I have seen so many definitions of the term “pay-to-win” over the years that I can no longer count them on one hand. Some think that gear in the cash shop is okay, so long as you can obtain better gear as drops. Others think that even experience boosters are pay-to-win. Others still insist that games that sell more than [...]
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Puzzle and Dragons (NA) has announced a Director's Choice Carnival event that features highly sought after monsters are increased rates. The stars of this Carnival are Valkyries and Angels Series 2 Gods that are available at 3x the rate: 972 Lovely Maiden, Princess Valkyrie 982 Blazing Maiden, Princess Valkyrie 1270 Burning Maiden, Princess Valkyrie 1516 Lively Maiden, Princess Valkyrie The [...]
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Revival is an upcoming dark fantasy MMORPG featuring skill-based combat in a Lovecraftian sandbox world. The game's world is inhabited by gods, villains, and heroes, and narrative driven by GM interaction with players. Publisher: Illfonic Type: Sandbox MMORPG Release Date: Unreleased Shut Down Date: March 24, 2016 Pros: +Dynamic questing. +Active, skill-based, combat. +Complex crafting. Cons: -Limited information. Revival Shut [...]
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Fate/Grand Order has unleashed the power of even more "Saber-faces" with their latest Saber Wars event. The Chaldea Gate contains a new storyline written by Nasu and features the mysterious Heroine X who came crashing down in a space ship. Masters will be able to obtain a rare ascension materials, CEs and will be able to obtain a free Artoria [...]
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Blizzard has announced two new playable characters for its free to play MOBA Heroes of the Storm. Both Xul the Necromancer and Li-Ming the Wizard are from the Diablo universe. Blizzard veterans will finally have a chance to raise a skeleton army again as a Necro, an inch not last scratched since the glory days of Diablo 2. HotS director [...]
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Warhammer Online Music & Soundtrack Warhammer Online Age of Reckoning was a subscription 3D Fantasy MMORPG based on the popular Games Workshop franchise. The game was developed by Mythic Entertainment, the same studio behind Dark Age of Camelot, and focused on group PvP (or RvR) between the two warring factions. The Warhammer Online soundtrack was composed internally by in-house composer Brad Derrick. The Soundcloud [...]
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Following the continued success of Kantai Collection, "___ as girls" games are a dime a dozen today. They all revolve around gachas, they all generally have automated combat, and, unlike Kantai Collection, they generally don't have the permadeath mechanic that brings the extra emotional investment. The "tanks as girls" Android game, Panzer Waltz is no exception. Panzer Waltz—developed by Hong [...]
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Yesterday, Carbon Games—developers of AirMech—were surprised and dismayed to learn that their website is now being blocked by the Portuguese government. Anyone attempting to access the company's website from any major Portuguese ISP will now be shown the message above. The message translates to "the site that you’re trying to reach was blocked due to an order from the [...]
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My.com and Obsidian Entertainment know how important good camouflage is. That's why they've added camouflage to Armored Warfare. Players can now jump into the game and customize up to three different camouflage configurations per vehicle—one configuration each for Desert, Snow, and Woodland environments. Once applied, the camouflage will provide a buff to your vehicle's camouflage rating. Camouflage can be purchased [...]
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Star Trek Online has seen a cancellation at one studio and a change in publisher at another, but despite that, it has managed to stay online for six years. Cryptic's digital version of the Final Frontier is celebrating this achievement with the return of the Anniversary Event. From January 28th to February 24th, various in-game events are going to be [...]
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