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Meness and Ausrine, sittin' in a tree...

Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule

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I'm pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don't like, and charging for early access is...

Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria is relaunching as Legends of Aria Classic on May 9

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When last we looked in on Legends of Aria, it was fading fast into unfortunate obscurity. The Kickstarted MMORPG - originally known as Shards...

Fight or Kite: Gigantic is a fantastic MOBA, but it’s missing a bit of Q and A and TLC

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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been keeping a cursory eye on the development and release of Gigantic: Rampage Edition - another resurrected...

Life is Feudal MMO continues its comeback with a relaunch on Steam

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In May of 2023, we learned that the MMO portion of Life is Feudal was coming back from its 2021 sunset under the stewardship...

Cozy multiplayer game Farm Together 2 is launching early access in May

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You might not know this about me, but I really love the idea of farming in video games. I just... almost universally hate the...

After months of retooling, Evercore Heroes comes back as a three-player co-op roguelite

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Back in October 2022, we were all first introduced to Evercore Heroes, an isometric "competitive PvE" title that tasked opposing teams with completing PvE...

Donkey Crew sets Bellwright early access for April 23 – still no update for Last Oasis

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Snail Games and Donkey Crew have announced today that they're pushing gritty co-op survival sandbox Bellwright into Steam early access on April 23rd. The...

KingsIsle announces Wizard101 single-player spinoff Ravenwood Academy

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If you've ever wanted to dive back into the Wizard101 world without actually being in Wizard101, now is your time, as this morning KingsIsle...

Gigantic readies another attempt at a server fix and plans a compensation package for players

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Gigantic continues to unfortunately be caught in the throes of server-related launch problems, but Arc Games and Abstraction believe that they may have a...

Mythic vets at Loric Games unveil Echoes of Elysium, a new co-op skyship survival sandbox

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Way back in 2022, we first caught wind of Loric Games, a new studio founded by Mythic vets Rob Denton, Brian Johnson, and Ray...

Not So Massively: Final Stand Ragnarok might be the seed of a fun game, but it was set up for failure

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Not being a PvP fan, I haven't had much investment in the long and tortured saga of Camelot Unchained, but I am a fan...
Owly enough for the owl club.

MOBA shooter Gigantic officially resurrects as the Rampage Edition – here are the patch notes

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If you were among the many fans who were holding a candle for the third-person MOBA shooter Gigantic, then your faith has been rewarded...

Co-op roguelike Inkbound pushes its exit from early access a day ahead of schedule

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First it decided to eschew in-game monetization, now it's moving its full release a day forward. We're talking about Inkbound, the co-op turn-based roguelike...

Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays

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After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at...

Ankama launches DOFUS Touch on mobile as Waven adds new chapters and Wakfu rolls back a server

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Ankama's MMOs have been busy this week: To start with, the French company has launched - actually, relaunched - DOFUS Touch on mobile, both...

Derek Smart’s Alganon is planning a 2025 relaunch following alpha this year

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Derek Smart has been promising that Alganon is returning for years now, and it's finally happening, or at least it has a timeline for...
But it's like on your couch.

Age of Water will launch on consoles at the same time its PC early access starts

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Did you just watch the notorious 1995 box office flop Waterworld starring Kevin Costner, read the Wikipedia article confirming that the film did eventually...

EverCraft Online is a boxy pre-alpha MMORPG that seeks a return to the ‘classic roots’ of the genre

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It's time to once more share word of an in-development indie MMORPG that believes it can bring back the genre's bygone halcyon days. Meet...

Crossplatform gacha MMO Astra Knights of Veda has officially launched as Steam reviews turn red

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As promised, Astra Knights of Veda has officially launched today under the HYBE IM banner. The free-to-play fantasy anime mini-MMO boasts crossplay between the...
wrong way to hold swords

Fight or Kite: Predecessor’s open beta brings back MOBA action and a heap of nostalgia

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The newest, brightest pupil from the School for Extraordinary MOBAs has arrived for your gaming pleasure. Predecessor launched in early access last week, bringing...