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ARK: Survival Evolved is bringing its dino-themed sandbox shooter gameplay to the Xbox One sooner rather than later. VG24/7 notes that developer Studio Wildcard has confirmed an "imminent release" in the form of the Xbox Game Preview, which is a sort of early access program for consoles. ARK initially launched on the PC via Steam early access last summer, and...

Heroes & Generals got a new content update today. It features a new encounter game mode and map with fast-paced infantry-only battles, as well as new weapons, the introduction of vehicle camouflage, and a new German light transport vehicle. Reto-Moto says that "improving the overall gameplay experience" is a central focus of today's patch. Changes include a new spawn protection...

One of the things that sets Star Citizen apart from the game industry at large is a virtual world design that provides players with options other than fighting. One such option is spaceship wrenching, which works in conjunction with the game's detailed damage model to "create intuitive and engaging gameplay for players wishing to pursue a career in ship repair or for...

Tank commanders, it's time to roll on Berlin! The newest map to World of Tanks is but one of many additions in this week's 9.12 update. Want more? There's a PvE tutorial for the PC, the final version of the game's rampage mode, an improved customization interface, and a HD visual upgrade for 28 vehicles. Wargaming has also added more...

Crowdfunded fantasy sandbox Shroud of the Avatar has made its latest patch available to backers as of this morning. Originally, Release 24 was supposed to be fairly light in terms of content and focused instead on bug-fixing, polishing, and performance optimization. As producer Starr Long explains in his Release 24 instruction post, that's not exactly what happened. It's a lengthy read, and...

Since EverQuest II's newest expansion just launched on Tuesday, there is no way I could have explored and experienced all the content completely before today. I know there are gamers who can get through all new content in a matter of days, if not (frighteningly) hours, but I am just not one of them. Luckily, the beta afforded me the...

Strange and wonderful things are afoot in Aion's Abyssal region following yesterday's Patch 4.9. The content update comes as a shockwave has hit the game's Abyss, causing several new islands to form. This means that players can explore one of two new factional landings, check out 16 additional bases, and go farm a level-46 elite hunting ground. However, the patch...

Perfect World International might be one of PWE's less-hypey MMOs here in the west, but it's still getting healthy updates that make it worth another look. The game's most recent update, War Front, added a crapton of stuff, including the game's first dynamic solo instance, cross-server nation wars, and a weekly faction PvP event called the Battle for Treasure Island. So howsabout a...

No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars 2s, your Star Stables -- wax and wane in the amount of press and attention they get depending on what they're doing and how well their PR department is functioning. It doesn't take much for a...

I-Novae Studios is surely popping the cork today to celebrate the fact that its space sim, Infinity: Battlescape, has passed its $300,000 funding goal on Kickstarter. Infinity's campaign has a little less than a day to go before it wraps up. "The whole team would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to every one of our backers, this is a...