[Source] CCP Games today announced that they have cancelled the World of Darkness massively multiplayer online (MMO) game project in development in their Atlanta, GA studio. As a result of the change, 56 employees of the Atlanta studio have lost their jobs. Some team…
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained – F2P version of popular series announced
Robot Entertainment today announced they’ll be adding millions of carcasses to the orc pile with ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED™, a raucous new multiplayer game in the award-winning Orcs Must Die! franchise. ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED is a fast-paced Fortress Siege…
Heroes of the Storm – New heroes revealed at PAX East 2014 event
[Game website] Over at PAX East 2014, Blizzard Entertainment revealed a couple of new heroes for their upcoming hero brawler (they prefer this than MOBA), Heroes of the Storm. While I remember seeing Brightwing a few days back, the other…
Cabal Online – Gladiator class arrives in biggest content update ever
[Game website] ESTsoft Inc., the North America-based publishing arm of ESTsoft Corp., developer of the highly acclaimed hit free-to-play MMORPG, CABAL Online, is proud to announce the immediate release of CABAL Online’s largest content update yet: Episode X: Gladiator. For…
Molten Games – Studio closure confirmed with all employees laid off
Formed last year by several gaming veterans and funded by NCsoft, Molten Games closed on March 24th, a little more than a year after its founding. About 60 employees were affected, with the management giving out severance packages and inviting…
Transformers Universe – Shellshock and Catapult invited to the party
[Beta register] With the first test phase looming upon Transformers Universe, 2 new bots were introduced to the battlefield. They are Shellshock from the Decepticons and Catapult from the Autobots. Labelled as a MOTA (Massively Online Tactical Action), new screenshots can…
Molten Games – Mass layoffs confirmed for NCsoft-backed studio
Molten Games, which received a “multi-million” investment from NCsoft in 2013, has laid off most of its employees. As of now, there are conflicting reports as some insiders claim that currently, “the whole studio is looking for work“, while others “confirm” that Molten…
Blizzard Outcasts – Famed developer announces its first fighting game
[Game website] Blizzard Entertainment today announced its first classic-style fighting game, Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished. The playable characters are actually side characters from the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo, all vying for a chance to take the spotlight. Can…
Transformers Universe – Gameplay trailer makes its action-packed debut
[Game website] Jagex Games Studio, makers of the multi-award winning fantasy MMORPG RuneScape, today launches the debut gameplay trailer for Transformers Universe. The much anticipated, free-to-play Massively Online Tactical Action game (MOTA) will launch on browsers during summer 2014, tapping…
Zombies Monsters Robots – En Masse reveals debut game trailer
En Masse Entertainment™, a player-driven publisher focused on delivering fun and innovative online games, today announced the intense third person shooter, Zombies Monsters Robots (ZMR), for PC. Set in an alternate world where the invention of portal technology has lured cross-dimensional creatures…
Swordsman – New intro trailer invites you create your own destiny
[Teaser website] Based on a very popular wuxia novel in Asia, Perfect World Entertainment will be bringing its self-developed game, Swordsman, to the English market soon. There will be quite a spread of schools and weapons to choose from, ready…
Heroes of the Storm – 10 reasons to play the new heroes brawler
[Game website] While Heroes of the Storm is still not available for public play, the upcoming heroes brawler from Blizzard is getting much attention around the world. It is really not just another “MOBA”, which you can see from the…
City of Titans – Superhero online game powered by Unreal Engine 4
[Official website] The team behind indie-MMO City of Titans has revealed they will be using the Unreal Engine 4 to power their super-powered world. Missing Worlds Media, the volunteer-studio behind the upcoming MMO announced today that talks with Epic took…
Armored Warfare – Tanks are still popular as debut trailer lands
A new military online game was just announced for the English market, and its name is Armored Warfare. Supposedly a project between Obsidian Entertainment and Russian giant, Mail.ru, it seems somewhat similar to World of Tanks at first glance. Read…