Square Enix has released Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity for Final Fantasy XIV Online, continuing the Dawntrail storyline and introducing new challenges. The update is part of a multi-phase rollout, with additional content arriving in Patch 7.21 (April 22) and Patch 7.25 (May 27). The biggest part of today's patch is additional story content as well as a new tier [...]
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Elodie Games, founded by veterans of BioWare, Blizzard, and Riot, has announced the closure of its debut game Seekers of Skyveil and the studio itself, just 18 days after the MOBA-extraction shooter’s early access launch. The game peaked at just 384 concurrent players shortly after launch and this figure quickly plummeted. It had a 24 hour peak of just 38 [...]
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Nexon has released Dungeon Fighter Online’s Season 9 Act 1: The Sunken Depths, introducing a level cap increase (to 115), revamped progression systems, and new dungeons. The update continues the game’s 2D beat-’em-up MMO action with fresh challenges and lore set in the fantasy world of Arad. While Dungeon Fighter Online isn't a big success in the West, the game [...]
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It's no secret that NCSoft has been struggling over the last few years. Revenues peaked post-COVID in 2022 and have been in steep decline since. 2024 revenues are back below 2017 levels and the company's stock price has been diving, down 71% over the last 5 years. While the transition from primarily PC gaming to mobile games have led to [...]
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NetEase's latest free-to-play game, FragPunk, launched on Steam on March 6th and quickly became a hit, peaking at 113,946 concurrent players. The game is available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Developed by Bad Guitar Studio, a NetEase-owned developer, FragPunk is a 5v5 hero shooter that blends Valorant-style gameplay with a chaotic card system, ensuring no two rounds are ever the [...]
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Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening, its open-world multiplayer survival game set on Arrakis, will launch on May 20, 2025. A new video, Exploring Arrakis – Secrets of the Desert, showcases the planet’s vast, ever-changing landscapes and survival mechanics inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune universe and Legendary Entertainment’s films. Dune: Awakening | Exploring Arrakis — Secrets of the DesertWatch this [...]
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Wildcard, an upcoming game that blends MOBA and collectible strategy elements, has officially launched its Steam page. Players can now wishlist the game and sign up for exclusive Closed Alpha playtest sessions, which begin on March 14, 2025, and run through June. No word behind the business model yet, but the Alpha test will definitely be free. The game is [...]
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Nexon previewed the upcoming Season 2 Episode 2: Beyond the Void update for The First Descendant today in a developer livestream. The update launches later this month and includes a new Descendant Serena as well 2 new fields, new story content, and more. The First Descendant│Season 2 Episode 2: Beyond the Void Update Preview│Dev LivestreamWatch this video on YouTube Season [...]
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The team behind Stars Reach, a Kickstarter-funded science-fantasy MMORPG, has announced its campaign’s first milestone achievement, unlocking stretch goals to expand its vision of a fully reactive, player-driven galaxy. The game, already in pre-alpha testing, promises procedurally generated planets, environmental permanence, and a classless skill system where every action reshapes the world. Star's Reach is led by Raph Koster, who [...]
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NCSoft America has launched Blade & Soul Neo, a free-to-play remaster of its 2012 action MMORPG, on February 25 via the PURPLE platform (NCSoft's launcher). The update modernizes the classic MMO with enhanced graphics, reworked combat, and quality-of-life improvements while retaining its original story and faction-based PvP. Blade & Soul NEO will run alongside the original game, though it is [...]
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