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PUBG Corp – Lawsuit filed against NetEase over PUBG clones
[Source] PUBG Corp, the new entity setup last year by developer Bluehole to oversee everything related to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), recently filed a lawsuit in a Northern California court against Chinese gaming giant NetEase over the PUBG clones, Knives Out…
LawBreakers – Studio admits it is making a new game to keep the lights on
[Source] You might have already heard of how LawBreakers failed to attract any crowd over the past few month since its official launch, with competitors such as Overwatch and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds light years ahead in terms of popularity. Developer Boss…
Deathgarden – Gory arena blood sport is now looking for Alpha participants
[Alpha register] Behaviour Digital, the Canadian studio behind the popular horror game Dead By Daylight, today announced its latest project, Deathgarden, a brutal multiplayer action game in development for PC. Set in the near future, Deathgarden revolves around a real blood…
Closers – Tina the battle robot joins the Wolf Dogs unit today
[Play free now] Wolf Dogs unite! En Masse Entertainment announced today that the latest member of the team, the elite combat robot Tina with marksman’s abilities, is now live in Closers! Tina is a battle robot created to harness the…
Breakaway – Development on action MOBA from Amazon has stopped
Announced in September 2016, Breakaway is one of the first online games to be announced by the newly-formed Amazon Game Studios. A year later, due to the popularity of competitor Overwatch and the death of several MOBA titles, the team…
Defiance 2050 – Closed Beta dates revealed for open world sci-fi shooter
[Beta signup] Trion Worlds, developer of of RIFT and publisher of ArcheAge, today announced the Closed Beta schedule for its latest project, the open world sci-fi shooter Defiance 2050. Closed Beta will run during the weekend of 20 April to 22…
Artifact – Steam product page for competitive TCG based on DOTA 2 goes live
[Steam page] By now, many gamers would already have heard of Artifact, developer Valve’s latest project which is a competitive trading card game co-developed with Magic: The Gathering veteran designer Richard Garfield. Based on the characters and lore of Dota 2,…
World of Tanks – New era begins for PC version as Update 1.0 arrives
[Play free now] World of Tanks first roared onto PC in 2010 and to date has recruited over 160 million registered players, becoming one of the most popular games in the world. The new World of Tanks Update 1.0 lands…
Dauntless – Evolving Wilds content update arrives for co-op action RPG
[Closed Beta signup] Phoenix Labs has released the next major update for Dauntless with “Evolving Wilds,” continuing to enhance and expand the gameplay experience as the co-op action RPG continues on the road to Open Beta. “Evolving Wilds” will introduce…
TERA – Male Brawler class is now live with Counterpunch update
[Play free now] First announced a couple of weeks ago, the Counterpunch content update is now live for the PC version of TERA! The main feature introduced in this update is the new male Brawler class, which was previously exclusive…
Artifact – Competitive card game based on Dota has more details revealed
First teased back in August 2017, several media outlets were recently invited to developer Valve’s offices in Seattle recently to have a first look at Artifact. A competitive card game based on Dota, Artifact will feature 3 different lanes on the…
H1Z1 – Mother of all battle royale games is now Free-to-Play
[Play free now] While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the battle royale game which has been taking all accolades over the past couple of years, it was indeed H1Z1 which stated the genre. Developer Daybreak Game Studio could be blamed for not…
Defiance 2050 – Trion Worlds announces new Free-to-Play online shooter
[Beta signup] Trions Worlds, developer of Defiance and RIFT, today revealed its latest project, Defiance 2050. Confirmed to be Free-to-Play and launching this summer for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Defiance 2050 is an online shooter set in apost-apocalyptic…