Think League of Legends is dead? Think again. Riot Games announced today that 180 million players logged into the world of Runeterra. The phrasing here is a bit strange as it implies that League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Wildrift, and Legends of Runeterra combined hit the 180 million figure, but given the popularity of each title, the vast majority came [...]
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The mobile version of Dungeon Fighter Online, known as Dungeon & Fighter in Asia, is launching in South Korea sometime in Q1 2022. This is big news as Dungeon Fighter is by far the biggest franchise owned by Nexon with DFO the single most successful MMORPG in the world (lifetime sales of over $15B). No word on a release outside [...]
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Diablo Immortal, the mobile Diablo game which received an incredible amount of hate when it was first announced, is finally inching closer to release with its closed beta beginning today. Closed beta is available on Android devices only and a select few players have been invited to participate already, but anyone can pre register now which presumably puts them in [...]
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KartRider: Drift, a new cross-platform version of Nexon's iconic kart racing game Kart Rider, is officially launching into closed beta on December 8th. The game will be available on PC through Nexon's launcher and Steam as well as Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This game was originally announced in late 2019 and 2 years later its finally inching closer to [...]
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Cabal Online, the older 3D fantasy MMORPG from ESTsoft from 2008, just launched their latest update today titled 'DarkMage' which brings with it the new Dark Mage class. While Cabal Online is an oldie, it still gets updated regularly and maintains a loyal playerbase. New Features: A new class: Dark Mage A new dungeon: Mirage Island (Awakened) A new item: [...]
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Path of Exile's latest expansion titled 'Scourge' officially launched today on both PC and Mac; the console version is launching on October 27th. As with previous Path of Exile expansions the launch of Scourage also brings with a new league and a ton of returning players. The game's 24 hour peak as of this writing is up to 148,395, close [...]
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Valve announced yesterday games that use blockchain technology or allow users to purchase or transfer NFTs won't be allowed on Steam. This was revealed when Valve added a new rule to their "What you shouldn't publish on Steam" list. The list specifically says: Applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs. While there aren't [...]
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Aion Classic update 1.5: Balaur Incursion is officially live and with it comes a whole host of new content including new instances, PvP content, quests, and more. Aion Classic is free to play but has an optional subscription. Subscribing gives players increased XP gain, the ability to acquire Abyss points, and access to gathering skills. While free to play users [...]
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Riot Games announced today that in they'll be disabling the /all chat system (cross-team chat) in League of Legends in the game's next patch (Patch 11.21). The logic behind the controversial move is to combat toxicity and verbal abuse. Emotes and champion mastery pings will still be visible by opponents. While /all chat can be the source of fun social [...]
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The Kickstarter funded isometric MMORPG Fractured announced today a new open alpha event which runs from October 8 - 13 which is open to everyone. No founders pack needed. Interested in checking the game out? Download the client here. While we haven't covered Fractured much since its Kickstarter, it seems to be making a lot of progress and is actually [...]
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