According to an official 2018 Status Report, Perpetuum will be shutting down after more than 7 years of live service. The science fiction themed MMORPG had players manning giant mechs in a single, open world environment. Many compared the game to Eve Online. Like Eve, character progression in Perpetuum was time based and the open PvP ruleset made player cooperation [...]
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Fortnite has enjoyed enormous success since introducing its Battle Royale mode in September of 2017. Fortnite even won our prestigious Clone of the Year award for 2017! It seems Epic's animated third person shooter has kept up the momentum into 2018. As of January, Fornite Battle Royale (now an independent game) has surpassed the 40 million player mark, hitting a [...]
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Amazon initially made a big splash with its entrance into the video games industry. The eCommerce giant bought Twitch for $1 billion back in 2014, launched a new game engine called Lumberyard in Feb 2016, and announced a major new MMO project called New World in September 2016. Sadly, they've had a few setbacks since. Amazon stopped development on Breakaway [...]
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There's no question to e-sports scene is growing, but despite all the hype I'm just not convinced its quite 'taken off' just yet. Total tournament winnings have been increasing year by year (see chart), but the majority of that cash is concentrated among 3 titles: Dota 2, Counter Strike Global Offensive, and League of Legends. Overwatch laid much of the [...]
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Welcome to 2018! Last week we discussed what MMOs & MMORPGs we were looking forward to, so its only fitting that we take some time this week to look back. As we stated in our 2017 Game of the Year Awards, 2017 has been a great year for gaming, perhaps one of the best in recent memory! Nintendo's new console [...]
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Welcome to the MMOs.com Game of the Year Awards 2017 Edition. This year, we have introduced some new categories and trimmed old ones. We have also continued our Golden Coffee Cup trophy logo. Why not a chalice, you ask? Because chalices are overrated and coffee cups are more practical. Without further ado, I give you our games of the year. [...]
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Aion is a feature-rich 3D fantasy MMORPG where the Elyos and Asmodians battle for control over the lands of Atreia. Create a unique character using the game's in-depth customization system and explore a finely crafted world built on the CryEngine. [singlepic id=6713 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: NCsoft Playerbase: High Type: MMORPG Release Date: September 22, 2009 (NA) PvP: Duels / Open PvP Zones Pros: +Extensive character [...]
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Another year has come and gone. 2017 has been a great year in gaming, we've seen newcomers rise to the very top (PUBG), while many older titles have seen massive improvements (Path of Exile, Warframe, Final Fantasy 14.) But while 2017 has been kind to us, 2018 looks like it could be even better! It seems next year will be [...]
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In a breath of fresh air, a powerful platform owner has updated their policy in a way that is beneficial to customers. An update to the Apple App Store Review Guidelines states that all apps offering "loot boxes" or similar mechanics must disclose the odds of receiving each type of item prior to purchase. The full text, from the official [...]
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MMOs and MMORPGs have generally been a PC based genre. The always on, constantly updated nature of the genre made them an ill fit on consoles with nascent internet capabilities. Sure, there were exceptions. Phantasy Star Online was released on the Dreamcast way back in 2000, and here in the West we got EverQuest Online Adventures in 2003. But these [...]
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