IMC Games has announced that Tree of Savior will release as a free-to-play title on May 10, 2016. Originally the game was intended to launch one month after Early Access but due to regional pricing for Founder's Packs instituted by Valve ToS's open doors remain closed until May. The game will be open to everyone on May 10th, and the exact [...]
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Soulbound Studios has unveiled aging and body mechanics in a new video for their upcoming MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria. Aging is one of the game's core mechanics: as character's age their physical attributes decline while mental and social skills become easier to develop. I'm already in the aging stage of my life now. The video below demonstrates a character aging from 25 [...]
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While there's no official release date Gameforge has confirmed that they will be publishing SoulWorker in both NA and EU, according to MMOCulture. “I am pleased to finally accommodate the desires of players in Europe and North America with SoulWorker. We can hardly wait to get going with this hotly anticipated game”, said Daniel Werner, Product Director for SoulWorker at [...]
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Psyonix has released Rocket League's new basketball game mode Hoops a day early, and I couldn't be more excited to slam dunk with my supersonic rocket car. Along with numerous bug fixes April's update also adds quality of life fixes, such as eliminating countdowns in Free Play. An NBA Flag Pack DLC will also be available for purchase through Steam, [...]
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Paradox announced that the spell-slinging PvP game Magicka: Wizard Wars will shut down on July 21, 2016. The news arrives a little less than one year after the official launch of Magicka, on April 28, 2015. In the past few months the game has maintained a small dedicated playerbase, averaging nearly 200 players. Unfortunately, the numbers were not enough to warrant continued [...]
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With more developers and independent studios turning to crowdfunding services how do we know who to give our money to? There's no step-by-step criteria, no checklist to run through when looking at a KickStarter's overall mission statement. And I don't want to open my wallet just because the proposed MMO sounds like everything I've dreamed about while playing. When I [...]
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To distract myself from refreshing my Oculus shipping information now might be a good time to check in on the state of the upcoming Virtual Reality market. Luckily, the wizards at SuperData Research have compiled a new report titled Virtual Reality & the Next Killer App. Lacking $1500 for the full PDF I figured it’s still worth discussing some of [...]
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Aeria Games has signed the dotted line with Neowiz Games, finalizing a deal to publish Bless in North America and Europe, according to 2p.com. No announcement date has been made yet. And considering the Korean Open Beta launched on January 27th we may not see a localized Bless until the latter half of the summer. Bless is a medieval fantasy [...]
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Survival game The Black Death will be entering Early Access on April 19, 2016, and publisher Green Man Loaded has unveiled a new trailer to show off the game. The Black Death is set in a 8km² Medieval Europe during a devastating plague. Players will pursue professions, such as blacksmith or filthy peasant, explore the lands for resources, and trade to [...]
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Party finders enable players to passively join groups to clear dungeons, complete quests, and defeat bosses. They streamline the group experience. And maybe that's a problem. There's a social element that's been lost in the wake of widespread party finders. There's no need to seek out similarly interested players to conquer the Wailing Caverns. Pressing the party finder icon on [...]
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