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Heroes of Newerth, also known as HON, is shutting down on June 20, 2022. Developed by S2 Games, HON was one of the first standalone MOBA titles. Drawing inspiration from the Warcraft 3 custom map Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), Heroes of Newerth initially released as a buy-to-play game on May 12, 2010. The game went free to play on [...]
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Amazon Game Studios and Smilegate announced today that Lost Ark will finally be launching in the West on February 11, 2022 via Steam. This announcement comes after a successful closed beta test last month. Check out the game's launch reveal trailer below: Lost Ark: Launch Reveal Trailer – The Game AwardsWatch this video on YouTube In Lost Ark, players embark [...]
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Phantasy Star Online 2's next major update, titled Sandstorm Requiem, officially launches on December 15th. Sandstorm Requiem introduces the following: A new region (Retem) A level cap increase (to 35 for all classes) New class skills (for every class) 3 New elemental techniques World Trials (large-scale interruptive events that will occur on all Ships) A Title System and more! A [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is finally here. Servers went live at 1:00 AM PST and have been overloaded since. Those lucky enough to log in early on have, for the most part, enjoyed a smooth launch experience with many reporting no issues for 8+ hours while logged in. For everyone else, be prepared to wait in a long login queue [...]
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While The Lord of the Rings Online is an oldie (released back in 2007) it still gets updated regularly. The game launched its latest expansion today titled Fate of Gundabad and its a massive update which introduces 10 new levels and the 1st new playable class since 2014, the Brawler. Fate of Gundabad - Launch Trailer - The Lord of [...]
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Product Information: Manufacturer: DXRacer Product: AIR Mesh Gaming Chair Purchase Price: $499 *Note: This product was provided by DXRacer for review purposes. Introduction Since their introduction in 2006, gaming chairs have gone on to become mainstream products. Chairs with that characteristic look, glaring color palate and 'gamer' branding can now be found at your local big box or office supply [...]
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On today's Letter from the Producer LIVE video stream, it was announced that Final Fantasy XIV has been delayed by about two weeks and will now launch on December 7, 2021. The delay also effects the early access date which as been pushed back to December 3, 2021. The game was originally scheduled to launch on November 23, 2021 with [...]
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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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It's starting to look like Amazon finally has a gaming hit on their hands with the successful launch of New World. While we don't know if players will stick around once they hit end game, New World hit 913,634 concurrent players this last weekend and that figure continues to grow. While the future of New World remains unknown, it's easily [...]
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Square Enix revealed plenty of new information for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker in its latest Live Letter from the Producer last night. With the game's level cap increasing to 90, there's a whole lot of new abilities being introduced to the game and some massive class changes (Summoner rework). Check out some of the job changes below: FINAL FANTASY XIV: [...]
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