Tencent is working on locking kids out of Chinese games using facial recognition tech
So add this one to your creepy dystopian nightmare-fuel bin: In the war on supposed gaming addiction, at least one corporation is hoping to...
PUBG has banned 13M cheaters since 2017, rolls out new anti-cheat systems
You know what I'm really, really tired of? Freakin' cheaters. They aren't just cheating at the game itself; they are robbing all of us...
World of Warships gets hockey player Alexander Ovechkin as a new captain
It's increasingly clear that World of Warships is just going to give players the strangest possible captains until someone does something about it. Back...
Fortnite patches in a chilly new panel and the Soaring 50s limited-time mode
The latest Fortnite patch is here, and it invites you to chill out. We're sorry, there's legally no better way to discuss the inclusion...
Overwatch teases its upcoming LEGO sets, players decry Pharah’s nerfs
She's weathered a lot of updates without being significantly changed, but Pharah is finally getting some big changes with the next Overwatch patch... and...
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard reveals key panels for Diablo, WoW Classic
We're just a month away from BlizzCon now, and as it's the biggest last gaming con of the year that we focus on, we're...
Lineage 2 Classic launches in NA today as Lineage 2 Revolution teases Batman collab and Lineage II Dark Legacy hits mobile
The Lineage franchise is working overtime this week.
For starters, Lineage II Classic launches for North America today, after a successful run in Europe and...
Ubisoft previews The Division 2’s overhauled weapons systems
In all the buzz around Destiny 2 and Anthem, you'd be forgiven for having forgotten that The Division 2 is still on the way,...
MMO Business Roundup: FIFA lockboxes, anti-swatting policy, Fortnite on SNL, Free Guy, UO postmortem
Whenever our newsroom gets overloaded with weird industry-related articles that nobody feels like writing, another edition of the MMO Business Roundup gets its wings!
FIFA...
Anthem will have matchmaking for raids but no loot trading
It's hard not to compare Anthem to Destiny 2 just by the nature of what both games are trying to be. More to the...
Mojang reveals multiplayer dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons
File this one under multiplayer: Mojang is having another go at Minecraft offspring, this one in the forum of classic dungeon crawler. It's called...
Overwatch’s Halloween Terror begins October 9, but don’t expect ‘dramatic new game modes’
Overwatch has joined the short list of online games prepping their Halloween events nearly a month in advance: Blizzard announced this morning that Halloween...
‘Shave, bathe, or don’t – it’s up to you’: Red Dead Redemption 2’s latest gameplay trailer arrives
Rockstar's just pushed live the second of its teasery Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay videos, this one filled with gunfights, explosions, and a promise...
Mark Kern’s crowdfunded MMO shooter Em-8ER has ‘nearly’ finished its demo characters
It's been a while since we checked in on Em-8ER, Mark Kern's frustratingly named "massive planetary wargame," so we're rectifying that today.
MMO players will...
Vehicular-combat MOBA Heavy Metal Machines enters full release
Yesterday, developer Hoplon's free-to-play, vehicular-combat-based MOBA Heavy Metal Machines put the pedal to the metal and zoomed out of Early Access and into its...
The Survivalist: Will ARK Survival Evolved’s Conquest be PvP salvation or ultimately a clustercluck?
If you want to get into ARK: Survival Evolved's PvP scene, aren't willing to deal with the mega tribes and rampant cheating found on...
The Stream Team: Checking out Warframe’s Chroma Prime
Are you interested in seeing what what Warframe's new Chroma Prime can do? Massively OP's MJ is, especially since she is so fond of...
The Stream Team: Bright lights, broken ARK
After spending time recently in the deserts of Scorched Earth, Massively OP's MJ has returned to the darkness and luminescence of the broken ARK,...
Guns of Icarus patches in a new map and Kickstarter rewards for hamster fans
Congratulations, Guns of Icarus players, the latest patch will allow you to get rewards for backing the Hamsterdam Kickstarter. If you're blinking a bit...
Paladins’s 1.6 update, Dark Tides, introduces a new champion, a new event, a new map, and more
Yesterday, Hi-Rez pushed out the Paladins 1.6 update, adding a new champion, a new in-game event, a new map, new cosmetics, and more. The...
