PUBG developer Krafton has revealed that its working on an untitled project based on the popular Korean fantasy series, The Bird That Drinks Tears, written by Yeongdo Lee. The four-part series is considered the to be one of the forerunners of the Korean fantasy genre and revolves around the story of the Human, Rekkon, and Tokebi races’ as they work [...]
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For those who still doubt the popularity of mobile games, Activision Blizzard reports that more than half of its total revenue from the past quarter came from mobile. According to the company’s Q2 2022 financial report, their portfolio of mobile games raked in a whopping $831 million, surpassing the combined sales from PC and mobile which generated $332 million and [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly canceled a World of Warcraft mobile MMORPG codenamed Neptune due to a financing dispute with NetEase. Before you panic, the canceled game isn’t a direct port of the classic MMORPG but rather a spinoff set in a different time period. It also isn’t the mobile strategy title Warcraft Arclight Rumble which is still in development, nor [...]
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As various video game companies come under fire for their so-called bro culture and abusive workplace practices, Rockstar Games has risen to the occasion and has been earnestly cleaning up its act. The Grand Theft Auto developer has been working to improve its workplace practices since it received criticism for making its employees work 100-hour work weeks leading up to [...]
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During last year’s PlayStation Showcase, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic developer Aspyr Media announced that it was remaking the nearly-20-year-old game. The studio, however, has hit a massive roadblock in the game’s development and has been delayed indefinitely. According to Bloomberg, Aspyr submitted a vertical slice of the remake, basically a playable demo with all the intended features, [...]
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Despite the backlash that Square Enix received when it announced its interest in blockchain gaming earlier this year, it’s gone ahead and taken its first big steps into the world of NFTs, but not in the way that you would have expected. The company will be releasing NFT-tied Final Fantasy VII action figures in partnership with NFT company Enjin. The [...]
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Video game development studios continue to change hands this year as Jagex announces its acquisition of Pipeworks Studios, an Oregon-based developer that has worked on various games for big-name publishers such as Activision, EA Sports, and Wizards of the Coast. According to the press release, the acquisition is part of Jagex’ efforts to diversify and expand into North America and [...]
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We don’t usually feature single player games on this site, but this one might be of particular interest to Genshin Impact players or fans of anime games in general. HoYoverse, the studio behind the popular multi-platform MMORPG, has announced the closed beta start date for Zenless Zone Zero, an urban fantasy RPG featuring the same gameplay mechanics and visuals as [...]
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Neopets, a Tamagotchi-like virtual pet website that launched in 1999, has fallen victim to a serious and massive data breach. The perpetrators claim to have live access to the game’s database and the personal information of over 69 million users who created accounts on the website. According to Bleeping Computer (via PCGamer), the data is reportedly being sold on a [...]
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After cancelling the Ghost Recon Frontline beta test a day before it was set to start last year, Ubisoft has officially cancelled the game itself. The decision to cancel the free-to-play battle royale was revealed during the French publisher’s Q1 2022 investor call despite the company’s “better than expected” performance in the past quarter. The game’s cancellation was presumably due [...]
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