Following tons of promises about rebooting Anthem with new content, upgraded features and renaming to Anthem NEXT, developer BioWare today officially announced the cancelation of Anthem. Owned by the merciless studio-killer known as Electronic Arts (EA), majority of the blame…
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Black Desert Online – Pearl Abyss to publish North America and Europe servers next year
According to several Korean news outlets, the publishing contract between Kakao Games and developer Pearl Abyss for Black Desert Online has expired, with the official final day to be on 24 February 2021. However, it is unknown at this point…
4Story – Classic PC MMORPG announced by publisher Papaya Play
[Pre-register now] Games publisher Papaya Play announced that it is preparing for the 19 November launch of 4Story, the classic PC MMORPG developed by Korean studio Zemi Interactive. Do note that the Europe server is still under Gameforge. According to…
Crucible – Amazon’s epic fail attempt at a team-based shooter has stopped development
After an epic failure of a launch, Amazon Game Studios recently announced it has stopped the development of Crucible, its team-based action shooter. Crucible is the second game to be closed by Amazon Game Studios following Breakaway, which did not…
Worms Rumble – PC + PlayStation cross-play beta begins next month
[Steam page] Team17 today announced a slew of Worms Rumble news, confirming a PlayStation/PC cross-play beta from 6th November, and a full release for the strategic real-time action game on PlayStation 4+5, and PC in December. The latest instalment features…
Dreamhaven – Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime reveals new gaming venture
After leaving the corrupted hell-hole known as Blizzard Entertainment since April 2019, co-founder and former president Mike Morhaime has kept a rather low profile. Earlier today, he finally revealed what he has been working on – Dreamhaven, a new company…
Microsoft – Software giant buys The Elder Scrolls developer for $7.5 billion
[Official press release] Microsoft today announced it has closed a deal to take control of ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks, the company which made games such as DOOM and The Elder Scrolls franchise. Under the terms of…
Lost Ark – Publisher for North America and Europe announced
[Press release] Amazon Games today announced it has reached an exclusive publishing agreement for North America and Europe with Korean developer Smilegate RPG. They will collaborate to publish a game releasing next year, with specific details to be revealed at…
Purple – NCsoft is preparing cross-platform software for US market
If you did not already know, NCsoft launched a PC software known as Purple late last year ago along with Lineage 2M. Purple works similar to an Android emulator, but simply just plays games from NCsoft while having various community…
TERA – Battle Arena team PVP mode announced doe action MMORPG
[Steam page] En Masse Entertainment recently announced TERA Battle Arena, an all-new team-based battle mode coming 2020 on PC. In TERA Battle Arena, players will control Heroes drawn from the TERA universe with each hero having their own unique skill…
EXOMECHA – Futuristic online FPS announced with various game modes
While several AAA games were announced during Microsoft’s recent livestream for Xbox (such as Halo Infinite), it is inevitable some smaller titles did not get the spotlight. Enter EXOMECHA, a new Free-to-Play online competitive first-person shooter (FPS) created by TwistedRed…
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – SEGA announces massive renewal update for MMORPG in 2021
Just a few months into the launch of Phantasy Star Online 2 in the western market, SEGA recently announced the massive 2021 update, New Genesis. According to SEGA, “because the game system and graphics engine of Phantasy Star Online 2…
Nexon – American studio working on Unreal Engine 4 PC title shuts down
Nexon recently confirmed that it has shut down its development studio in Orange County, California. The studio was first made known in 2017, with several positions open for a new PC project apparently made using Unreal Engine 4 (this was…
Bless Unleashed – Neowiz announces new Bless MMORPG for PC
Neowiz announced the shutdown of Bless Online back in September 2019, bringing the end of a much-delayed Unreal Engine 3 MMORPG which launched to no success. At the same time, there was already another MMO based on Bless Online in…