SamuTale is a open-world sandbox MMORPG that features village construction, full-loot PvP, plant growth, and more in a samurai-themed world. Travel throughout Kushiro's five unique provinces and accept quests, train professions, maintain a farm, and build your own house. Publisher: MapleMedia Playerbase: Low Type: Sandbox MMORPG PvP: Open World Release Date: September 16, 2016 Pros: +Samurai-themed world. +Deep crafting elements. [...]
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World of Antra is a fantasy MMORPG inspired by MUDs featuring tab-targeting combat, fourteen playable races, and a varied world to explore. Publisher: Canopic Games Playerbase: Low Type: MMORPG Release Date: October 16, 2015 Pros: +MUD-inspired. +Emphasizes open world exploration. +Fourteen playable races. Cons: -No character customization. -Dated graphics.
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Fedeen Games announced today that their mobile spin-off of Forsaken World, Forsaken World Mobile, will be receiving a "massive" expansion this Spring. The new expansion will add Epic Dungeons and a 3v3 PvP arena. Epic Dungeons will provide a new level of challenge for players. They will require "every single player on a server to unite in a battle of [...]
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Crytek announced today that their free-to-play shooter Warface has received a new co-op challenge, Operation Earth Shaker. In Operation Earth Shaker, players are tasked with working together as they make their way through an enemy base that is inside a volcano. The base's advanced security systems are a highlight of the new challenge. Five new turret types have been added, [...]
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Blizzard announced today that two new "play formats" are coming to their Warcraft-themed card game Hearthstone later this spring. The two new formats are called Standard and Wild. The goal with these formats is to "keep the game fresh, exciting, and accessible for years to come." The Standard format will be the new format used in Play mode. It will [...]
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Lightrise is a Darkfall-inspired arena combat game that has been lauded by Darkfall veterans for nailing the feel of combat while retaining a classless environment. The game spent quite a while in a free Open Beta state before launching on Steam for $14.99 on December 21, 2015 Their launch strategy clearly wasn't working for them. SteamCharts is currently reporting an [...]
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Sixteen players enter. One player leaves. Xaviant's The Culling is a new survival game based on the "battle royale" subgenre of survival games. Players have 20 minutes to scavenge a remote island, craft weapons, set traps, and ultimately be the one player that survives. The Culling's elevator pitch includes a claim that it "redefines the battle royale genre by providing [...]
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Game of War: Fire Age is a mobile MMO strategy game where players are the king of a barren city, tasked by Athena to build a great empire. Players can join alliances to protect themselves from attack by other players, as well as band together to take over enemy cities. The game features a unique social system in which chat [...]
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Perfect World and Cryptic Games announced today that Neverwinter's ninth expansion, The Maze Engine, would be launching this Spring on PC—and "at a later date" on Xbox One. The Maze Engine follows the end of Underdark and the defeat of Demogorgon, which made way for the rise of two new "demon lords," the "iconic Dungeons & Dragons enemies" Baphomet and Orcus. [...]
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Aeria Games announced today that Dragomon Hunter has received the Samurai class and two new dungeons. The Samurai class has the choice of using either a katana or twin halberds. This class "harnesses the power of the wind" to throw enemies around in battle. Two new dungeons have also opened. Hoppalong Wonderland pits level 35 or higher solo players or [...]
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