[Source] According to an article over at Game Front, citing an internal email from Red 5 Studios, CEO and founder Mark Kern has reportedly been voted out of the company. More recently in September, 10% of the workforce was laid…
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The Division – PC version will be optimized and not a console port
Initially only announced for next-gen consoles, Ubisoft’s upcoming online open world RPG was later announced for the PC platform as well. Massive, the Ubisoft studio developing the game, revealed in a new blog post that the “PC version won’t be…
Aura Kingdom – Closed Beta to begin next week for anime online game
[Game website] Aura Kingdom, also known as Fantasy Frontier in its native Taiwan, will be entering Closed Beta on 24th December 2013, Monday (US timing). I will be posting a couple of videos from the Founder’s Beta soon, and if…
Perfect World – Company to expand business with new console division
[Source] First expanding from free-to-play client titles to social and mobile games, Perfect World Entertainment announced the formation of its new console division recently. According to the source, existing and future free-to-play games will be brought to current and next-gen consoles.…
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Expansion launching March 2014
[Press release] On March 25, the crusade against death itself begins when Diablo® III: Reaper of Souls™ charges forth to challenge Windows® and Mac® gamers around the world. Brave heroes willing to answer the call to action can prepare for the Angel of Death’s forthcoming…
Aion 4.5: Steel Cavalry – NCsoft prepares update with teaser site
[Teaser site] As expected, NCsoft has turned its eyes to the North American server of Aion for the 4.5 update after all the Asian servers have gotten theirs, with the final one being the recent Japan server. Now known as…
Black Gold Online – Combat system explained in latest feature article
[Game website] Having played the first Closed Beta phase for Black Gold Online’s China server some months back, I was actually disappointed when “action combat” was used to market the game, when it is really not. While the English server…
Stars Wars: Attack Squadrons – New online space combat title revealed
[Closed Beta signup] If you did not know, Disney is now the owner of the Star Wars franchise (Marvel as well), and Stars Wars: Attack Squadrons should be the first online game to be announced since the acquisition. No matter, Attack…
The Elder Scrolls Online – ZeniMax officially announces launch schedule
[Game website] In a new posts just released to the public, ZeniMax announced that The Elder Scrolls Online “will launch worldwide for PC and Mac players on Friday, April 4, 2014, while PlayStation 4 and Xbox One fans will see…
Gloria Victis – New website launches with Alpha access packages
[Game website] If you have yet to read about the game, do head on to my interview with the developer here. Gloria Victis, a low-fantasy medieval indie MMORPG, just refreshed its website with a new design. Along with that, packages…
The Division – Ubisoft reveals new trailer for high-end Snowdrop Engine
Is it just me, or are game studios around the world starting to market their in-house engines more since the start of 2013? Not wanting to be left out of the race, Ubisoft revealed a new trailer for its Snowdrop…
EverQuest Next Landmark – New trailer explains what is the game about
[Game website] After speaking to some of my gaming friends recently, most over them have heard or read about EverQuest Next, but some did not even know about Landmark. And lo and behold, a new introduction trailer was revealed by…
Black Gold Online – Chambers of Greed to see PvE and PvP action
[Game website] Despite still in the beta phase over in its native China, Snail Game is pushing on with introducing Black Gold Online to the English gamers. Today, a new “Chambers of Greed” is being previewed, where the entry point…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Character progression highlighted in new video
[Game website] A new developer video was just released to showcase character progression in The Elder Scrolls Online. I am not really sure what to take out of it, but I am impressed by how ZeniMax managed to come up…