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In an interview with SWTOR Central, a popular Youtube channel, Bioware's Eric Musco and Charles Boyd confirmed that they are working on another expansion for the sci-fi MMORPG which will focus on the Empire vs Republic core storyline. The game already has an internal tentative release date, but they can't quite announce it to the public just yet. Once they [...]
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Mastering any new hobby requires learning a variety of skills, and video games are no exception. While some genres focus mainly on a single skill like hand-eye coordination, MMOs require a far greater variety of skills. Time management, resource management, and most importantly social skills are rewarded handsomely in most MMORPGs. Many of the skills we learn from MMOs can [...]
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Trion Worlds announced today that the next expansion for ArcheAge titled "ArcheAge: Legends Return" launches on April 5th and will be known as update 4.5. The new update adds new customizable dragon mounts which can be raised and used as battle mounts. The update also adds new major world bosses as well as major balance changes to many of the [...]
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Neowiz games announced today that Bless will be launching sometime in the month of May and will be available for a 1 time purchase (no pricing details just yet). This comes as a bit of a surprise as Bless was always free to play in South Korea, Japan, and Russia where the game was available previously. “It’s been a long [...]
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It seems like MMO monetization follows the same trends as the fashion industry. A long time ago subscriptions were in, then they were out. The subscription MMORPGs that launched in the wake of World of Warcraft quickly bled out players once the included 30-day game time expired. A rush of free to play games, mostly from Asia, that were supported [...]
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Tired of playing Dota 2 for free? Well you're in luck! Valve has just announced a new premium service called Dota Plus. For $3.99/month, players gain access to new types of account progression, the ability to earn a new currency called 'shards', hundreds of new challenges, and a real-time 'Assistant' that provides item/ability build suggestions and other in-game information. Valve [...]
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The biggest video game in the West is about to get much bigger. In an announcement made on March 8, 2018 Epic Games revealed their plans to bring Fortnite Battle Royale to mobile. Signups for the iOS version start on March 12 on the official site. An Android version will take several months, likely because Epic has to optimize the [...]
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The birthplace of the Battle Royale movie has finally embraced the budding video game genre. The mobile PUBG-clone Knives Out (similar to Rules of Survival) has proven to be a big hit in Japan. According to data from Sensor Tower, Japan was responsible for 80% of the global revenue (ex-China) that Knives Out brought in for NetEase during the month [...]
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We often hear that a MMORPG doesn't really start until the end game. This can be one of the most frustrating statements for new player to hear. Not only will that player not be able to play with the friends who introduced them to the game, but they will have to pour countless hours into grinding through abandoned zones by [...]
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Today's big story is Trion's announcement of Defiance 2050, a remake of their 5 year old sci-fi MMORPG shooter Defiance. The game originally launched alongside a SyFy series of the same name that lasted 3 seasons. While the show isn't making a comeback, Trion has announced that Defiance 2050 will be ready by summer 2018. We don't have all the [...]
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