The gaming community was taken by surprise last week when Bandai Namco Online and Amazon Games announced the shutdown of Blue Protocol and the cancellation of its global release. Despite the grim news, Amazon has assured fans that developers working on the game’s global version will not face layoffs but will instead transition to other projects within the company. The [...]
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Fractured Online players faced some unexpected turbulence yesterday, and no, it wasn’t due to a wild in-game creature. The sandbox MMORPG became the target of a series of DDoS attacks, initially causing the official website to lag and eventually knocking the entire world of Terra offline after a second assault. The silver lining? The brave developers at Dynamight Studios quickly [...]
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Funcom, the creators of Dune: Awakening, has unveiled a new video detailing the game's exciting mechanics and features. This latest sneak peek consolidates everything showcased at Gamescom 2024 last week, highlighting everything from character development to combat systems and faction interactions. Dune: Awakening’s tag line, “survive, expand, control,” perfectly encapsulates its core gameplay loop. Players must master the art of [...]
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After the highly anticipated arrival of the Ashlands biome a few months back, Valheim fans are eagerly awaiting the next big update for the Viking-themed multiplayer survival sandbox game. Fortunately, it looks like players and fans alike won’t have to wait for over a year before the next one arrives. In a recent dev blog, Iron Gate teased that a [...]
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A new saga has officially begun in World of Warcraft with the launch of The War Within expansion last night. The expansion marks the beginning of the brand-new Worldsoul Saga story arc which will span three expansions and will revolve around another epic battle of good versus evil as the fate of Azeroth’s world-soul hangs in the balance. The War [...]
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Today marks a divine day for SMITE 2 fans as Hi-Rez Studios begins 24/7 closed alpha testing for the upcoming MOBA sequel. Everyone who pre-ordered the game and those who were lucky enough to be selected from the pool of alpha applicants can now dive right into the epic battleground of the gods for round-the-clock testing. Hi-Rez also ramps up [...]
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Cozy MMO Palia has officially rolled out its latest patch, Update 0.183, aptly named Sunset Soiree and it’s packed with goodies for players to enjoy. Don’t worry, the update isn’t an end-of-days scenario, as the name might suggest, but rather an infusion of colorful new content and quality-of-life enhancements, from expanded building limits to adorable new decor items. One of [...]
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Hogwarts is shutting its doors... in the west, at least. NetEase and WB Games have announced from out of the blue that the popular card-collecting mobile MMO Harry Potter: Magic Awakened will be sunsetting in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania this fall. The news has sent shockwaves through the game’s magical community, especially since the free-to-play mobile MMO only launched [...]
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Zenith will soon be entering maintenance mode as developer Ramen VR prepares to roll out the VR MMORPG’s final content update and its fourth and final season later this month. The studio hasn’t confirmed exactly when the update will arrive, but it did say that it’s eyeing a launch date by the end of August. Season 4: Golden Isles promises [...]
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Intrepid Studios raised quite a few eyebrows this past weekend when it announced that it was charging at least $100 for access to Ashes of Creation’s second alpha test. The studio, however, has made a few concessions in response to the uproar. No, they won’t be bringing the price down, but they will be adding significantly more value to your [...]
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