[Steam page] Battlerite, developed by Stunlock Studios, recently entered the Early Access phase on Steam. Touted as the “spiritual successor” of Bloodline Champions, a semi-popular arena PVP game, Bloodrite is developed with a similar gameplay style in mind. There are currently just…
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Paladins – Team-based shooter brawler enters Open Beta phase
[Play free now] Paladins, the new team-based shooter from Hi-Rez Studios, enters Open Beta today! Paladins combines FPS gameplay with unique character customization through collectible cards. Hi-Rez Studios has been working closely with the community to improve Paladins, and now…
Bonfire Studios – Former Blizzard executive nets US$25 million funding
[Website] Before leaving Blizzard Entertainment in 2014, Rob Pardo was Chief Creative Officer of the developer, holding senior positions in games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and many more. Today, he announced the opening of Bonfire Studios with…
Dark and Light – Sandbox MMORPG announced for Steam Early Access
[Teaser site] Snail Games announced today that its fantasy survival MMO, Dark and Light, will be coming to Steam’s Early Access program this fall. Dark and Light is set in a giant sandbox with a focus on exploration and discovery…
Livelock – Perfect World launches futuristic co-op shooter on Steam
[Steam page] Yesterday, Perfect World Entertainment and Tuque Games announced Livelock, a fast-paced cooperative top-down shooter combining intelligent action and unique characters is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for USD 19.99. I have played the game…
Alliance of Valiant Arms – MMOFPS enters Open Beta under new publisher
[Game website] En Masse Entertainment, the North American subsidiary of Korean developer Bluehole Studio (TERA), today announced Alliance of Valiant Arms has entered Open Beta! Players can now transfer an existing character from an Aeria Games account to the new servers.…
WG Cells – World of Tanks studio shuts down mobile games division
Wargaming, the developer of World of Tanks, has confirmed WG Cells‘ closure in a statement to Gamasutra with over 60 job losses. Founded in 2013 as Dropforge, it received full funding from Wargaming to act as the company’s experimental division…
Warframe – The Silver Grove goes live with new content and improvements
[Play free now] Following the very recent Specters of the Rail update and successful TennoCon 2016, developer Digital Extremes continues to release quality game content for Warframe on a regular basis. The latest, The Silver Grove, is now live for…
Riders of Icarus – Exarahn Badlands update goes live with new area
[Game website] In the second massive update Riders of Icarus has received in as many months, large-scale PvP battlegrounds where players can take place in all-out mount warfare by land and air have been introduced to the action-adventure MMORPG. The…
Echo of Soul – Wrath of the Goddess content update is now live
[Play free now] Get ready to take on a brand new adventure in Episode 2.5 of Echo of Soul: Wrath of the Goddess! Aeria Games has just unleashed a wealth of brand new content for Echo of Soul players to…
Paragon – Unreal Engine 4 shooter-MOBA hybrid is now in Open Beta
[Play free now] Crafted using Unreal Engine 4 by Epic Games, also the developer of the engine itself, Paragon has entered the Open Beta phase for PC and consoles. This actually means the paid period is now over, and the…
Titanfall 2 – Developer confirms there is no multiplayer beta for PC version
[Source] Perhaps one of the most highly-anticipated PC games for the upcoming months, it was announced today the multiplayer beta will not be on PC systems, just consoles. While technical issues is one of the reasons, the other given is that…
Twin Saga – Founder’s Beta is now live for new anime-style MMORPG
[Game website] While I have already played Twin Saga during its Taiwanese launch sometime back (as Astral Realm), I was invited by Aeria Games to give the “updated version” for the English Founder’s Beta a try. Developed once again by X-Legend…
LawBreakers – Steam activation keys up for grabs for Alpha weekend
Developed by Boss Key Studios using Unreal Engine 4, LawBreakers has been in several Alpha tests over the past few months. The studio has teamed up with publisher Nexon to launch the game worldwide on Steam, which is great news seeing…