New Games

Here’s the stuff we’d never heard of before we covered it for the first time here. You wanted bleeding edge… here it is! [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Galaxies of Eden is a new sandbox MMORPG with all the Star Wars Galaxies trappings

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So here's a new MMO that just landed in our inbox: It's called Galaxies of Eden, and studio MIR Cybernetics Corporation is billing it...

Voidtrain is a survival sandbox where players build an interdimensional train and explore islands by rail

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Looking through the description of Voidtrain and watching video footage, the closest I can come to in terms of a summary is that it...
two to the one to the one to the three

Bless Unleashed formally launches on PC today, counting 40K players in final test

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It's launch day for Bless Unleashed - the PC version, that is - and it's been a long, long time coming. Readers will recall...

Nexon drops videos and details for Project HP, Project ER, Project Magnum, and more

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Nexon is taking the wraps off of multiple projects this week, and before we leap in, just know that we don't know whether all...

The Stream Team: Causing some trouble in Space Punks’ early access

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A fair number of new games cross our desk over the course of any given news week, but the whole vibe of Jagex-published Space...

Nevergrind Online is an upcoming cooperative multiplayer title dressed up in classic RPG style

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Update: An MOP reader pointed us to the history of this particular solo developer, which appears to involve publicly promoting anti-vax conspiracies (among other...

Genfanad is a browser-based ‘nostalgic’ MMORPG that also seeks to shake up RPG tropes

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Reading up about the old school-styled browser-based MMORPG Genfanad, I'm brought to mind another certain MMORPG that tries to both mirror the classics while...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Unite is genuinely fun – for new and casual MOBA players

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When Pokemon Unite was first announced, I had severe doubts I'd even give it a shot. I know I'm the local Pokemon guy, but there are many games in the...

Facebook is building a multi-billion dollar virtual universe

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Normally, the announcement of a new MMO or virtual world would elicit nothing but excitement from our quarter, but there's something ominous in hearing...

Cyberpunk multiplayer shooter RPG The Ascent has officially released on Xbox and PC

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Publisher Curve Digital and Swedish indie studio Neon Giant are offering up some twin-stick shooting ARPG goodness for yourself or a few of your...

Finnish sci-fi MMO Starbase has entered early access alpha on Steam

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"The long wait is over and early access is here!" Starbase developer Frozenbyte declares this morning, and the studio is not kidding. The MMO-ish...

Massively on the Go: The Witcher Monster Slayer shows why Pokemon Go is still the best

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Nearly a year ago, Niantic employees did a GDC presentation on Augmented Reality design practices, though it seemed a bit more like best practices...
Here we go again.

Tower of Fantasy is a new MMO from Perfect World Entertainment with a sci-fi bent

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Ah, Tower of Fantasy, a perfect title for a game that actually looks to be more science-fiction inspired than fantasy-inspired. Here, let's get your...

Thunder Tier One is a multiplayer top-down tactical shooter from a PUBG dev, and you can play test it this weekend

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Evidently, one of the developers of battle royale shooter PUBG, the head of action and gunplay unit Pawel Smolewski, has been working on a...

Whatever happened to the Age of Wushu franchise?

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This story has something of an interesting progression to it. It began with a dive into whatever happened to Age of Wushu, which then...
She's thinking about sandwiches.

Perfect World Revolution is available for everyone to play now with one hand

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You want to play an MMORPG of some kind, any kind, but you also have a delicious sandwich to eat. What can you do...

Blade and Soul 2 officially launches in South Korea next month

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There has been a lot of news coming from Blade and Soul 2 recently, such as an August launch window and additional game reveals...

Nexon’s Project Magnum, a sci-fi looter shooter, emerges from the wings

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With the proven success (amid several failures) of the online looter shooter, it's not unsurprising that Nexon wants to get in on the action...
Sigh.

Pokémon Unite, a monster-battling MOBA, is live now

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The overall Pokémon franchise has never shied away from finding new and creative ways to let these animals hurt one another in violent confrontation,...

Blade and Soul 2 will be getting a South Korean launch this August

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Up to this point, the mobile MMO prequel Blade and Soul 2 has only had the nebulous launch date of sometime this year, but...