Having come out of nowhere with a store description that seems to intentionally insult recent efforts like Dovetail Games Fishing and World of Fishing, Fishing Planet aims to bring you "a true-to-life fishing simulator that can help you improve your actual angling skills" in a massively multiplayer setting. The game will feature over 32 species of fish, with each behaving [...]
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Have you been interested in getting into the alpha for the latest voxel MMORPG, SkySaga, but have yet to be lucky enough to get an invite? Today only, developer Radiant Worlds and publisher Smilegate are offering instant access using the code "ACCESS615." Until the end of the day today, timezone not specified, you can earn instant access by creating an [...]
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Today at gamescom, Lightbulb Crew officially confirmed that Games of Glory will be getting a Persistent Universe feature in 2016. The game has already set itself apart from the average MOBA by having shooter-like mechanics and it is looking to set itself apart even more by having a Persistent Universe. Players will fight to spread their faction's influence and each [...]
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The indie online side-scrolling shooter, Rustbucket Rumble, received a new update today in which you can now outfit your characters with...hats. Currently, two hats are available as rewards for reaching certain levels and four other hats can be purchased. These can be placed on your characters' heads via the new "Customize" button in the main menu. In addition to hats, [...]
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Following a long, heated discussion with several of the game's players, the developer announced in the latest update that Shores of Hazeron has received major changes to the way city capturing works. Previously, players could spend a few minutes razing cities and taking control before moving on to the next one, easily conquering galaxies in a matter of hours. Then, [...]
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Last month, we received news that several of Shores of Hazeron's core systems were being rebuilt in order to support a Mac client. Today, over two weeks later, the Mac client is finally here, and with any luck, it works better than the Final Fantasy XIV Mac client did, which was eventually recalled for poor performance. Prospective players can grab [...]
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As of today, the upcoming online game based on the wildly popular series, Cardfight!! Vanguard, has been greenlit. Dubbed Cardfight!! Online, the game is already making a splash with a staggering 19 page thread on the Greenlight page gauging interest in a possible beta test. While specifics are scarce, the game is set to be released by the end of [...]
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Were you not one of the tens of thousands that got into Gigantic's alpha? Fear not! Starting on August 28th, the game will enter closed beta and they will start inviting upwards of hundreds of thousands to join the test—which feels just a bit not-so-closed. Like the alpha, the closed beta will only be available at specific times, including most [...]
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The MMORTS genre is largely a niche. MMORTSes are impossible to balance, unfriendly to newcomers, and have to be exceedingly complex in order to keep people around for an extended period of time. The modern concept of an MMORTS is far from what it originally was. Whereas most modern MMORTSes are casual affairs that lead to money pits, such as [...]
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Today at gamescom, ArenaNet spilled the beans about some of the details of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns' Mastery system. This new system will "[do] away with the traditional gear and level grind of traditional progression [...] and widen the gap between new and veteran players." Instead, players will be facing challenges in order to "earn context-specific skills and [...]
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