Spiritwalk Games' Shardbound is the latest attempt at creating a CCG/turn-based tactical strategy game hybrid. The game was in invite-only testing for several months before going live on Steam Early Access yesterday. Shardbound is a 1v1 competitive game, but players will form Noble Houses which can then attempt to complete various objectives in exchange for "riches and fame." Shardbound is [...]
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In an interesting move, WeMade Entertainment announced today that it has invested in both XLGames, the developer of ArcheAge, and Hound 13, the developer of the upcoming mobile ARPG Hundred Soul, which was previously known as Project 100. The investments were made by acquiring shares in each company and Inven is reporting that WeMade purchase 347,222 shares in XLGames at [...]
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Earlier this week, we reported that L&K Logic Korea had blindsided us, announcing that its old-school MMORPG Record of Lodoss War Online would be launching in English today. Well, the time has come and the game has launched. For those that don't know, Record of Lodoss War Online is an old-school MMORPG based on Ryo Mizuno's popular series of novels. [...]
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Note: This guide is up to date as of April 6th, 2017. With the shutdown of the Southeast Asian version of Phantasy Star Online 2 approaching, playing the game in English will soon no longer be as simple as registering an account, turning on a VPN, and launching the game. You will have to play the Japanese version and, while [...]
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Are you hyped about Dauntless? Are you hyped enough about Dauntless that you don't want to leave whether or not you are able to take part in the game's Closed Beta up to fate? You're in luck, as Phoenix Labs announced yesterday that Dauntless Founder's Packs are now available. Dauntless' Founder's Packs range from $39.99 to $79.99. The lowest tier [...]
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Black Desert Online's Dark Knight class went live in the NA/EU version of the game last month. Despite moderate reception from those who had tried the class out in the Korean version, the class has proven to be quite popular. According to today's press release, the Dark Knight class "now accounts for 20% of all logins. Today, Kakao Games Europe [...]
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Worlds Adrift Alpha 6.0 went live earlier today, bringing with it a new, logical system of progression. The world is now split into Biomes. Each Biome has "its own loot, resources, schamtics, rewards, & secrets to discover." Players will make their way through each biome, finding new items that help them to progress along the way. Alpha 6.0 also introduces [...]
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The Cloaked Ascendancy may be defeated, but the saga of Neverwinter's River District is not over yet. A new threat has arisen and it's up to the game's players to stop it. The story of the Shroud of Souls update is as follows. In the wake of the Cloaked Ascendancy’s occupancy of the River District, a mysterious dragonborn necromancer emerges [...]
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IMC Games announced today that it is about to make some major changes to Tree of Savior's combat system. The proposed changes will affect a significant number of other game systems, as well. Here are just a few of the proposed changes. A new formula will be used for damage calculation. It will even out the amount of attack your [...]
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Gazillion announced today that it too will be getting in on the trend of releasing MMOs on consoles, as Marvel Heroes will be launching later this spring on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One using the title "Marvel Heroes Omega." The announcement was made via the PlayStation Blog, which means that the announcement only discussed the PlayStation 4 version, which will [...]
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