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Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM

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Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...

LEGO Worlds releases on Steam early access

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Since Minecraft more or less ripped off the very concept of playing with LEGOs, why not return the favor? That seems to be the...
When the most notable thing about you is your game's engine, maybe it's time to give up.

Take a look at God Slayer Online’s first beta test

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Are you doing most of your god slaying offline at this point? You might be able to benefit from God Slayer Online, then, because...

The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Wander?

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Wander kind of surprised me. I've been aware of it for some time, but due to its lack of a launch date and my year-long MMO...
You wanted bunny girls. Happy to not oblige.

Bluehole Studio artist posts Project EXA renders

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What is Project EXA? We don't know at this point; all we know is that it's something Bluehole Studio has been working on since 2014...

Explorer-centric Wander launches June 4th with new Hira form

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Explorers rejoice! On June 4th, those who revel in the non-combat aspects of MMOs will be able to meander aimlessly through the wilds of...

Dragon Nest II: Legend announced for mobile

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Don't let the Roman numeral two fool you into thinking that this is a sequel. Dragon Nest II: Legend is actually a prequel to...
Well, who doesn't appreciate the welcome?

MapleStory 2 might be launching on July 2nd

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With the conclusion of its beta testing periods, everyone is wondering when MapleStory 2 is actually going to launch in its native South Korea,...
Out breaking logs in the hot sun.

Tree of Life launches early access on May 27th

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Nothing like a quick turnaround to pique your interest in a game, right? Tree of Life came out of nowhere to announce that its brightly...

Crossout gives you the freedom to mix-and-match death machines

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Remember how hot the vehicular combat genre used to be, especially in the '90s with titles like Twisted Metal? Apart from the short-lived Auto...
Try to fly better than this.

Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s western port is a cheerful cliche storm (and I want to play more)

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I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Blade & Soul just moving around. Most of the time in a given game, I'm moving around because...
Much like TERA, having a discussion about this game's attitude towards women is mostly a matter of shaking your head in exasperation.

Blade & Soul hits western shores this winter

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Remember when comic books had little call-outs on the front cover proudly proclaiming that something happened because the readers requested it? I always thought...

Voxelnauts Kickstarter melds VR, voxels, and sandbox gameplay

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What do you get when you stick a sandbox, voxels, and VR into a blender? You get Voxelnauts, a new voxelbox -- actually, they're calling...
AND NOW - I DIE!

Betawatch: May 15th, 2015

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I'm not going to lie to you, dear readers: I don't care much about Star Citizen. I am aware, though, that the actual big news...

Rodinia War melds strategy and fantasy action

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What flavors go well together? Peanut butter and chocolate, obviously. Sarcasm and stand-up comedians. Mario and mushrooms. And now, apparently, builder games and MMORPGs. This...
At this point every free-to-play game is different from the others by not offering a gameplay advantage for paying money.

Dragon of Legends will be a cross-platform pixel MMO

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If you like pixel art and the promise of being able to play an MMO on both mobile and desktop clients, you should probably...
So of course this picture features neither trees nor much life.

Tree of Life is available on Steam

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If you wake up in the morning and find yourself just unable to get enough early access sandbox titles to whet your appetite, you'll...

Metal Reaper Online shoots up the apocalypse

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When competing factions end up crashing a space station into the earth and triggering a nuclear war, the result is a hotbed of action,...
All right, but there are certain questions asked vis-a-vis budgets here.

Empyrean Rule combines RTS gameplay with a persistent world

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You can't accuse the makers of Empyrean Rule of thinking small. Instead of trying to just create a persistent fantasy sandbox for $40,000, the...

Brunelleschi is the staging ground for a ‘Mythic Renaissance’ civilization

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Set in a "mythic Renaissance" that blends together history and fantasy, Brunelleschi: Age of Architects is an ambitious social builder that aims to give...