Razer Inc, perhaps the best known PC peripheral brand among gamers, is now a publicly traded company! Today's IPO has netted Razer over $500 million USD as shares climbed 18% on the first day of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. That's enough to make founder and CEO Tan Min-Liang, who owns roughly 42% of the company, the world's [...]
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Remember Warface? The Crytek developed tactical shooter has decided to capitalize on the Battle Royale hype with a brand new game mode, which publisher My.com says will only be available for a limited time. The new map created just for the Battle Royale mode will be the largest ever in Warface history. The basic gameplay in the new mode should [...]
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There have been troubling signs over the weekend that Blizzard has once again upped the ante in their fight against 'toxic' behavior in Overwatch. The trouble began when streamer Fuey500 was banned for (according to him) simply picking Torbjorn, a character that he picks regardless of team composition. Players who 'main' only a single character are often labeled as one-trick [...]
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On November 9, 2017 Move Games, the current publisher of Asta Online, put out an announcement titled Service Termination Notice. No new installations via Steam will be allowed starting today while the servers themselves are set to go offline in a month, on December 8, 2017. This version of Asta Online launched in April 2017 and thus ranks as one [...]
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The Korean studio Bluehole, best known as the developers of fantasy MMORPG Tera and Battle Royale kingpin Playerunknown's Battlegrounds have just revealed their next project. Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR) is a steampunk inspired fantasy MMORPG with a strong emphasis on aerial combat, war mechs, and airships. The MMORPG will be published in the West by Kakao Games, of Black Desert [...]
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Its happening! After over a year in paid Early Access, the Team Arena Brawler (TAB) Battlerite has officially launched on November 8, 2017. Stunlock Studios, the team behind Battlerite, had promised that the game would be free to play upon release and they delivered. During its Early Access phase, the game had a price tag of $20. That didn't stop [...]
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Blizzcon 2017 was held on November 3rd and 4th and this year saw several major announcements. Major Updates for Hearthstone, StarCraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, and World of Warcraft were revealed. There were plenty of surprises, and several disappointments. Among the biggest surprises for us was the revelation that Blizzard has indeed been working on a Classic World of [...]
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In a shock announcement today during the Opening Ceremonies of Blizzcon, Blizzard revealed their plans for a Classic World of Warcraft server. Players have been clamoring for a classic, or "Vanilla" server for years now. Many got tired of waiting and took it upon themselves to party like its 2004 via private servers. Some of these fan servers attracted tens [...]
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The opening ceremonies of Blizzcon were especially generous for the World of Warcraft community. Veterans finally got the Classic version they've been clamoring for and everyone else got a new expansion reveal. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is set after the defeat of the Legion. The rivalry between the Alliance and Horde has reignited now that the mutual enemy [...]
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Earlier this afternoon, an employee at gaming studio Motiga sent out a tweet which was quickly picked up by the Gigantic subreddit. The tweet in question strongly suggests that the entire Studio is being shuttered and that all staff have been laid off. While game studios come and go, the remarkable thing about this case is that it was a [...]
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