Last Oasis studio releases the demo for medieval survival sim Bellwright
If you don't succeed, as the ancient elders say, try again by doing pretty much the same thing - and don't forget to sweep...
Free-to-play PvPvE shooter The Division Heartland confirms closed beta test for PC on June 27
Back in May 2021, Ubisoft unloaded a whole slew of plans for its shooter series The Division, including the reveal of The Division Heartland,...
Pokemon Go’s top datamining community site announces ‘soft shutdown’ over Niantic’s antics
PokeMiners, Pokemon Go's largest and most popular datamining group, announced this week that it is further reducing its efforts and participation in the game,...
The Stream Team: Lining up for some first fights in the demo version of Warhaven
MOP's Chris is continuing his brief tour of the Steam Next Fest's offerings in today's stream! This time around, he'll be taking his first...
ESA claims it is ‘currently having conversations’ about E3 in 2024 and 2025
With E3 officially dead for this year, many are likely assuming that the Entertainment Software Association's marquee show is completely dead. This presumption was...
FTC uses Zenimax’s current exclusivity as a primary argument against Microsoft’s ActiBlizz buyout in court
The long-brewing legal battle between the US Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft has begun in earnest, as this week saw the FTC and Microsoft...
Sea of Thieves begins a new mystery for players, A Dark Deception, through July 6
You have to imagine that most pirate mysteries are mostly of the sort where the question is "why are we a hundred miles off...
Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff eschews weapon progression system for classic classes in latest update
Last time we reported on the early access multiplayer RPG Swords 'n Magic and Stuff, it was with some honest but ultimately not great...
Conan Exiles launches the first chunk of Age of War, kicks off week-long free-play
The first chapter of Conan Exiles' Age of War season has officially launched today with a new battle pass. Age of War is set...
Overwatch 2 discusses hero mastery mode, progression updates, new missions, and Flashpoint PvP mode
Yesterday saw the Overwatch 2 team come together in a developer broadcast to call attention to the various features scheduled to arrive in the...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders vote down anti-union busting proposal
We hope you weren't holding your breath on Activision-Blizzard shareholders doing the right thing, but if you were, you can exhale now: Proposal 6,...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard of: Solarpunk, Hyperspace, and Dawnlands
Welcome back to another run-through of some new-to-us MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles that we (and presumably you) have never heard of. If you have,...
Discord announces additional monetization via new subscription gating tools for server creators
For regular users of the chat program Discord, monetization of the platform began a potentially worrying trend when the company announced the server subscriptions...
Phoenix Labs’ cozy MMO Fae Farm buffs its preorder packages, releases new trailer
In case your haven't gotten enough cozy MMO from today, here comes Fae Farm with a little bit more. At today's Nintendo Direct, Phoenix...
Fallout 76’s Once in a Blue Moon arrives with new events, cryptids, and season
Strange things are afoot in Fallout 76 with the arrival of this week's Once in a Blue Moon update. It may not be the...
The Stream Team: A peek at the open beta of Coreborn Nations of the Ultracore
The Steam Next Fest is on, and there are several games joining in on the demo and beta testing melee. One of them is...
Hearthstone twists all of its rules in a new ladder mode
Touting it as "classic Hearthstone with a twist," Blizzard is preparing to upend the digital card game's standard format with something a little more...
Tower of Fantasy launches on PlayStation August 8 (without crossplay)
Gamers already likely knew Tower of Fantasy was destined for PlayStation, largely because Hotta Studio has already loudly complained about Perfect World's stewardship of...
Valve is eliminating Dota 2 battle passes because almost nobody was buying them
A common refrain that's used to fight against unwanted monetization is "speak with your wallet" - ie don't buy a thing you dislike. That...
Palia announces free-to-play arrival to Nintendo Switch this holiday season, reaffirms work on PC version
The latest Nintendo Direct has just wrapped up, and there was a pretty surprising announcement to come out of Singularity 6's developing cozy MMO...
