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Late last week news came out of Square Enix with Final Fantasy XIV’s producer Naoki Yoshida announcing a revamp to the icon of an upcoming class. This change was prompted by feedback from the community about a lesser known phobia that the original emblem could have been seen as triggering to those who suffer from trypophobia. As a result, the FFXIV quickly revamped the emblem to assuage those concerns. It’s this type of action, looking out even for the smallest subset of players who support the
In a letter published with permission by IGN, former Blizzard developer and co-founder of Guild Wars 2 developer Jeff Strain is calling for unionization within the games industry. The letter, which Strain also sent to employees at his new venture, sees the games industry executive state that he has "nothing to fear" from unionization.
Tribes of Midgard, the co-op survival game by Gearbox Publishing and Norsfell Games, launched earlier this week, and since then has sold through over 250K copies, according to the publisher. Additionally, launch day saw the game become the 9th most-viewed game on the platform with nearly 100K concurrent viewers at its peak.
Final Fantasy XIV is seeing an upcoming icon changed thanks to some concerns in the community regarding it triggering a lesser-known phobia out there: trypophobia. The phobia itself puts sufferers into a feeling of "fear or disgust of closely-packed holes" according to Healthline, which the original icon had as part of the design.
Lost Ark fans have more to sink their teeth into whilst awaiting this fall’s release here in the West, as Smilegate and Amazon are breaking down the ARPG’s Assassin advanced classes today.
In game awards for your time are paramount to keeping players engaged, and Bradford can’t think of one that players he speaks to love showing off more than a hard-to-earn character title. Is there a title you craved and had to have in any MMO you’ve played?
While Lost Ark is free-to-play, this doesn’t mean Amazon and Smilegate won’t want players to crack open their wallets and consume. As a result, the developers broke down the different Founder’s Packs players can grab for the upcoming MMOARPG when it hits Western shores in the Fall.
Activision Blizzard has confirmed to Kotaku that former creative director Alex Afrasiabi was fired from the company following allegations of misconduct during his tenure at the gaming giant. The confirmation comes as part of a larger report into what was called the "Cosby Suite" at Activision Blizzard, which was also referred to in the complaint filed by a California agency.
Amazon’s Scot Lane, game director on New World, has taken to the MMO’s forums to discuss server instability and ensuring worlds are available during the MMO’s closed beta.
Today, multitudes of current and former employees of Activision Blizzard, as well as many across the gaming industry, have staged a walkout in protest to the company’s response to the allegations that Activision Blizzard allowed a culture of sexual discrimination flourish at the studio.