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Once Human 2025 roadmap promises Visional Wheel system, new scenarios, and mobile launch
NetEase-owned Starry Studio looks to have some big plans for the survival MMO Once Human in 2025. That's the message being offered from the...
Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year
Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...
Marvel Rivals director speculates on Concord’s demise: “I don’t think anybody can accurately predict” flops
Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play hero-based FPS that has attracted absolute scads of players following its launch and earning favorable comparisons to Overwatch 2....
Marvel Rivals’ similarity to Overwatch apparently annoyed former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra
It's not too much of a surprise that NetEase's free-to-play superhero shooter Marvel Rivals is being compared to Blizzard's Overwatch; the DNA is clear...
Marvel Rivals’ free-to-play launch hits over 400K Steam players, solid reviews, and purchase problems
For a game that most gamers might have brushed off as "Overwatch at home," NetEase's newly released free-to-play team shooter Marvel Rivals appears to...
Ahead of tonight’s launch, Marvel Rivals outlines its battle pass and cosmetic monetization
So you know that Marvel Rivals is going to be free-to-play, and you know that it's going to offer all its maps, content, and...
NetEase formally unveils its cute new solo/co-op game ANANTA (fka Project Mugen)
NetEase and studio Naked Rain have a big announcement this morning: The cute anime traversal-oriented game it's been teasing under the codename Project Mugen...
PvP shooter Marvel Rivals gears up for this week’s launch with a new trailer
Can NetEase and Marvel Games break into the coveted Overwatch 2 team shooter market? We're about to find out, as Marvel Rivals is heading...
Once Human cooks up a Thanksgiving mobile closed beta test
Just in time for Thanksgiving is a delicious addition to Once Human, as the horror shooter commenced the closed beta test for the game's mobile...
NetEase Q3 2024: Stocks perks up in spite of revenue dip, NetEase cuts Worlds Untold loose
Over the last couple of years, NetEase has been pumping money into a long list of western developers with big names attached to them,...
Diablo Immortal launches Eve of Unmaking this week – and a new backlash mechanic
Diablo Immortal is preparing for its next big patch because what could ever go wrong popping in a patch right before Thanksgiving?
The core of...
Marvel Rivals officially unveils Moon Knight’s arrival to the team shooter’s launch roster
Readers might recall that Marvel Rivals teased the next character coming to the shooter's roster at the very end of its Psylocke trailer, but...
NetEase’s advertisements for World of Warcraft’s return to China are animal-filled madness
It would be very simple to believe that World of Warcraft making its return to Chinese players would be a happy enough ending, particularly...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase stocks dip over internal fraud and corruption investigation
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news. This edition is all about money, baby. Well, quarterly financials, anyhow. And also...
NetEase drops a roadmap for EVE Echoes promising more content – but with few timelines
"Will there be no more content for New Eden in the future?" is probably not the best way to announce your roadmap, but that's...
Diablo Immortal readies several events to celebrate World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary on November 13
How much Azeroth can fit into Sanctuary? NetEase has tapped the hood of Diablo Immortal and said, "This baby can fit all of the...
NetEase’s Destiny Rising officially enters closed alpha today – here’s how to sign up
If you are among those Destiny players who really wanted a Destiny game on your phone, then your moment is fast approaching, as NetEase...
RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night
It’s never easy to say goodbye to an MMO – especially one that you’ve personally spent every day playing since launch. Of course, we’ve...
Destiny Rising talks down fears of a stamina mechanic after a UI screenshot makes the rounds
Earlier this month, NetEase officially confirmed the existence of Destiny: Rising, a mobile version of the looter shooter that was initially leaked by Bungie...
Once Human opens a new PvE scenario that challenges players to face extreme temperatures
If you're ready for a new PvE-focused challenge in Once Human, then you're in luck because today has brought the new Way of Winter...
