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If cute and casual chibi-like games are your cup of tea, then you might want to watch out for Swords ‘N Magic and Stuff. Whew, that title’s really going to mess up our tags. The upcoming sandbox MMORPG comes from an American two-man independent development studio called Kindred Games. The game is now on Kickstarter and, as of this writing, [...]
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CCP Games is hoping change the current EVE Online faction war meta with a number of small but significant changes to the Factional Warfare mechanics. These changes are now live on the Singularity test server for Capsuleers who want to test them out. As part of these changes, Non-FW participants will be flagged as a “Suspect” for 15 minutes upon [...]
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Another day means another round of COVID-19 related news. Today, we’ve got news from GDC, League of Legends, and Gamigo. First on the list is Informa Tech’s announcement that the cancelled Game Developers Conference has been rescheduled for August and will be called GDC Summer. The event will run from August 4th to August 6th at the Moscone Center in [...]
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Enplex Games is currently giving away 5,000 full-retail copies and 5,000 beta keys for their sci-fi MMO Population Zero as part of their #gamesversusvirus campaign. You can redeem your free key on Gleam. Keys will be given away at random once you’ve completed the specified tasks on the website, they must then be redeemed through the Population Zero official site. [...]
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The “silly season” is coming back to The Elder Scrolls Online next week with the annual Jester’s Festival. During the event, players will be able to earn ridiculous rewards by completing daily event quests from jester versions of the Alliance leaders. “Strike up a conversation with the jester versions of the Skald-King, Queen Ayrenn, or High King Emeric (we’re reliably [...]
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Amazon Game Studios has just published the latest issue of their New World weekly dev blog. This time the developers talk about the upcoming MMORPG’s main antagonists – The Corrupted. “As you establish a safe haven in a Settlement or Fort, the Corrupted take notice. Corrupted Breaches will begin to emerge in your territory, making travel and resource gathering more [...]
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As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to run its course, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPEs), like surgical masks, has risen exponentially. Unfortunately, manufacturing companies, especially those in China, are having a hard time keeping up the demand and most frontline medical personnel are now short on supplies. In an effort to help in the fight against the virus, [...]
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A number of MMO studios have taken the opportunity to give quarantined gamers a little more incentive to play their games while they’re stuck at home. Here’s what’s up: Standing Stone Games makes all Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online content available to all players, including those locked behind expansion packs, until April 30th. The 5% [...]
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I know the Final Fantasy 7 Remake doesn’t count as an MMO, but I know you guys are also eagerly waiting on updates from Square Enix. So here's the latest news. The good news is that the highly-awaited remake’s launch is still greenlighted for April 10th. The bad news, is that a few people might not be getting their physical [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has just released a new World of Warcraft Shadowlands encrypted Alpha build. Encrypted builds, as the name suggests, are encrypted to prevent datamining and possible leaks about the current and event future versions of the game. Blizzard has released encrypted builds in the past, but what’s unique about this particular build is that this is the first build [...]
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