Chinese video game publisher, NetEase, has dropped a whole host of announcements during their recently-concluded annual NetEase Connect showcase. These include new games, events, and major updates on both PC and mobile. On top of the list is the online multiplayer collectible card game, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, which just got a launch window along with a brand new trailer. [...]
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It’s safe to say that Square Enix and PlatinumGames didn’t quite get the reception that they’d hoped for when Babylon’s Fall launched back in March. All-time concurrency barely reached 1200 players on launch day with less than two dozen players online as of this writing. That probably had something to do with the team’s decision to extend the co-op action [...]
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It’s been over a month since the last The Cycle: Frontier beta test and developer Yager Developments is now working to act on the data and feedback gathered during the previous round of testing. In the team’s latest dev update, Executive Producer Jonathan Lindsay described the playtest as intense, with over 600,000 players joining the fray throughout its six-week run. [...]
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Paradox Interactive’s sci-fi 4X strategy game, Stellaris, is celebrating its 6th anniversary on PC with a free weekend event on Steam. Players can now download the game on the platform for free and give it a good spin until May 23rd. “Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse [...]
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Snaps are apparently a big thing for Marvel Cinematic Universe, with several characters getting their snap on with the Infinity Gauntlet during the Avengers films. Well, brace yourselves for a new kind of snap as Nuverse and Second Dinner announce their new collectible card game – Marvel Snap. “Featuring 150+ iconic Marvel characters, MARVEL SNAP brings together stunning art from [...]
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Since Simutronics announced Galahad 3093 last year, the Arthurian mech-based shooter has held regular weekend beta tests as well as extended beta tests that run for around 10 days. As of today, the latest extended beta, the 13th overall, is now live featuring a new map, a new game mode, mech mods, mod progression, player ranks, and improved matchmaking. Team [...]
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Cyber War Apocalypse is a new indie multiplayer survival horror game that’s headed to Steam Early Access later this year. Like most survival games, players will need to scavenge for supplies, gather resources, and build shelters while dealing with various post-apocalyptic threats, including fast-moving zombies, hostile players, and angry bears. “The goal of Cyber War Apocalypse is to Survive. To [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has been slapped with yet another lawsuit, this time over Hearthstone’s allegedly deceitful microtransaction model. Polygon reports that the lawsuit was filed by Nathan Harris, a parent from Arizona whose child spent over $300 on the online collectible card game over the span of three years. The child reportedly bought numerous card packs using her father’s credit and [...]
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Sci-fi MMOFPS PlanetSide 2 is celebrating the franchise’s 19th anniversary with a double XP event that will run from now until May 26th for all players and until May 28th for active subscribers. Developer Rogue Planet Games is also giving away an NS-11C carbine and an NS Harrower melee weapon which can be redeemed using the code “LEGACY2022”. Players can [...]
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Arma developer Bohemia Interactive has officially unveiled and soft-launched the next game in the military simulator series – Arma Reforger. As leaked earlier this week, the new game will serve as a bridge between Arma 3 and Arma 4 while the latter is still in development and give modders ample time to create mods using Bohemia’s new Enfusion engine. Unlike [...]
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