weekly group effort to save the world with an oddly specific number [...]
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While I'm not in any rush to get hitched there are plenty of benefits to getting married in Revelation Online, and today's guide will tell you how. It's not as easy as sharing a best friends heart bracelet. Marriage takes work. Players seeking romance need to build Intimacy points with another player, aka wine and dining. There are a number [...]
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This past weekend, Crowfall's play-testers got a chance to try out the upcoming MMORPG's building tools for the first time. And a quick compilation—available below—video shows off some of the community's impressive architecture. In the video you can see a number of villages, keeps, ramparts, even a maze-like city that looks like it would be more appropriate in a tower [...]
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Diablo 3's Necromancer is not ready for release but Blizzard has revealed a few of the classes' abilities, with stylish GIFs to match. Many of the moves will be familiar to Diablo 2 players. Though I'm disappointed I don't see Raise Skeletons on the list yet. I loved rolling up to Deckard Cain with my undead crew—who could be part [...]
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When I see players complaining that game X is boring, and they’re met with the response “Well, the game doesn’t begin until you reach the endgame,” I have to pour myself a drink. It’s one of those consensus statements I find baffling, in the same way I find “The Earth is only 2000 years old,” or “Transformer 4 is a [...]
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Black Desert Online is making every player Irish on St. Patrick's day with free beer, the best gift I've seen in any MMORPG—until I realized it was digital in-game beer. Players will receive 10 Cold Draft Beers and 10 Cold Dark Beers in their mailbox. Also coming up on March 17th is a Green Dye Box in the cash shop, [...]
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Rend is a survival game where players join one of three factions and wage war while repelling attacks by horrific demons. Hone your abilities, craft items, repel monsters, and hunt ancient enemies harboring powerful secrets. [singlepic id=67508 w=428h=240 float=none] Publisher: Frostkeep Studios Playerbase: Shut Down Type: Survival MMO Release Date: July 31, 2018 (Early Access) Pros: +Factional warfare. +Extensive crafting. [...]
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Sometimes dungeons can be so hectic and involved that it's hard to type to your group members. Not that it matters. In most MMORPGs, group content is a snore, with no need to communicate. Does that mean we shouldn't talk at all? A part of me thinks an in-game voice chat (VOIP) would let people talk nonsense during a dungeon—or [...]
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