NetEase and Starry Studio’s new free-to-play survival shooter Once Human is turning out to be an unexpected hit on Steam despite the technical problems plaguing the fledgling title. The team reports that the game has been downloaded over 10 million times since its official launch in July and is currently the ninth top-selling game on Steam in the United States [...]
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Don’t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself unceremoniously banished from the Nazgul fight in Lord of the Rings Online’s new legendary servers. It’s all part of Standing Stone Games’ efforts to keep both the Angmar and Mordor progression servers from blowing up when too many players show up for the fight. “Unsurprisingly, when a Nazgul appears during peak hours, [...]
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Elder Scrolls Online has rolled out Update 43 on both PC and Mac. While it won’t add any new content, which are usually reserved for DLC and chapter releases, it’s still packed full of quality-of-life improvements and base-game enhancements with a focus on expanding and further refining the Infinite Archive endless dungeon system. According to developer ZeniMax Online Studios, they [...]
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Hi-Rez Studios will be ramping up testing for SMITE 2 later this month when it begins round-the-clock closed alpha testing on August 27. One of the key improvements that fans can look forward to in the MOBA sequel is a better and more accurate matchmaking system compared to its predecessor. The new and improved matchmaking system will take into account [...]
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Dynamight Studios is giving everyone another limited-time all-access pass to Fractured Online with another free-play promotional event starting this weekend. Unlike July’s week-long trial which was only open to groups and guilds, this weekend’s free-play event will be open to anyone who wants to take the sandbox MMORPG for a spin. It will also run two days longer than the [...]
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Yet another militaristic extraction shooter is waiting for you to check out as Arena Breakout: Infinite launches into early access. The new free-to-play shooter comes from Tencent subsidiary MoreFun Studios and promises an immersive extraction shooter experience with multiple maps, real-word weapons, and a fair and competitive community. “With realistic visuals and true-to-life audio, push through tough battles where the [...]
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Winter has come to the console versions of Black Desert Online as the Mountain of Eternal Winter expansion finally arrives on PlayStation and Xbox. It’s been over two years since the expansion first rolled out on PC, but console users can now make their way up the eponymous snow-capped mountain and the new player hub where they’ll be able to [...]
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Mark your calendars old school MMORPG fans, because Monsters and Memories is opening its doors again to everyone this weekend for another stress test. The playtest kicks off at 10 a.m. PDT on Saturday, August 10 and is expected to run for 12-24 hours depending on how things go. The goal, of course, is to try and push the server [...]
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It’s been three years since Riot Games first revealed that it was working on a League of Legends MMORPG. Unfortunately, it’s likely going to be a few months or even years before we hear anything about it again following the studio’s decision to “reset” the MMO’s direction earlier this year in an effort to set it apart from all the [...]
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There are rumors flying about that Square Enix has partnered with Chinese video game giant Tencent to bring Final Fantasy XIV to mobile devices. The rumors were sparked by a report by Niko Partners which lists several games and franchises that have recently been approved by the Chinese government for release in the country. So how do you fit 10 [...]
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