Month: February 2019

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Mobile MMO Hades’ Star Makes the Leap to PC & Mac for Cross-Platform Play

Parallel Space Inc. has announced that its mobile free-to-play space MMO, Hades’ Star, has made the jump to Steam for both PC and Mac. Players will be able to play Hades’ Star using a single account regardless of the platform onto which they log. “Hades’ Star is a space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.” The goal is to create a space empire while inhabiting a persistent galaxy. Players can take part in both PvE & PvP activities.

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Nintendo Announces Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield for Switch

Fans of Pokemon rejoice! Nintendo has announced a pair of new games coming to Switch in Fall 2019. Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will bring Generation 8 Pokemon to the world. Taking place in the heretofore unseen region of Galar, players will encounter Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble, to name a few of the new generation.

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First Closed Alpha for Population Zero Planned for March 2nd

On March 2nd, Population Zero backers at the Commander and Sentinel levels will be able to take part in the first closed alpha event. Servers will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific and again from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Pacific with a number of new features being part of the client. Folks who are not backers but would still like a chance to be elected for testing opportunities can do so by visiting the Population Zero site.

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What to Play Now?

During the coldest times of the year, we of the artic regions tend to roll a huge snowball in front of our ice shanties, grab a big ole slab of moose shank, hunker down next to the heat coming off our PC’s and game away. This season I was able to dabble in Fortnite, spoil myself with the bliss that is the Nintendo Switch and finish up with the new American Classic, Red Dead Redemption 2. Looking at the calendar and seeing a solid four more months of winter left I have to ask myself, what’s next?

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Anarchy Online Devs Planning a Progression Server for 2019

If progression servers are you bailiwick, you may be interested to note that Funcom is planning an Anarchy Online progression server in 2019. According to the game’s Facebook page, “Anarchy Online’s 2019 server invites you on a voyage across space…and time! Start fresh with original content from launch, then experience additional expansions and level caps over time. Coming soon!”

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Final Fantasy XIV Mog Station Updated with a $24 Fatter Cat Mount

If you want to be a fat cat in Final Fantasy XIV and strut your financial prowess, you can literally do so by purchasing the $24 “Fatter Cat” mount from the Mog Station. “Do you find yourself staring at your fat cat and dreaming of something greater? Something…fatter? Well, dream no more! This magnificent beast is so large, so wobbly, that both the earth and the very firmament tremble as it trundles!”

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Three Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers Set Sail for World of Warships

Wargaming is expanding the fleet of aircraft carriers in World of Warships with today’s arrival of the Royal Navy. Tier IV Hermes, Tier VI Furious and Tier VIII Implacable will become available to captains who complete a series of new missions and the Fly! Strike! Win! event. More British aircraft carriers will be released later this spring.

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Players Can Win a Free Copy of Black Desert Online by Playing in the Shadow Arena

From today through March 13th, players who take part in the Black Desert Online Shadow Arena battle royale experience and defeat five other players will “be rewarded with a copy of the game ($9.99 value)” just for their effort. The promotion is in celebration of Black Desert’s third anniversary. Other events include a special quest series that rewards a +15 Cliff’s weapon, a Special Card collecting mini-game that rewards in-game goodies and more.

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First Mobile MMO Based on the Cabal IP Announced

MMOCulture.com is reporting that ESTgames has officially announced Cabal Mobile, the first mobile game based on the long-running PC IP. Closed beta testing will take place in Korea from March 13th to March 17th. Players can look forward to “original systems”, dungeons, combo-oriented combat and “new convenience features for the mobile environment”.