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Following Backlash, EA Temporarily Turns Off All In-Game Microtransactions for Battlefront 2

November 16, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

Following intense community backlash, and covered by outlets such as CNN and Forbes, EA's Star Wars Battlefront II has pulled the plug on its microtransactions - temporarily. Oskar Gabrielson, GM of DICE, has released a statement on behalf of the company, stating that "the goal has always been to create the best possible game for all of you." Player feedback has been heard, and as [...]

Gobble Gobble, Vindictus's Turkey Hunt Event For Early Thanksgiving Is Here!

November 16, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

Vindictus, a premier leader in action MMORPG gameplay, has announced its next holiday event, in time for Thanksgiving, in America. To get into the spirit of giving thanks (and consuming copious amounts of turkey), bosses in Vindictus will be dropping Turkey Drumsticks, and Rubber Chickens, which players can exchange for special titles, and rewards. If a player collects 80 Turkey Drumsticks, they [...]

Master x Master Shutting Down on January 31st, 2018

November 16, 2017 Omer Altay Comments

NCSoft announced today that Master x Master, the company's unique hero-swapping MOBA, will be shutting down on January 31st, 2018. Until the servers shut down, players will have access to the following: All players will receive 500,000 X-Coin to unlock all content The community-developed Lua skin will be made available to all players for 1 X-Coin Real money purchases on [...]

DC Universe Online Releases New Event and Episode - Earth 3!

November 15, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

DC Universe Online has released a new Episode, known as "Earth 3." However, this is a bit of a special episode, as all content here can be accessed by more or less all players of DCUO, no matter where they are in the game. Doubling as both a story update and an event, Earth 3 will have players team up [...]

Belgium Investigating Star Wars Battlefront 2 For Gambling, EA Claims Innocence

November 16, 2017 E Tay Comments

The narrative around the Star Wars Battlefront 2 lootbox controversy took another interesting turn today. The Belgian government has opened an investigation against Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard over loot boxes. On November 15th when the Belgian Gaming Commission announced it had launched an investigation to determine if loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Overwatch constituted gambling. Companies [...]

Blade & Soul Giving Away Level 50 Characters For FREE

November 15, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

This is a bit of news you don't hear often. Blade & Soul, popular MMORPG developed by NCSoft, is practically giving away free level 50 characters as part of their next expansion, Dawn of the Lost Continent. Players who register to receive the Lost Continent Explorer's Pack. Of course, there are some stipulations. Players can only register before December 1st, 11:59 [...]

Marvel Heroes Is Shutting Down

November 15, 2017 E Tay Comments

Earlier today Kotaku broke the story that Disney has ended their relationship with Marvel Heroes developer Gazillion Entertainment. As Disney owns the rights Marvel, that effectively means Marvel Heroes is shutting down. The message Kotaku claims they received from Disney reads: “We regret to inform our Marvel Heroes fans that we have ended our relationship with Gazillion Entertainment, and that [...]

Final Fantasy XIV Dev Blog Shows Off New PvP

November 15, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

Final Fantasy XIV's most recent Developer Blog has been updated, and this time, it features the upcoming PvP game mode, Rival Wings! Also known as "FFXIV goes MOBA." Arriving with Patch 4.15, Rival Wings is scheduled for November 21st. The concept behind Rival Wings has been known for a while - a core needs to be smashed, but it is defended by two [...]

Miri: The Last Draker Gets Her Vindictus NA Reveal!

November 15, 2017 Barclay-Kallistra Comments

Miri, recently teased with her own announcement event, has finally been properly announced, with her own registration event and mini-site! Coming to the world of Vindictus on December 6th, Miri is the lost daughter of an ancient people. She shares a connection with the dragons of ancient yore, and can even call upon the powers of Elchulus as she transforms [...]

Mobile MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution Launches in the USA And Europe

November 15, 2017 E Tay Comments

Netmarble has officially launched their mobile MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution in the United States and Europe. First released in South Korea back in December 2016, Lineage 2 Revolution has been one of the top grossing mobile games this year. The game generated over $170 million during its first month in South Korea, and has garnered plenty of attention in the [...]

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