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Trion Worlds announced earlier this week that the remake of their sci-fi MMORPG shooter Defiance, titled Defiance 2050, will be launching on July 10, 2018 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. While the core gameplay mechanics between the original and remake are largely the same, Defiance 2050 features slightly improved graphics and simpler more streamlined game mechanics. Open beta [...]
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While we still don't know know exactly when closed beta 2 is set to begin for MapleStory 2, Nexon did say that it will for sure be in July sometime. Nexon didn't commit to any specific dates because they're apparently still fine tuning the game, but promised to reveal an exact date in the coming weeks. For those wondering why [...]
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The mobile spin-off of Studio Wildcard’s dino-taming sandbox game ARK: Survival Evolved has officially launched on Android and iOS. The mobile was developed in collaboration with War Drum Studios, and, according to the official press release, promises to be the same game but designed specifically for handheld gaming. “Designed and developed by War Drum Studios, ARK: Survival Evolved mobile is [...]
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Edit: See our other news post about Warlords Awakening as well - it's just a relaunch of ELOA, an older MMORPG. Looking for a new MMORPG? Here’s one that you might be worth checking out. Warlords Awakening, a fantasy-themed MMORPG from Playwith Interactive has just popped up on Steam. The game is slated to launch in October this year with [...]
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If you think going up against one team in SMITE is hard, imagine going up against two. Update 5.10 introduces the new Medusa’s Deathmatch game mode, an Egyptian-themed round-based map where three teams of three players fight it out to be the last team standing. “Medusa’s Deathmatch presents players with an all new challenge: TWO enemy teams at once! Explore [...]
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It’s been a little over a month since the incredibly successful launch of Conan Exiles. But, game development doesn’t really stop at launch day does it? Funcom’s weekly Conan Exiles newsletter reveals that the devs are still hard at work on improving the game and diligently taking care of any bugs and exploits that they find. “We’re one month (and [...]
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Skyforge developer Allods Team will be shaking things up a bit when it comes to the fantasy MMORPGs PvP. A recent dev update and video reveals that the devs are planning to overhaul the game’s PvP mechanics sometime in the near future to make PvP more interesting and appealing. Players will get more incentives to join PvP adventures when the [...]
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Looking for new things to do in Kritika Online? Good news! New Danger Zones are now playable on the public test server. The latest PTS update includes two new Xanadu Danger Zones: Extreme Vineway and Invading Marauders. Players level 65 and up will be able to enter the new zones by completing the required story quests. Twenty new floors have [...]
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Cheaters never win, or in this case, they get banned. Last week, Pearl Abyss brought the mighty banhammer down on Black Desert Online players found to be using cheats, hacks, and other unauthorized software. Here's the studio's report on the latest banwave. “First, I want to thank everyone for their patience as we’re working towards our shared goal of a [...]
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What better way to pique interest in a new patch than to tie it up with an event? Or, better yet make that two events. NCSoft has two special events lined up to mark the release of the Blade and Soul Celestial Dawn Update on June 20th – Weaponsmith’s Forge and Raid Crusade. Weaponsmith’s Forge will run from June 20th [...]
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