Nexon and Embark aren’t letting ARC Raiders go long without new stuff: The Flashpoint Update droppped today with a new challenge to tackle: “Raiders will encounter the new Close Scrutiny ARC Operation map condition, introducing high-risk engagements and high-value targets centered around the ARC Assessor—a heavily guarded unit carrying rare components tied to player progression.” Players […]

I’ve spent a few hours over the course of this past month with Where Winds Meet, and I still cannot tell you how I really feel about that time with the game all that much. Or at least not with any level of great confidence. That’s not to suggest I’m passing final judgment (this is […]

Fortnite is already absolutely awash with Disney IP, and the House of Mouse has already thrown $1.5B at Epic Games to help put together a “huge Disney universe” in the shooter. So it’s probably not too surprising to learn that Disney is interested in buying Epic Games whole hog. That comes from tech reporter Alex Heath, who […]

As promised, RuneScape Dragonwilds’ 0.11 patch has entered the survival sandbox’s early access chat today, bearing the uncomfortable name Dowdun Reach, which either sounds like “dowdy” or reminds me of Downton Abbey every single time I see it. The patch itself is anything but dowdy, however, as players are looking at new quests, new building […]

It’s sad news this week for fans of the multiplayer hangout and building space Rec Room, as the developers have announced that the game is closing down after a decade on June 1st. And the farewell letter is quite clear about what’s going on: Despite a decade of trying, the project never reached a sustainable […]

Genshin Impact already gave players a reason to return to the starting area of Mondstadt back in February, but now it’s giving those folks a reason to stay with its next update scheduled for Wednesday, April 8th, by way of a new part of the region to explore. The zone will expand northward into a region […]

The Season of Wishes has arrived to fans of the mobile shooter Destiny: Rising, and no, we don’t mean the Christmas season has arrived way too early, but one could certainly argue that it’s bringing some big presents for players both in terms of what it adds as much as what it removes. One of the major […]

Sure, we’ve seen a couple of games that combine creature collecting and survival sandbox mechanics before, but what if that game format were more about ARPG combat and also let players directly control the companions they capture? That seems to be the elevator pitch of Never Wither, a developing multiplayer survival crafting ARPG from studio […]

PUBG Blindspot was probably always doomed to be in MMORPG fans’ blindspot, given that it was a multiplayer tactical shooter, but you still might’ve though Krafton would be able to make it stick in the games industry with the word “PUBG” attached to it. Apparently not: Over the weekend, Krafton’s ARC Team (no relation to […]

The second year of piratey naval conflict wrapped up in Skull and Bones, and Ubisoft said that it couldn’t be more pleased with how the title developed during the time. The studio posted a retrospective for Year 2’s accomplishments, including adding the Schooner, World Tiers, and the much-vaunted Faction War. “Year 2 was designed as […]

When 1,000 developers were handed their walking papers at Epic Games, one of the first questions that come to mind is “why.” And while CEO Tim Sweeney offered some insight into the decision, professional analysis says that, unsurprisingly, it’s likely a more multi-faceted matter than just Fortnite and the Epic Games Store fumbling. Among some of the other […]

With everything else going on, it’s easy to have missed that PAX East was kicking off over the weekend, which is where Digital Extremes dropped some new details for its games Warframe and Soulframe during its panel at the convention’s main theater. A large number of reveals were made for Soulframe at the event, chief among them being […]

Yes, we also forgot entirely about Elder Scrolls: Blades, the multiplayer mobile and Nintendo Switch dungeon crawler that started life back in 2019, pushed through a rocky early access period, and eventually went on to appear to right some of its initial wrongs and establish some small playerbase. The game was even marking a fourth anniversary […]

Way back in April, Astroneer studio System Era Softworks announced a spinoff of its OG multiplayer space sandbox, but still set in the Astroneer universe. Called Starseeker, the new game sounded even more multiplayer-oriented than its predecessor. Now, System Era has gone into more detail on what to expect, courtesy of this week’s gameplay reveal […]

It floors me to realize how very long MMORPG players have been snooping each others’ profiles in games. In Ultima Online, you had to be careful because a double-click could sometimes turn into an attack and not just a way to check out someone’s paperdoll drip. In EverQuest, it was even considered impolite to check […]

Back in August, we reported on a lawsuit filed by Louisiana State Attorney General Liz Murrill against Roblox that alleged the games platform has not done enough to protect children from predators and sexual exploitation. Now it looks as if the company has a second such lawsuit on its hands, this time coming from the […]

This week saw the first season arrive to the early access mulitplayer sandbox of Skate, and like all games that run a seasonal model, this one is once again making sure that players are made aware that it has a battle pass – sorry, skate pass – that offers up cosmetic goodies to earn. The […]