The first day of BlizzCon 2023 has been packed with new reveals. While the Warcraft franchise is expected to get most of the attention, Blizzard has teased us with the announcement of Diablo 4's first expansion, titled Vessel of Hatred. The expansion is scheduled for a late 2024 release, in line with Diablo franchise boss Rod Fergusson's statement earlier this [...]
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The free to play battle royale Ring of Elysium is shutting down. In a terse official notice posted on Steam, it was announced that the game would be closed on December 1, 2023. Ring of Elysium first launched in 2018 and offered a free to play experience inspired by PUBG: Battlegrounds. The game had several interesting mobility features including climbing [...]
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The developers behind the medieval open world MMORPG Gloria Victis announced that the game is shutting down after a final season. That final season is scheduled to end on October 31, 2023. Announced in 2012, entering pre-alpha in 2013, and full release in 2016, Gloria Victis has been a decade long journey for fans of the hardcore sandbox MMORPG. The [...]
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Standing Stone Games launched the Vecna Unleashed expansion for Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO) today. The new expansion includes 13 new dungeons for players to experience along with an upcoming raid to test the most experienced adventurers. DDO was released in 2006 and has been free to play since 2009. While there is plenty of free content to experience, the [...]
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Patch 1.0.17 goes live in Mortal Online 2 today and adds Territory Control, Siege Warfare, Elemental Spells, and more to the PvP-focused fantasy MMOPRG. Players will be able to battle for control over land, construct settlements, and increase their guild's influence over the realm. While the new territory control system is the signature feature of the patch, other additions include [...]
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Free to play WWII shooter Heroes & Generals is shutting down sometime within the next 6 months as the development team begins work on a sequel built on Unreal Engine 5. In an official announcement posted January 31, 2023 developer TLM Partners outlined the future of the Heroes & Generals franchise: The next mid-season update will be the final one. [...]
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EverQuest's 26th expansion, Night of Shadows, has launched on December 6, 2022. Players can now explore more of the war-torn continent of Luclin. The expansion adds several new zones, new raids, questions, spells, and abilities. The new expansion also includes a massive quality of life improvement in the form of the Tradeskill Component Depot which can be accessed from anywhere [...]
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Traha Global, a Korean developed fantasy MMORPG, is launching on Steam on November 1, 2022. Built on Unreal Engine 4, Traha Global is a mobile MMORPG built primarily for iOS and Android. The Global version will have auto-combat removed to give it more of a classic MMORPG feel. Traha Global bills itself as an 'RvR' (Realm vs Realm) MMORPG, with [...]
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The sequel to 2013's ArcheAge is scheduled for a 2024 release according to the latest press release issued jointly by the game's developer and publisher. ArcheAge 2 has been under development since at least 2020 with XLGames studio founder Jake Song again at the helm. The latest update states that over 100 developers are working on the game. The studio [...]
Read moreDune: Awakening is an open world survival MMO where thousands of players must struggle for survival on the arid world of Arrakis. Combining elements of survival games with a persistent shared world, Dune Awakening takes the genre to a new level. Publisher: Funcom Playerbase: TBD Type: Open World Survival MMO Release Date: TBA Pros: +Combines the survival genre with a [...]
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