SMITE has just kicked off its 9th Season with the addition of a new game mode called Slash, the first game mode added to the third-person MOBA in years. The newly-added game mode was first announced during Hi-Rez Studios’ annual showcase held earlier this month. “Slash takes elements from both the Siege and Clash modes and merges them together into [...]
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After being delayed for three years, the new Oshur continent is finally live in PlanetSide 2 as part of the Expedition: Oshur update. Players from all three playable factions can now fight over new tropical-themed points-of-interest, outposts, and bases to secure sectors and dominate the entire map. “Oshur was designed with an emphasis on logistics and diversity of gameplay. The [...]
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Hearthstone Heroes are getting Battlegrounds Buddies in the online CCG’s next major update – Patch 22.2. The new feature will significantly change how Battlegrounds matches are played as each hero is assigned a support unit called a Battleground Buddy to assist them in battle. Battleground Buddies will have a meter that will fill up as players perform various actions during [...]
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Inflexion Games’ CEO Aaryn Flynn, who you might remember for his work in BioWare, is back to talk up their upcoming Victorian Gaslamp survival crafting game, Nightingale. In a recent interview with IGN, Flynn revealed that the shared world multiplayer game was originally conceptualized as a full-blown MMORPG but was scaled down to allow for more intimate interactions between players. [...]
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction has officially launched on all platforms with full cross-play, cross-progression, and cross-save support. The game features various operators from across the Rainbow Six franchise tasked with containing and neutralizing a new kind of threat – a parasitic alien race called Archaeans. Players can choose from 18 REACT operators, each equipped with specialized weapons, gadgets, gear, [...]
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Last weekend’s PlanetSide 2 playtest saw over a thousand well-armed troops descend on the new Oshur continent, all of which will receive an exclusive “Work in Progress” profile banner for their help. Aside from getting to try out and explore the new tropical-themed map, Test Build 01 also gave players the chance to test out planned adjustments to how players [...]
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When Amazon Games launched New World in October it shocked the gaming world with its huge numbers. The game averaged over 410,000 concurrent players on Steam and hit a peak concurrent playerbase of 913,027. These numbers are absolutely staggering. It was the biggest MMO launch since World of Warcraft. Players didn't stick around though; the game averaged 155K players in [...]
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Two-man development studio and Epic MegaGrants recipient Code Three Fifty One, formerly Foresight Games, has released fresh gameplay footage from their upcoming multiplayer tactical turn-based shooter, Project Haven. The new 10-minute gameplay video gives fans a longer look at the game ahead of its big update next month. According to the official press release, the February update will bring major [...]
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Rogue Planet Games is giving PlanetSide 2 players a chance to experience and test out the new Oshur continent on the test server over the next two weekends. The first playtest will run from January 14th at 2:00 pm PT until January 15th at 11:00 am PT while the second test will run from January 21st until January 22nd and [...]
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It’s been 11 years since Cloud Imperium Games started work on Start Citizen, 12 if you count the pre-production stage, and we still don’t have a release date or even a release window for the Kickstarted sci-fi sandbox MMO. Although it looks like we’ll be seeing Squadron 42 launch before the original game, if CIG’s estimates are correct. CIG Founder [...]
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