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Old World Labs will be partially opening the doors to Abyss Online in a series of “semi-closed” alpha tests over the next two months. The holiday playtest will apparently focus on testing the PvP sandbox MMORPG’s backend tech following its reported transition from a blockchain title to one that’s purely for entertainment purposes. The team has yet to offer more [...]
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Ember Sword will be running another alpha test later this month that will give fans a chance to explore one of the blockchain MMORPG’s dungeons for the first time. The Ultra Deep playtest will run from October 27th through October 29th and will mainly focus on testing the titular dungeon and dungeon-play in general. The Ultra Deep is a maze-like [...]
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Bright Star Studios is opening up another collection of land plots for sale in its blockchain MMORPG Ember Sword. The initial land sale in 2021 saw remarkable success, with all available plots being sold in just six hours and raking in over $200 million in sales. Bright Star will be holding the next sale in two waves, the first one [...]
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Ubisoft is taking yet another stab at NFTs and blockchain gaming with a new “experimental” PvP tactical RPG called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. According to the game’s official website, the game will exclusively be available on PC and will pit players against each other in team-based tactical battles. Champions Tactics will make use of the Oasys blockchain, a platform that’s [...]
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Ubisoft's first foray into NFTs with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was a colossal failure, but it seems they just can't resist another shot at the NFT game. This time, they're bringing the controversial technology to the beloved Assassin's Creed franchise. Brace yourselves for "smart collectibles" dubbed as "digital souls," which can be personalized with outfits, weapons, and poses. And here's the [...]
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Life Beyond Studios (formerly Darewise Entertainment) has opened a new persistent social area in Life Beyond where the blockchain MMORPG’s players can hang out and interact with each other at any time of the day. The new social space, creatively named The Hub, is located on board the Columbus1 exploration ship drifting above the planet Dolos. Players will be able [...]
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We’ve got some good news and bad news for Eden Eternal fans. The good news is that X-Legend has officially opened pre-registrations for its version of the classic MMORPG. The bad news is that the studio has decided to dabble in NFTs themselves and is offering an NFT Alpaca reward for completing a series of tasks which will be given [...]
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ArcheWorld, the blockchain-based MMORPG developed by South Korean based XLGames, is opening pre-registration for its North American servers. The game, which is set to launch on April 20, 2023, is based on the popular ArcheAge IP and is a separate entity from the upcoming sequel, ArcheAge 2. While most crypto projects have typically been launched by smaller independent game studios, [...]
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Nexon is still stubbornly refusing to give up on its cryptocurrency dream despite losing $40 million to the Bitcoin crash in 2021 and losses that continued until Q4 2022. At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) earlier this week, the studio unveiled a new NFT ecosystem called the MapleStory Universe which will serve as the backbone for MapleStory N and future [...]
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CCP Games has well and truly embraced the world of blockchain and NFTs with the announcement of its first blockchain game, codenamed Project Awakening. The upcoming game will be set in the same universe as the studio’s popular sci-fi sandbox MMORPG EVE Online and will leverage smart-contract blockchain technology alongside third-party open source development to create a new way of [...]
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