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After a rough few weeks, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen developer Visionary Realms has reversed course, canceling its planned 247 Extraction gameplay mode and returning to its full PvE MMORPG development. This is after fan outcry against the spin-off mode reached a fever pitch at the end of October, with this reversal coming thanks to that feedback.
EVE Online’s second expansion of the year, Havoc, has launched this morning, bringing new ways to engage with factional warfare, new ships and more to the New Eden star cluster.
Pearl Abyss has announced it’s bringing back its in-person celebration of Black Desert, the Calpheon Ball. This year’s event will take place in the developer’s home country of Korea and cover both the mainline MMO and its Mobile version.
Pax Dei is gearing up for its first alpha test, and Bradford and some of the MMORPG crew has had the chance to jump in to get an early glimpse at what players can expect over the next few weeks.
The Deathless Circle in EVE Online’s upcoming expansion, Havoc, is angling to sow some chaos in New Eden, and the events earlier today are glimpse into that future as Guristas Pirates attacked a player structure this morning.
Sony, who announced plans to create twelve new live service games by the end of its FY2025, has now delayed half of them, according to the company’s latest earnings call.
Extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov is launching a stand-alone Arena mode that takes the hardcore gameplay from Tarkov proper and puts it into a fast-paced arena shooter. Bradford went hands-on and talked with Battlestate Games about it during TwitchCon last month.
Pax Dei announced today that it will be hosting its first alpha test, giving players a peak behind the curtain at the upcoming MMO. Dubbed "Home Valley," this test will focus on building and gathering, and kicks off next week on November 14th.
According to a new report by Polygon, Warframe developer Digital Extremes has laid off a number of workers associated with its external projects and publishing teams as it starts the process of divesting itself from Airship Syndicate, the developer of Wayfinder.Â
Tarisland, the MMORPG coming from Tencent to PC and Mobile, highlighted its Warrior class in a new video today. The sword and shield-wielding character will be able to specialize as either a tank or melee DPS attacker in the upcoming MMO.