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Embracer Group Shuffles Gearbox Publishing Into Arc Games Amid Company Restructuring

April 10, 2024 Marc Marasigan Comments

The restructuring at Embracer Group continues as the video game holding company shuffles Gearbox Publishing into Arc Games after selling off Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive in a $420 million stock deal late last month. The deal saw Take-Two acquire full ownership of Gearbox Software, Gearbox Quebec, and Gearbox Montreal and its respective games which are now under the supervision [...]

Forsaken World Is Shutting Down On November 30, 2022

April 30, 2022 E Tay Comments

Gearbox Publishing, formerly known as Perfect World Entertainment, announced on April 28, 2022 that Forsaken World servers would be shut down on November 30, 2022 thus ending the game's 11 year run. The full message can be viewed below, or via the Arc Games official post. Hello Forsaken World players, It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that [...]

Perfect World Unexpectedly Lays Off 30 Employees

February 5, 2017 E Tay Comments

Multiple sources are reporting that Perfect World Entertainment, also known as Arc Games, issued a wave of layoffs earlier in the week. Among the ~30 let go was Community Manager @LaughingTrendy whose responsibilities included Star Trek Online. See ya later PWE — M (@LaughingTrendy) February 2, 2017 An official statement from PWE states implies this was a routine action and [...]

Arc Streaming Lets You Livestream To Twitch With Arc Games

December 15, 2016 Matt Chelen Comments

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The My.com Launcher is no longer the only MMO-focused gaming platform with integrated streaming capabilities. Perfect World Entertainment announced today that its Arc Games platform has been updated with a new feature called Arc Streaming, allowing anyone with a Twitch account to stream games on the Arc Games platform using the Arc client. It even lets you set the name of [...]

Perfect World Unveils Arc 3.0

February 29, 2016 Matt Chelen Comments

Perfect World's Arc client and website will be undergoing a massive 3.0 update soon with the claim that they will now "[bring] you closer to the game." The update will include a new, modern layout and improved navigation. Each game page will now feature "the most up-to-date information" available. The new update will also feature "Arc Quests." Arc Quests are [...]

Perfect World

May 1, 2015 Sean Sullivan Comments

Perfect World is a 3D fantasy MMORPG heavily influenced by Chinese mythology and set in the mythical world of Pangu. Select from ten classes and engage in PvE and PvP combat using a variety of items, pets, and skills to reach level 100. [singlepic id=13783 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Arc Games Playerbase: Medium Type: MMORPG Release Date: September 2, 2008 [...]

Swordsman Online

May 13, 2015 Sean Sullivan Comments

Swordsman Online was a 3D MMORPG with a focus on action-oriented combat. Pick from ten classes, each with a unique playstyle, and fight with a dynamic combat system in a world that reacts to your choices. [singlepic id=15872 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Arc Games Type: MMORPG Release Date: July 03, 2014 Shutdown Date: June 5, 2018 Pros: +Polished environments. +Ten [...]

Blacklight: Retribution

April 9, 2015 Omer Altay Comments

Blacklight: Retribution is a futuristic sci-fi themed FPS game with in-depth weapon customization and a unique Hyper Reality Vision (HRV) system that lets players see through walls. [singlepic id=10172 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Arc Games Playerbase: Shut Down Type: MMO Shooter Release Date: April 3, 2012 (NA/EU) Pros: +In-depth weapon customization. +Unique gameplay (HRV system). +Fluid gameplay. Cons: -Few maps. [...]

Ether Saga Odyssey

June 22, 2015 Omer Altay Comments

Ether Saga Odyssey is a free-to-play 3D MMORPG that transports players to a world based on Ancient Chinese mythology inhabited by cute but troublesome monsters that can be caught and trained as pets to assist in battle. [singlepic id=22819 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Arc Games Playerbase: Low Type: Fantasy MMORPG Release Date: July 1, 2009 (NA) Shut Down Date: January 4, 2016 PvP: Duels / [...]

Forsaken World

February 7, 2015 Omer Altay Comments

Forsaken World is a 3D fantasy MMORPG set in the world of Eyrda. With 6 races and 9 classes to choose from, Forsaken World gives players quite a bit of variety. It's one of the only MMORPGs to feature Vampires as a playable class. [singlepic id=2564 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Gearbox Publishing Type: MMORPG Release Date: June 14, 2011 (NA/EU) [...]