It has been a productive year for Grinding Gear Games and their free to play action-RPG Path of Exile. In May, Tencent took a majority stake of 80% in the New Zealand based studio. We've also seen three leagues so far: The Bestiary, Incursion, and current Delve league. GGG has decided to round out the year by bringing the unique [...]
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7 years and 100 billion Won (~$88 million USD) later, Lost Ark finally entered Open Beta Testing in South Korea on November 7, 2018. Smilegate, the company behind Lost Ark, has announced that they are targeting 'more developed countries' such as North America and Europe for their next launch phase. Usually China proves to be a more alluring next-step for [...]
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In a press release issued October 19, 2018 CCP Games and NetEase formally unveiled EVE: Echoes, a mobile MMO based on the Iclandic studio's Sci-Fi MMORPG EVE Online. The game is set to release sometime in 2019. Previously known as EVE: Project Galaxy, Echoes will be built on NetEase's proprietary graphics engine NeoX. While details are scarce at this time, [...]
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The highly anticipated sequel to one of Nexon's most successful games, MapleStory, is finally here. MapleStory 2 launched today as a free to play game both on Steam and the Nexon launcher after being available for early access founders since October 1st. According to SteamCharts, the game hit a peak concurrent playerbase of over 24,000 users on Steam alone, which [...]
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Legends of Aria, the sandbox fantasy MMORPG inspired by Ultima Online, is finally launching on Steam on December 4th. Anyone who pre-orders the game between now and December 3rd will gain access to a 7 day head start program and obtain all other founder's pack bonuses. Anyone interested in Legends of Aria should pre-order, as the game will be buy [...]
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Magic: The Gathering Arena officially launches into open beta on September 27th, 2018 - meaning anyone can jump in and start playing. As with most closed betas, all player progress will be wiped before open beta launches. Like Hearthstone and Shadowverse, MTG Arena will be free to play and players will be able to earn packs by completing daily missions. [...]
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Wizard101, the child-friendly turn based MMORPG by KingIsle Entertainment, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this month. There are a bevy of new quests, pets, and giveaways to mark the game's first decade, but the most exciting news is the announcement that Wizard101 will be launching on Steam. Both Wizard101 and Pirate101 were listed on Steam Greenlight last year, powerful [...]
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Tired of digital card games yet? If not, you'll be glad to hear that The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game has enter Early Access on Steam. Developed by Fantasy Flight Interactive, the game costs $7.99 to get started via the cheapest founders pack. Additional options up to 47.99 for the Mithril Founders Pack are also available. Inspired by [...]
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Ashes of Creation will make an appearance at this year's Gamescom, taking place from August 21-25 in Colgone, Germany. Intrepid Studios, the studio behind the ambitious fantasy MMORPG has also revealed that Alpha 1 testing will kick off in September 2018. Set to last seven months, Alpha 1 will test some of AoC's most exciting features. 100-player open world battlegrounds [...]
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My.com announced today that their free to play tactical shooter Warface will be launching on PS4 on September 18, 2018 with early access beginning today. An XBOX One launch is set to launch later this fall (likely around the same time). Players can gain access to the game right away by purchasing one of the game's 5 founders packs. Those [...]
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