Mavericks: Proving Grounds – Studio behind ambitious 1,000 player online shooter goes broke

Mavericks: Proving Grounds, an ambitious online shooter first revealed in 2017, has been canceled by its developer Automaton Games. Touting support for 1,000 players in the main Proving Grounds mode and an in-development battle royale mode supporting 400 players, Automaton…

Black Desert Online – Shai talent update arrives next week with new support skills

[Game website] Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss unveiled the release date and first details for Shai’s Talent update that will expand on her arsenal of skills. Shai, unlike other classes, is focused on support tasks. In the next game update…

Kingdom Under Fire 2 – Gameforge announces MMORPG and RTS hybrid for North America and Europe

Years after the game’s demise in several regions, Germany-based publisher Gameforge today announced that it has acquired the North American and European publishing rights to Kingdom Under Fire 2, the long-awaited action MMORPG from South Korean developer Blueside. The latest…

Embark Studios – New Swedish developer becomes a Nexon subsidiary

Nexon today announced that it will increase its investment in Embark Studios following the initial investment made in November 2018. Nexon will now acquire an additional 32.8% of the outstanding shares of the studio, increasing its total shares to 66.1%.…

Black Desert Online – Quick look at Shai class and first image of awakening weapon

Thanks to developer Pearl Abyss, we managed to give the upcoming Shai class a quick look recently. As mentioned in our previous post, Shai is the first healing and support class in Black Desert Online, and is meant to be…

Goat of Duty – Multiplayer shooter with goats discovered on Steam

[Steam page] To be honest, we were unsure if we should post anything about this game, since we came across it randomly while browsing through Steam. But since there is online multiplayer, so why the goat not? Set to be…

Black Desert Online – Star’s End update arrives with the ultimate Blackstar weapon

[Play free now] Continuing the content rollout that was announced on the content roadmap in April, Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss are announcing the release of Star’s End. This new high-end content will have players strive to forge a new…

Sharkmob – Tencent acquires Swedish indie games developer

Founded just 2 years ago with no games or any products launched, Swedish indie studio Sharkmob today announced it has been 100% acquired by behemoth Tencent Games. No financial details were provided. Unaffected by the acquisition, Sharkmob continues working with…

Black Desert Online – Launch date announced for massive Underwater Ruins update

[Play free now] As previously announced on the content roadmap last month, Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss are proud to announce the new Underwater Ruins expansion that will be added to Black Desert Online (Europe and North America) on the…

Black Desert Online – Developer reveals content roadmap for next few months

[Game website] Following in the footsteps of reaching the $1 billion sales milestone worldwide, Pearl Abyss today announced the Black Desert Online roadmap that will introduce a host of new content and activities to the popular MMORPG in the 2nd…

CryoFall – New online sci-fi survival RPG enters Steam Early Access

[Steam Early Access] CryoFall, a new multiplayer survival RPG from publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer AtomicTorch Studio, recently entered Steam Early Access. This unique sci-fi game challenges players to survive on a harsh, alien planet with a variety of official…

Guardians of Ember – Open Beta begins for relaunched hackand slash MMORPG

[Play free now] Publisher Gameforge today announced the Open Beta launch of its new PC Hack and Slash MMORPG, Guardians of Ember! Developed by Taiwanese studio Runewaker (creators of Runes of Magic), the 2019 re-launch of Guardians of Ember features…

Warhammer: Chaosbane – Preorder now live for first action RPG set in Warhammer Fantasy Battles world

[Preorder now] Publisher Bigben and developer Eko Software today announced that preorder of Warhammer: Chaosbane is now available on its website for the PC version. The action RPG is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC starting…

Guardians of Ember – Hack and Slash action MMORPG relaunches under Gameforge

[Closed Beta signup] European game publisher recently announced it will relaunch PC action MMORPG, Guardians of Ember, as a Free-to-Play title early this year. Guardians of Ember was previously a Buy-to-Play game on Steam, and that decision obviously ended in…