Valve CEO Gabe Newell shook up the Dota 2 Shanghai Tournament when he controversially fired eSports commentator James “2GD” Harding and called him an ass to boot. Harding is a former professional Quake 4 player turned popular eSports personality who has a reputation for spouting offensive remarks on air for entertainment purposes. Harding was promptly let go when he used the word [...]
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TERA’s Island of Dawn, a tranquil place where newbies try to get the hang of things amid ferocious level 65 monsters and BAMs. Wait, what? That can’t be right. En Masse shakes things up a bit when it transforms the once peaceful starting zone into a level 65 hunting ground when the Dawnfall update goes live on March 1st. [...]
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With millions of dollars of prize money at stake, the eSports scene is quickly gaining popularity with gamers the world over. Valve is one of the big game companies that actively support eSports tournaments, with a record-breaking $18 million given away to the winners of last year’s Dota 2 World Championship – The International 5. Valve is now setting their [...]
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Infestation: The New Z is an open-world zombie survival MMO with a heavy focus on PvP. Players scavenge for supplies to survive in a hostile environment inhabited by hungry zombies and opportunistic players. [singlepic id=63973 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: OP Productions, Fredaikis AB Playerbase: Medium Type: F2P Survival MMO Release Date: November 22, 2016 Pros: +Free-to-play. +Simple PvP-focused gameplay. +Rebuild [...]
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With just a few weeks left until The Division’s release, Ubisoft is getting the hype train rolling by releasing a new gameplay trailer that showcases the game’s stunning visuals in high quality 60 fps. Hopefully, the video below satisfies your craving for post-apocalyptic mayhem until the game finally goes live on March 8th. Tom Clancy's The Division - 60FPS PC [...]
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Faeria is a 2D CCG tactics game where players battle it out on tactics-style playing fields that they strategically shape and construct as the game progresses. [singlepic id=58779 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Abrakam SA Playerbase: Low Type: Strategy Card Game Release Date: March 08, 2017 Pros: +Dynamic player-constructed playing board. +Innovative resource/mana system. +Entertaining puzzle quests. +Easy to pick-up and [...]
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Classical RPG fans rejoice as the widely-popular console game Breath of Fire finally finds its way to Windows, Android, and possibly iOS devices. After more than a decade, Breath of Fire 6 emerges from dormancy much like Ryu’s dragon form finally breaking out of its mortal shell. Unfortunately, the multi-platform MMORPG is still in its infancy and currently undergoing testing, [...]
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Activision Blizzard seems to be on a buying spree of late as it acquires yet another development studio only a month after snapping up e-sports company – Major League Gaming last January. Activision Blizzard completed the acquisition of Candy Crush developer King Digital Entertainment yesterday, effectively making the now-independent gaming company the largest in the world. The gaming giant acquired King [...]
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Yet another overseas title bites the dust as Neowiz’ dungeon-crawler action MMO, Asker Online: The Light Swallowers, closes its doors on March 22nd, only a few months since its Korean Open Beta release in Korea in August 2015. The Open Beta release also came with an anime-style trailer produced by the well-known Japanese animation studio, Gainax, although not much has been [...]
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Not all goodbyes are bittersweet, right? Well, Crate Entertainment recently announced that Build 31 will be the last patch they’ll release as they bid farewell to Early Access and say hello to a fully launched game. For those who have been patient and have followed the game since it’s Early Access release on Steam in 2013, the waiting game is [...]
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