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Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei holds back on a date for alpha, plans testing timeline in the fall
Hotly anticipated MMORPG sandbox Pax Dei has been dishing out videos, screenshots, and mechanics FAQs in Discord, but the one thing it's not doing...
Pax Dei shares pictures of its first dungeon and breaks down gameplay mechanics of its world map
Last week we plumbed the depths of Pax Dei's FAQ, which provided some extremely in-depth information about many of the game's overall mechanics. This...
Pax Dei discusses alpha test plans, monetization, building mechanics, and blending PvP with PvE
Most of the time when a game puts out an FAQ, it's generally not too helpful or full of interesting information. That certainly can't...
Mainframe’s Pax Dei is trying to revitalize the classic MMORPG sandbox in a big way
At this past weekend's PC Gaming Show, Mainframe Infustries' gorgeous MMO Pax Dei was one of the major stars, even if you're not an...
Pax Dei announces June 11 showcase, shares bug-filled pics from recent test
Usually, games are not too willing to share their most unflattering side, relying on sizzle reels, flashy vignettes, and dynamic screenshots to put their...
Massively Overthinking: Are we in an ‘MMO hype vacuum’?
James "MMO Folklorist" Crosby recently penned a piece using a term that seems so apt I feel we should all adopt it: the MMO...
Pax Dei demos nighttime housing gameplay, teases ‘high-stakes PvP’ and PvP building
Earlier this week, the devs of upcoming sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei posted a video and FAQ all about the game's buildable housing. Now, Mainframe...
Meet Pax Dei, a well-funded open-world social sandbox built to ‘true MMO scale’
Back in 2021, we caught wind of a new Microsoft-backed MMO called Pax Dei from studio Mainframe Industries, which had been busy raising huge...
Mainframe Industries’ cross-platform cloud-powered MMO raises over $22M in series B funding
Let's open this up with a bit of a history lesson: Back in October 2019, some former vets of CCP Games, Remedy, and Next...
Microsoft’s in-development cloud-native MMO Pax Dei promises scaling complexity and multi-device access
Microsoft's work on an MMO isn't the newest news. Readers will recall the project - a cloud-native MMO being developed by Mainframe - came...
Facebook commits to hiring 10,000 employees in the EU to build its metaverse
How many people does it take to build a metaverse? If you're Facebook, you have a pretty definitive number: 10,000. That's the amount of...
CCP vets found new game studio to build an open-world MMO
There's a new player in the MMO space, and that player is Mainframe Industries. This Nordic game studio was founded by veteran developers from...
