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Last Oasis developer Donkey Crew is finally throwing open the doors to gritty medieval world of Bellwright as it prepares for the game’s early access launch later this month. The studio says that they spent the last few weeks addressing feedback from last month’s playtest and are now ready to set the co-op survival sandbox loose on Steam on April [...]
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KingsIsle Entertainment is expanding the Wizard101 franchise with a visual novel-styled prequel called Ravenwood Academy: A Wizard101 Story. Like the original free-to-play MMORPG, it promises a narrative-driven adventure that plops players into the shoes of a student of the titular school of magic, although it’s apparently going to be a single-player game. “Step into the role of an outcast student [...]
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Indie developer Frost Giant Studios is looking to secure additional funding for its multiplayer real-time strategy game, Stormgate, by launching an equity crowdfunding campaign. For those unfamiliar with the term, equity crowdfunding allows supporters to actually invest in a project and earn money based on its performance rather than making a donation in exchange for in-game perks or physical merch. [...]
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If you’re a fan of HoYoverse games, the studio is working on another free-to-play anime RPG called Zenless Zone Zero and is inviting fans to sign-up for an upcoming technical test. While the game will be playable on multiple platforms, the technical test will be exclusive to PlayStation 5 users with a separate playtest planned for PC and mobile users. [...]
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Star Vault is apparently hard-pressed to get Mortal Online 2 players to participate in siege battles, prompting the studio to make major changes to its mechanics. The changes are now up for testing on the public test realm with the goal of giving both attackers and defenders adequate time to prepare for battle and giving guilds the option to issue [...]
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Stardew Valley is due for another fixer-upper patch as developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone continues to iron out the kinks in last month’s Version 1.6 update. The update introduced new late game content for the PC version of the multiplayer life sim along with a new farm type, eight-player support, a trio of in-game events, and more. Over the past three [...]
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Palworld players will soon be able to pit their trusty gun-toting creatures against each other and developer Pocket Pair is giving the gaming community a brief glimpse of what to expect. The studio rolled out a 10-second teaser for the Pal Arena, a new Pokémon Colosseum-like instance where players can go head-to-head with a team of Pals. The trailer shows [...]
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Aeternum will be buzzing with activity next week when New World brings back its surprisingly popular Springtide Bloom event for another round of spring-themed quests and activities. This year’s event will run from April 17 through April 30 with new rewards up for grabs and old rewards making a comeback. “Help the enigmatic Bloom Herald unravel the mysteries of the [...]
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We still don’t have a release date for Valheim’s long-awaited Ashlands update, but developer Iron Gate Studio recently rolled out a polishing patch which it hopes will be the final patch before Ashland’s release. Patch 0.217.46 introduced a whole host of fixes and improvements to various gameplay systems and updated the game engine to a later build. “This patch touches [...]
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Respawn Entertainment is giving away free Apex Legends cosmetic packs as compensation for the recent account issues, missing cosmetics, and lost battle pass progress. The issues started at the top of the month following the release of the battle royale shooter’s April Fools’ update and have now thankfully been fixed. Players will be able to claim eight free Apex Packs [...]
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