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Zombie horror MMO Dead Frontier 2 morphs into a fully open world title

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This game continues to surprise us. Back in September of 2018, we were alerted to the existence of Dead Frontier 2, a free-to-play survival...

World of Conquerors: Origins is a free-to-play RTS MMO of empire control

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There's a new free-to-play MMORTS wandering around out there, and it kind of looks adorably janky in a way. It's called World of Conquerors:...
Well, maybe there's another oasis where they like cheaters.

Woodpunk MMO Last Oasis sails into Steam early access on March 26

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For the past year and change, we've been covering survival MMO Last Oasis, which developer Donkey Crew calls a "post-apocalyptic clan-based nomadic survival MMO"...
Bang bang.

Call of Duty: Warzone launches to day one numbers greater than Apex Legends’

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Those people who like their military shooty-shoots and also like their battle royale games got something of a treat when Call of Duty: Warzone launched...

Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales

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Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...

Dreadlands is a shared world turn-based tactics game set in a post-apocalyptic land

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We've got a little something different arriving to Steam Early Access, and that is kind of saying something, all things considered. Allow us to...

Leaks suggest Call of Duty battle royale called Warzone is on the way [Update: It’s official now]

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Update: The game's been confirmed now; we've updated at the end. Just in case you thought the battle royale craze was on its way out,...

Wolcen devs discuss launch issues, cash shops, endgame updates, and a new story chapter

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The developers of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem recently sat down for an interview with Gamestar - it's in German, but a helpful Reddit post has...

Not So Massively: First impressions of Wolcen, a familiar but fun ARPG

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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem isn't a game whose development I followed super closely, but I'd seen it on Steam aways back and thought it...

PAX East 2020: Marvel Future Revolution is Netmarble’s new open-world mobile MMO

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Yesterday at their panel at PAX East 2020, Marvel and Netmarble announced a new mobile open world online RPG, Marvel Future Revolution. Ahead of...
Bnurgh.

Riot Games’ multiplayer FPS Valorant is officially unveiled with new screens, details, and gameplay footage

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Looks like the cat has been officially released from the bag. Valorant, the CSGO-like multiplayer FPS that was hitherto known as Project A, has...

Shadow Arena’s closed beta test has officially begun – are you trying it out?

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Shadow Arena, Pearl Abyss' one-time battle royale mode for MMORPG Black Desert, officially hits closed beta today as a standalone title. "Shadow Arena pits 40...

Preloading is live for Bless Unleashed’s headstart launch this afternoon

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Neowiz is about to try again-again with the Bless franchise, as Bless Unleashed rolls into headstart today. Well, it starts today if you shelled...

Mobile MMO TERA Hero shows off PvP, PvE, and raid fights in new videos

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The folks over at MMO Culture have pulled together some new videos of the Korean mobile version of TERA, otherwise known as TERA Hero,...
Commence the jiggling.

Blue Protocol is going to be free-to-play on launch

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Those of you eagerly following news about the upcoming cel-shaded Blue Protocol may be happy to know that the game now has a planned business...

Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony has been delayed from its weekend launch

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We've been covering indie Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony all week, and if you were as intrigued by it as we were, you know it was...
We built a very good house or something.

Bless Mobile is built from the ground up as a different game from the original Bless

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If Bless Unleashed fails when it launches, we'll still have Bless Mobile, which is also claiming to be using the original Bless graphical assets but have nothing to...

Interview: Pearl Abyss on Shadow Arena’s Black Desert origins, esports, audience, and more

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Along with battle royale fans and Black Desert players, we've been keeping an eye on Pearl Abyss' Shadow Arena, the one-time battle royale mode...

Hegemony promises its economy is ‘truly equal in playing field’

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Worried that coming in late to the crafting and economic game of Hegemony will put you at a disadvantage to those who have been...
Stuff.

Outriders is a sci-fi co-op shooter with elemental superpowers arriving to all the platforms in 2020

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Publisher Square-Enix and developer People Can Fly (who many will remember for their work on shooters like Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment) are...