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There are rumors flying about that Square Enix has partnered with Chinese video game giant Tencent to bring Final Fantasy XIV to mobile devices. The rumors were sparked by a report by Niko Partners which lists several games and franchises that have recently been approved by the Chinese government for release in the country. So how do you fit 10 [...]
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The effort that Inflexion Games put into building hype for Nightingale seems to have been for naught as the excitement surrounding the portal-jumping, Victorian-era survival game died out literally overnight as soon as it launched into early access. Launch day was plagued with critical issues that rendered the shared world multiplayer game virtually unplayable, so much so that an offline [...]
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When Adobe Flash was sunsetted in 2020, it took with it thousands of browser-based games that required the plugin to run. Among them was Gameforge’s browser-based MMORPG Tanoth which first launched in 2008. The studio will soon be bringing the classic MMORPG back to life as an HTML5 game with better visuals, rebalanced mechanics, and new gameplay systems including the [...]
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Predecessor, the latest attempt at reviving third-person MOBA Paragon, will officially be shedding its early access tag and transitioning to full release in roughly two weeks’ time. Developer Omeda Studios plans to roll out Version 1.0 on Tuesday, August 20, promising new characters, game modes, and plenty of improvements over the original game. “In 2020, Paragon’s most dedicated player and [...]
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Stormhaven Studios has a series of weekend events lined up in Embers Adrift, the first of which took place roughly three weeks ago. The studio is now inviting players to another “crazy weekend packed with activities” from Friday, August 16 through Sunday, August 18. July’s Summer Celebration event was apparently a testing ground for this month’s event which community manager [...]
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Riot Games brought Valorant to a whole new demographic when it launched the popular team shooter on PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S over the weekend. The launch marked a huge milestone for Riot as it’s the studio’s very first live service title to be released on consoles. Not everyone will be able to play Valorant on consoles, however, [...]
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Way back in 2015, Old School RuneScape introduced a handy in-game mechanic called the Slayer Partners system which allowed two players to buddy up and complete tasks to progress through slayer levels and earn rewards. The feature was unfortunately disabled ‘indefinitely’ in 2020 after players rampantly exploited it for their own gains. Indefinitely ultimately ended up being four years as [...]
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Artificial Core has started sending out Corepunk alpha keys in preparation for the top-down, fog-of-war MMORPG’s fourth round of testing. The next alpha test will run from August 6 to September 6 and will be open exclusively to those who pre-ordered the game. Along with the latest batch of alpha keys, the Ukrainian indie studio has also tweaked Corepunk’s price [...]
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The third installment of the 2024 roadmap for Lost Ark has been released, detailing significant content updates slated for the upcoming four months. The update, narrated by Associate Franchise Leader Matthew Huston, Head of Editorial Henry Stelter, and Community Manager Roxanne Sabo, focuses on major expansions and enhancements in the game. Despite Lost Ark's playerbase declining since its launch, the [...]
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The crowd funded sci-fi RTS Stormgate has launched into paid Early Access on July 30, 2024. The studio behind Stormgate was founded in 2020 by Blizzard veterans who worked on Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. The project raised over $35 million from investors and an additional $2.4 million on Kickstarter via a crowdfunding effort. The game is built on the [...]
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