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‘Adventure shooter MMORPG’ Ashfall begins downloading for this week’s closed beta on PC and mobile
It's been a little while since we heard some major news out of Ashfall, NetEase's self-described "adventure shooter MMORPG" for PC and mobile; we...
NetEase’s post-apoc MMO Ashfall plans NA PC closed beta August 3rd
When last we checked in on NetEase's post-apoc MMO shooter Ashfall, it was running a spring closed beta - and delaying its launch to...
Diablo Immortal’s 16th season includes China-only content and battleground leeching penalties
Will Diablo Immortal's update this week share the same fate as Diablo IV's last week? Unlikely, as the one-year-old mobile-friendly NetEase/Blizzard collaboration launches the...
The MOP Up: Gamescom and QuakeCon prepare to storm August
As the end of summer approaches (ack! how?), gaming conventions rev up again - and that includes big industry galas like GamesCom and in-house...
Jack Emmert talks up NetEase support for his studio’s Warhammer MMO, talks down a PvP design focus
Back in May we caught wind of developer Jack Emmert's shift from Daybreak to the newly formed NetEase-owned studio Jackalyptic Games, which is starting...
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2023: Diablo IV doubled Blizzard’s revenues as MAUs continue decline
Activision-Blizzard has once again released its Q2 financials early as of this morning, but given the fact that this week was meant to be...
NetEase’s multiplayer sci-fi space sim Infinite Lagrange gets a ‘generation legacy version’ in August
Despite the game only being out for around seven months on PC and over a year on mobile, it looks as if Netease-developed multiplayer...
Melee-focused battle royale Naraka Bladepoint goes free-to-play, celebrates two years, and launches on PS5
This week is a pretty big one for the melee-centric battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint, with a second anniversary celebration, a launch on the PlayStation...
Tencent insists Tarisland isn’t a World of Warcraft clone
When Tencent announced Tarisland back in January, just as World of Warcraft was being yanked offline in China, just about everyone, including us, called...
NetEase’s Harry Potter: Magic Awakened conjures up a global mobile launch
Just because Hogwarts sent you home for the summer vacation doesn't mean that you can't take a bit of the wizarding world with you....
Tarisland’s global closed beta is finally underway on PC and Android
As promised, Tencent's Tarisland officially enters closed beta today, with a PC open globally and an Android beta open for a more limited group...
Harry Potter Magic Awakened, NetEase’s new MMOCCG, is launching June 27
Warner Bros. and NetEase have been teasing a launch for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened for a few weeks now, but now it's official: The...
The MOP Up: CDPR lays off the rest of Gwent’s dev team
As CD Projekt Red prepares to end development of its card battler Gwent, it announced that it'll be letting the remaining 30 developers on...
Jack Emmert confirms that NetEase’s Warhammer 40,000 MMO is being built in Unreal Engine 5
Hopefully you didn't miss the fascinating announcement last month that Jack Emmert's new Austin-based, NetEase-owned game studio is working on a Warhammer 40,000 MMO...
Ashfall delays release to summer 2024, promises multiple beta tests beforehand
As the self-described "adventure shooter MMORPG" Ashfall moves closer to its first closed beta test in July, developer Legendary Studios has had to follow...
Jack Emmert’s NetEase-owned studio rebrands as Jackalyptic Games, teases Warhammer 40K title
The studio is named Jackalyptic Games, it's owned by Netease, and it's headed by Jack Emmert. You might think that you wouldn't want to...
Tencent’s Tarisland offers a global release window of later this year and a new CG hype trailer
When NetEase and Blizzard had their messy breakup that ultimately lead to World of Warcraft being pulled from China, Tencent swooped in with an...
The MOP Up: Magic the Gathering Arena jumps the gun on Steam
While we were all led to believe that Magic the Gathering Arena was coming to Steam this fall -- mostly because investors were told...
The MOP Up: World War II Online focuses on rebuilding squads
"Squads" are the watchword of World War II Online as of late, with Cornered Rats pouring more effort into bolstering this group makeup in...
Lawful Neutral: What if Activision-Blizzard just… sold Blizzard?
Last week, Activision-Blizzard and Bobby Kotick got a bad surprise: The UK moved to block the acquisition of ABK by Microsoft, citing concerns over...
