Several sources covering the Chinese gaming market bring us a very interesting story this morning. A new PC title called Teemo's Adventure has been approved for sale in China. The official statement, screencapped by Mr. Ahmad, lists Riot Games and Tencent as the developer/publisher. Teemo is one of the most iconic champions in League of Legends. While there has been [...]
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Hoping to cash in on the trending cryptocurrency craze led by Bitcoin, Crytek is backing a new project called CryCash. CryCash is billed as an "independent decentralized ecosystem of products for gamers fueled by an all-new gamer-centric cryptocurrency". The ICO (initial coin offering) for CryCash started on December 12 and runs to January 15. Like most ICOs, CryCash is built [...]
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Veteran MMORPG studio Funcom has had a busy year. Their latest game, Conan Exiles, has been well received with over 600,000 copies sold so far in Early Access. A free to play reboot of The Secret World, titled Secret World Legends has also done well. Now Funcom is capping off a productive year with a new partnership. Funcom and Cabinet [...]
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Capcom's upcoming title Monster Hunter: World has announced its first open beta test! The Open Beta will be held from December 22 - 26 and will only be available on the PlayStation 4 platform. Players will be able to pre-load the beta client starting on December 18. Those who participated in the previous Closed Beta will be able to use [...]
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After four long years in development & early access, fantasy sandbox MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar is (almost) ready for prime time! In a lengthy forum post, executive producer Starr Long laid out SoTA's early 2018 schedule. The most important piece of news from the post was regarding Release 52, scheduled for March 27, 2018. This Release will serve as [...]
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A new third person MOBA with a sci-fi setting called The Day Online has entered closed beta testing in its home market of Korea. Players from across the world can join the beta test, but will need a Korean ID in order to create an account. The Day Online is developed by Reloaded Studios and looks far more action packed [...]
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Crowdfunded fantasy MMORPG Ashes of Creation entered its "Friends & Family" Alpha Zero on December 15, 2017 and while this phase is out of reach for most, it it has given us a glimpse on how the project is developing. Besides a stream showing off gameplay, Intrepid Studios also revealed the elaborate Class System of Ashes of Creation. Players will [...]
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PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds has proven to be the breakout sensation in 2017. The game has sold over 26 million copies on PC since entering Early Access back in March. It seems that success has carried over to the Xbox One. The Xbox One version of PUBG hit 1 million copies sold 48 hours after its release on December 12. The initial [...]
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Last week Rift made headlines across the MMO press by allowing players to purchase best in slot gear via the cash shop, but their latest move has managed to attract the ire of the general gaming media. There is now a new loot box for sale which contains a random, tradable mount. The price for this mount-box? $100 USD. Rift's [...]
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Star Citizen faces its biggest legal challenge yet as German studio Crytek takes Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries to court for alleged breach of contract and copyright infringement. The case was filed in the Central District of California Western Division on December 12, 2017 and runs for 15 pages. After a brief overview, it seems Crytek has some [...]
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