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PAX East 2017: Introducing Rend, a three-way survival sandbox from Frostkeep Studios
I don't really like survival games, typically -- I understand why a lot of people do like them, don't get me wrong, but I don't...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long on the pros and cons of early access
Construction continues apace at Shroud of the Avatar, where the team reports that two new areas are being crafted for future releases. There's the...
Dark and Light has special mounts for faction leaders
Here's some incentive for climbing the political ladder in Dark and Light to become the leader of one of the game's three factions: your...
PAX East 2017: Talking Conan Exiles on the show floor with Funcom
If you're a fan of Funcom and the games it makes, Conan Exiles probably has you breathing a bit easier than you have in a...
Eternal Crusade adds new map, revenge cam
A new patch rolled out in Eternal Crusade earlier this week, making it easier than ever to plot your grand revenge upon those who...
Project Genom rewrites its code and renovates its world
The end of 2016 was a messy and unfortunate time for the folks at Project Genom, who have only now emerged to start up...
The Repopulation will be playable Sunday, back on Steam later in March
The Repopulation is indeed on track to resume early access later this month as planned.
"Servers will be opening up to all current players on...
PAX East 2017: Shards Online changes its name to Legends of Aria and goes full MMORPG
Shards Online is no more: The game is now officially called Legends of Aria. Better still? It's now being marketed by Citadel Studios as...
Dark and Light confirms 2017 early access launch
Toward the end of last year, we all did the math and figured the resurrected MMORPG sandbox Dark and Light had no chance of...
Conan Exiles previews 2017 plans, throws shade on early access abusers
Though it's fun for the broader industry, GDC has been a bit of a dud for our genre for years now. If you're willing to...
Revelation Online soft launch is here! Check out our roundup and trailer
Revelation Online is officially official this morning, having soft launched into a no-wipe beta this morning. It's old hat to you folks who bought...
You can try Shroud of the Avatar for free right now
Sing me a song of a free trial, sing me a song today!
Right this very hot moment, Shroud of the Avatar is testing out...
Cloud Pirates has arrived on Steam early access
Cloud Pirates officially flew into early access on Steam yesterday, bringing its quirky blend of Allods Online dirigibles and MOBA combat to the platform....
ARK Survival Evolved rolls back official servers following Amazon outage
Did Amazon's Web Services outage on Wednesday wreck your day? It wrecked a lot of the internet, including ARK: Survival Evolved, which uses the...
Take a peek at the first 15 mods being funded through ARK: Survival Evolved’s new creator program
Earlier this week, Studio Wildcard teased its new paid modding program for ARK: Survival Evolved, and now it's released more details as part of...
Take a primer on Revelation Online’s character paths
Hands up if you're already in Revelation Online's open beta early access! Anyone waiting until next week to try it out then? Are you...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon launches on May 5
Remember how Darkfall: Rise of Agon's team mentioned last month that the game was roughly four months away from launch? That seemed kind of...
Wisdom of Nym: The next few months for Final Fantasy XIV
Fellow fans of Final Fantasy XIV, I'm not going to lie to you: The next few months in the game will be rough. Not...
Revelation Online welcomes early access players to the soft launch
It's happening, people. It's happening. After months of anticipation for the next big Asian import, Revelation Online is finally (soft) launching. Open beta starts...
H1Z1’s newest $300,000 tournament will be televised
In April, you won't have to turn to Twitch to see professional teams beat the crap out of each other in H1Z1 -- you'll...