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After giving ArcheAge players a few months to get settled in, Kakao Games has officially opened territory claiming on fresh start servers as of today’s patch. The update also enables faction alliances and sieges for PvP enthusiasts and introduces a number of note-worthy bug fixes. The marketplace is also back in business after it was temporarily closed down due to [...]
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For those who missed it, Amazon Game Studios is bringing back Lost Ark Twitch drops for the entire weekend starting at 9:00 am PST today. “In an effort to end Legends of Lost Ark on a triumphant note and do right by the viewers, we are bringing back Tiers 1 through 4 of the Twitch Drops. Starting with Tier 1 [...]
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As with previous Elder Scrolls Online Chapter and DLC launches, next month’s Ascending Tide DLC will be launching alongside a free base game update. At the forefront of the update is the introduction of account-wide achievements, “To ensure that ESO’s performance can keep up and grow with the game’s new experiences, most achievements will become account-wide with Update 33. This [...]
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Amazon Game Studios proudly reports that they’ve received “over a million in-game and forums feedback” since New World launched in September 2021. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing but the team encourages the community to keep the feedback coming. They also assured players that they will be addressing each one of their concerns, starting with friction between in-game [...]
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Things will be heating up in Dual Universe this spring with the release of the space sandbox MMO’s PvP-centric Athena update. Named after the Greek goddess of war and wisdom, the update will bring “a new tidal wave of conflict that will set Helios ablaze.” Headlining the update are new resource-generation alien core units which will spawn in PvP zones. [...]
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For a studio working on a time travelling MMO, time doesn’t seem to be on ETLOK Studio’s side. The newly-founded Canadian developer has pushed back the next Into the Echo pre-Alpha test from March 5th to March 12th and March 13th. The good news is that wannabe testers now have more time to sign-up on the official site for a [...]
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How a free-to-play game is monetized is always a big concern for players of that particular game. In The Cycle’s case, it’s going to be a bit more robust than a simply selling cosmetics in exchange for real world money, as the PvPveE shooter’s developer Yager Developments reveals in their latest dev diary. “As an FPS game, vanity has a [...]
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In a surprise move, Mad World has begun selling founder packs alongside the release of the multiplayer ARPG’s Alpha 5.0 build. The founder packs are available in five tiers, all of which are currently being offered at a discount starting at $9.99 for the Beginner Founder Pack, all the way up to $199.99 for the Pioneer Founder Pack (normally $524.60). [...]
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February is turning out to be a huge month for MMOs with multiple games, major updates, and announcements already released and more on the way. Not to be left behind, Pearl Abyss has announced a new expansion for Black Desert Online called Mountain of Eternal Winter. As you can probably guess, the expansion will open up a frigid new zone [...]
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We knew Soul of the Ultimate Nation was coming back when Webzen announced it last month, but we didn't know it was launching this quickly. Webzen announced today that SUN Classic is launching on March 10th in 5 different languages (Simplified or traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English). SUN Classic is an upcoming PC MMORPG that recreates the PC MMORPG [...]
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