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Hey you. Yeah you, Aeria Games. I'm talking to you. We need to have a pow-wow about Bless Online, that game you got the rights to publish in North America back in April 2016. That game with the sub-domain http://bless.aeriagames.com/, which used to show a pretty cinematic screenshot with the title "Bless," and now redirects to a "503 Service Unavailable" page. [...]
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The Russian version of Bless has entered Open Beta testing at last—sort of. Those who have purchased a Thirst for Power Founder's Pack now have early access to the game's Open Beta. Those who have purchased a Call of Battle Founder's Pack will gain access on December 7th. Everyone else will have to wait until December 8th. If you've yet [...]
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On this Sunday Funday, the MMOs.com crew will wish they weren't playing Hero Plus, Netmarble's very old martial arts MMORPG. Some things to keep in mind for the day: "No that isn't a frame rate drop, that's just how the game looks." And one more relevant quote: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here." Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom When: That depends on where you [...]
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Voodoo is a survival game set in primeval Africa currently on Kickstarter, and draws inspiration from Shadow of Colossus: giant creatures roam the plains and jungles. Created by Italian indie development studio Brain in a Box, the multiplayer project is currently seeking a relatively small sum of $32,332. If you pledge about $9.00 you can get immediate pre-alpha access through Steam. [...]
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ArcheAge's big ol' update, called 3.0 Revelation, is launching this Saturday, December 10th and I want to know who's going to be playing, and who refuses to play anything Trion touches. What's in the update? Two new races (Dwarves and Nuian), five new environments, an alternate experience system, misc quality of life improvements, new housing, and "other." I never played [...]
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With the first test for Age of Wushu 2 scheduled for early 2017, I'm sure longtime fans of Age of Wushu have been wondering what is going to happen to it once its sequel arrives. According to Chinese news site 17173, Snail Games is remaking the game in a whole new engine, albeit it was not mentioned whether the new engine will [...]
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To get your latent neanderthal genes excited, Funcom is streaming the first live gameplay of Conan Exiles tomorrow, Friday, December 2nd. Where? https://www.twitch.tv/funcom When? 1pm EST 11am PST “We are all greatly encouraged by the fantastic reception we saw for last week’s trailer and we cannot wait to finally show the game live,” says Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “With Early [...]
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Like most of you, perhaps the last thing I expected to see today was news about Kingdom Under Fire 2. Blueside's highly anticipated MMO/action RPG/RTS hybrid launched in Southeast Asia in May 2014 before appearing to be abandoned shortly thereafter. The game hadn't launched in its home country of South Korea at that point and updates have continued to be few [...]
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TERA's major-big-time update, Fang and Feather, has gone live on the servers, revamping the archer, adding a new dungeon, resurrecting Dreamstorm, and more. So what exactly does the update include? The Archer has been "Reloaded!" giving the class a new arsenal of skills to dish out, and altering old skills, such as doubling the damage of Thunderbolt. Fang and Feather [...]
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Figuring out exactly how Lineage Eternal's multiple hero system works has been a process, but, with the first Closed Beta having begun today, I think we've got it figured out this time. Previous inferences made based on the most recent trailer were not exactly accurate. You see, when you are outside of a dungeon, you will control only a single [...]
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