Nexon announced today that Sudden Attack 2 will be shutting down on September 29, 2016, barely a month after launching. The closure is due to a perfect storm of bad news. Some players complained that two Sudden Attack 2 characters were too titillating after other players posted promiscuous photos and videos of the pair. They were promptly deleted, but the [...]
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Krosmaga is a strategy card game in which players summon minions on a lane-based playing field, to destroy their opponent's towers. Play as one of twelve colorful gods determining your decks playstyle, and wield minions and spells from the Wakfu and Dofus universe. [singlepic id=69008 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Ankama Games Playerbase: Medium Type: CCG Strategy Release Date: February 22, [...]
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Everyone's going mobile these days. WeMade is no exception. The company unveiled a trailer for their upcoming mobile action MMORPG Icarus-M. The Unreal Engine 4 mobile game will feature many of the systems currently in its PC sibling Riders of Icarus, including taming, raid bosses, and flying—according to Steparu. The reveal comes a few weeks after NCSoft showed off their [...]
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After months of speculation it's finally happening. Lost Ark will be holding a closed beta on August 24th—hopefuls can sign-up starting August 3rd. The test will be limited to around 9000 users according to Steparu, and you have to be a South Korean resident to participate. But it's progress. The beta doesn't come as too much of a surprise. The [...]
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Aeria Games is showing off cinematic combat sequences for their upcoming anime MMORPG Twin Saga in a new trailer. I'm happy to report that the music choice is more appropriate than the last Twin Saga trailer. The Founder's Beta is scheduled to begin on August 09, 2016. You will have to buy a pack to get in, but the game [...]
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Albion Online's final beta trailer recently released and tells a story where soldiers, gatherers, and bandits play a role in the lives of every player. The final beta begins August 01, 2016. Of course you have to be a Founder if you want to participate in the game's last test. Or you can wait for the official launch, but keep in [...]
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Leveling up in an MMORPG is often met with an over-excited firework and the chance to customize your character: new skills, gear, and stat allocation. It's the time to refine what kind of Hunter or Mage or Warrior you want to be. Do I put points into intelligence to increase my healing skills? Maybe I should choose the talent tree that [...]
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South Korean studio Origin Games has been slowly dripping information about their game Crocus. It's peaked my interest. MMOCulture recently posted the latest gameplay trailer showing off the mobile steampunk ARPG. There's not much information beyond the Origin Games YouTube page. From what I gather, Crocus is a character-based RPG where players traverse linear levels to beat bosses and power up. From the [...]
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Whether you watch or not, eSports has become a huge part of gaming, an industry every publisher and major company has their eyes on. Lucky for us, SuperData has released their latest report highlighting the current state, and future, of eSports. Below I examine some of the report's highlights and speculate based on what information we have available at the MMOs.com team. While [...]
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Anime shows where characters are trapped in an MMORPG universe are almost a trope. The premise has even spawned a number of popular books. But there aren’t many anime inspired by existing MMORPGs, series that expand upon universe’s inhabited by players in our world. It seems like a given on-paper. I’ve compiled a list of some MMORPG-inspired animes with a [...]
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