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Lost Ark Marks Third Anniversary with Over 30 Updates, Teases Female Paladin and 2025 Roadmap

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Three years after its Western launch, Lost Ark remains a top-five Steam game by peak concurrency, with Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG celebrating the milestone by teasing 2025 updates—including a long-requested female Paladin class—and acknowledging lessons learned from the game’s turbulent growth. Despite the strong launch, Lost Ark has lost the vast majority of its players. Even with the playerbase [...]

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Krafton Hits Record $2.1B Revenue in 2024, Driven by PUBG and Mobile Growth

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Krafton, the South Korean studio behind PUBG: Battlegrounds, reported record-breaking 2024 earnings of 2.71 trillion KRW ($2.08 billion USD) and 1.18 trillion KRW ($908 million USD) in operating profit—a 42% and 54% year-over-year increase, respectively. The results, announced during a February 11 investor briefing, cap five years of 20% average annual growth, fueled by PUBG’s free-to-play transition and mobile dominance [...]

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Roblox’s Top Game Brookhaven RP Acquired by Voldex in Landmark User-Generated Content Deal

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Voldex, a startup specializing in user-generated content (UGC) games, has acquired Brookhaven RP—the most-played title on Roblox with 120 million monthly active users—from its pseudonymous creator Wolfpaq. Financial terms were undisclosed, but the deal’s scale is implied by comparisons: Welcome to Bloxburg, a Roblox life sim with half Brookhaven’s user base, sold for $100 million in 2022 to publicly traded [...]

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Mabinogi Mobile Launches in Korea March 27

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Nexon has announced Mabinogi Mobile, a reimagined version of its 2004 anime-style MMORPG, will launch in Korea on March 27, 2025, with pre-registration now open on iOS and Android. The game, developed by Nexon subsidiary devCAT Studio, retains the original’s focus on social activities like fishing, camping, and player-run economies while streamlining combat and customization for mobile devices. A PC [...]

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Old School RuneScape Launches Royal Titans Duo Boss and 12th Anniversary Events

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Jagex has rolled out a major update for Old School RuneScape (OSRS), adding the Royal Titans—a duo boss encounter designed to teach players gear-switching mechanics—alongside a 12th-anniversary event and quality-of-life fixes. Everything You Need to Know About the Royal TitansWatch this video on YouTube Royal Titans Boss Fight Location: Asgarnia Ice Dungeon (northwest of ice throne). Mechanics: Branda (Fire) & [...]

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Krafton Unveils PUBG: Blindspot, a New 5v5 Top-Down Tactical Shooter – Demo Launches Feb 21

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Krafton, the South Korean developer best known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, announced a new 5v5 top down tactical shooter today titled PUBG: Blindspot. The game was previously known as Project Arc and has officially been named today and is launching a playable demo on February 21. PUBG: Blindspot aims to compete with more traditional shooters like Counter Strike 2 while differntiating [...]

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Hi-Rez Studios Conducts Second Round of Layoffs in Four Months Amid SMITE 2 Push

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Hi-Rez Studios, the developer behind SMITE and Paladins, has initiated its second wave of layoffs in four months, impacting roles across game development, QA, and esports. The cuts follow October 2023’s “reorganization” to prioritize SMITE 2—currently in beta—over legacy titles. Key Details Scope: Over 20 employees confirmed laid off so far, per the SMITE subreddit, including programmers and QA staff. [...]

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Lost Ark Celebrates Third Anniversary with Free Skins, Event Island, and Player Stats Recap

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Amazon Games has launched Lost Ark’s third-anniversary celebration, offering free cosmetic bundles, a limited-time event island, and a retrospective on player achievements over the past year. The festivities begin on February 5 and include: What’s in the Anniversary Update? Festa of Arkesia Event Island Accessible via quests in major cities (Luterra Castle, Vern Castle, etc.), the island features festive mini-quests, [...]

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Wargaming’s Steel Hunters Debuts Lore Trailer for Upcoming F2P PvPvE Mech Shooter

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Wargaming has released the first entry in its Hunter Stories series, a lore trailer for Steel Hunters protagonist Razorside, ahead of the mech combat game’s 2025 launch. The video delves into the tragic backstory of Jason Miller Jr., a former Marine transformed into the 55-ton killing machine Razorside through a corporate experiment called the “Hunter Genesis.” What is Steel Hunters? [...]

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