Ubisoft revealed their NFT (non-fungible token) project on December 7th, 2021. Titled Ubisoft Quartz, the goal of the project is to allow players to earn, trade, and sell in-game cosmetic items. Each item will have a serial number, making them one of a kind. Additionally, the names of all previous owners of each item will be permanently embedded into the [...]
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Product Information: Manufacturer: DXRacer Product: AIR Mesh Gaming Chair Purchase Price: $499 *Note: This product was provided by DXRacer for review purposes. Introduction Since their introduction in 2006, gaming chairs have gone on to become mainstream products. Chairs with that characteristic look, glaring color palate and 'gamer' branding can now be found at your local big box or office supply [...]
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On today's Letter from the Producer LIVE video stream, it was announced that Final Fantasy XIV has been delayed by about two weeks and will now launch on December 7, 2021. The delay also effects the early access date which as been pushed back to December 3, 2021. The game was originally scheduled to launch on November 23, 2021 with [...]
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Korean developed MMORPG Astellia is shutting down on October 29, 2021. Officially released in the West as a buy-to-play game in September 2019, the game failed to find a footing during its two year run. A free to play version titled Astellia Royale released on Steam earlier this year already seems to be abandoned. There is no method to download [...]
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Global pre-registration for the Korean developed mobile MMORPG Mir 4 opened on July 29, 2021. Developed by WeMade Entertainment, Mir 4 is the latest title in the venerable franchise which got its start back in 2001 with The Legend of Mir 2. The classic isometric MMORPG and its 2004 sequel, The Legend of Mir 3, were among the most popular [...]
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One of the pioneers of pay to win gaming is at it again. The Evony brand got its start in the 2010s by advertising its browser based strategy game using a series of increasingly sexual banner ads. While the p2w 'strategy' genre has exploded in popularity over the past decade, its heartening to see the original shameless pioneer is still [...]
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Gamigo decided today was a good day to prune their MMORPG branches. In one fell swoop, the closure of Eden Eternal, Twin Saga, and Defiance were announced. In similarly worded posts on each game's respective website, it was announced that the servers would officially close on April 29, 2021. New registrations have already been disabled, but those who already have [...]
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On January 16, 2021 Media and Games Invest (MGI), the company that owns Gamigo and Aeria Games, announced its acquisition of KingsIsle Entertainment. KingsIsle, the developer behind Wizard101 and Pirate101, was acquired for $126 million with up to $86 million in additional payouts if the studio hits certain revenue goals in 2021. Released in 2008, Wizard101 combines turn based combat [...]
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The MMO version of Life is Feudal will be shutting down on January 18, 2012, shortly after the 3 year anniversary of the game's Steam release. The news was announced on the official site and on the Steam page on December 18, 2020 with a lengthy post describing how the shutdown came to be. It seems the developers largely blame [...]
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A new free to play MMORPG called Astellia Royal has launched on December 10, 2020. The Astellia name may sound familiar to keen readers of MMO news. Astellia Online was originally launched in the West as a buy-to-play game in 2019, but shut down in its native region of Korea several months later. It seems Astellia Royal is the latest [...]
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