The Kickstarter for the "dynamic environment" online tactical strategy/card game hybrid, Zems, has launched following Saturday's successful alpha launch. The alpha is now open to everyone and there is a banner for it at the top of the campaign description. It is unknown at this time how long the alpha will be available, but it would be safe to assume [...]
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As we enter the second week of November, a mere month away from the first day of Winter, Nikita Online have announced that their upcoming action MMORPG Sphere 3 will be launching "this Fall." If all goes well, it seems we will know "what hardcore PvP means in Russia" by this time next month. At that time, it will be [...]
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Supernova's second Closed Beta has begun. Primal Game Studio's MOBA that allows you to control your creep spawns has taken feedback from the first Closed Beta and used it to "enhance player experience." The exact improvements are not mentioned, but unfortunately for those hoping for it, you still cannot control your creeps' movement directly as you would in an RTS [...]
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Wind of Luck: Arena was just updated to patch 0.8.6. This patch introduced Steam Achievements, Flotillas, three new ship improvements, an "improved battle UI," and matchmaking changes. Additionally, ships received a major balance overhaul, the details of which have not been shared. Flotillas are Wind of Luck: Arena's implementation of the standard grouping mechanism used by vehicular arena combat games. [...]
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I recently had the chance to sit down with Sebastian Haley of Downward Viral to discuss their upcoming free-to-play digital card game Z. Year One. We talked about Haley's frustrations with other card games, what this Kickstarter means for the game, and more. Can you explain, for our readers, how the game works and how a typical match might go? [...]
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Following a minor delay, Team Impulse sent out an email today stating that the alpha for their digital card game Zems began at midnight PST today. Invites should have gone out by now, but I have been informed that there are several groups of invites going out at different times so as not to overload the servers. If you signed [...]
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Piranha Games have announced that their online multiplayer mech simulator MechWarrior Online will finally be reaching Steam on December 11th. Players will be able to stomp, laser, and rocket their way to victory using the ever popular Steam client at that time. The game is part of a fairly niche genre and it is likely that they are heading to [...]
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Valve’s foray into hardware has been a bit of an odd one. Between the Steam Link—a machine meant to stream games that are on Steam—and the Steam Controller—a new form of controller that sets out to make haptic touchpads the primary method of input—they are making quite the entrance into the field by challenging its norms. This is, of course, [...]
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4Game's upcoming, subscription-based Lineage 2 Classic server has begun allowing pre-orders. They aren't quite as expensive as many seem to have expected. You can get into the game for a mere €10, granting you a month of subscription time, a seven day head start, and an Adventurer Hat. A single higher tier exists at €25 and nets you another two [...]
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If you've ever wanted to own the Empire State Building, Central Park, or even the Space Needle, Landlord Real Estate Tycoon gives you a chance. Using geolocation features, this new mobile game implements the basic gameplay elements of Monopoly in a real world setting. By going to your favorite hangouts, you can buy them. You then get paid any time [...]
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