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– ‘Atlas’ Video Leaks from Studio Wildcard – It’s a Pirate-y Seafaring First-Person Game

Studio Wildcard slipped up over the weekend by revealing a trailer on the ARK: Survival Evolved YouTube channel. The trailer, “Atlas”, shows a new game seemingly in development by Studio Wildcard that is a decided departure for the company. It features first-person seafaring action with players controlling pirate ships on a search for treasure and taking on the undead denizens of the locations they’re exploring.

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Star Citizen – Roberts Responds to Pay-to-Win Concerns After Currency Cap Removed

Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts has taken to the official forums in defense of the removal of the in-game currency cap. After the United Earth Credits cap was lifted (previously players could accumulate 150k UEC), players began to raise concerns that “if the amount of money a player could amass before launch equals (number of days until launch x 25k daily total, there are players who..[may] be able to outright control the economy.

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Gloria Victis – Players Can Now Place Plants, Tents & Campfires In Game

The latest Gloria Victis update has been deployed and players now have the opportunity to place items in the game world. These items include plants, tents and campfires. For instance, players interested in farming can plant seeds, but will need to tend them in order to see them grow to a harvestable state. While outside of settled locations, players can pitch a tent and place a campfire nearby for a spawn point.

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Pokemon Go – PvP Mode Will Be Coming By the End of the Year

According to Polish gaming magazine “Gram” (via PokemonHub), it appears that PvP will be coming to Pokemon Go by the end of this year. The magazine interviewed EMEA Marketing Manager Anne Beuttenmuller, who said, “Now we are working on the PvP mode, which will appear soon.” The team is also working to introduce new Pokemon to the game as well as improve the recently released Trading Mode and “constantly improving the elements that we have available in the game”.

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– Spacelords – The Long Game

Just about two weeks ago Mercurysteam, the indie developer best known for their work on the Castlevania Lord of Shadows series and Metroid: Samus Returns, announced that their own IP, Raiders of the Broken Planet, would be making the transition to a Free-to-play title August 23. This wasn’t a simple flipping of a switch either as, according to the devs, the game would be undertaking a complete rebranding and would be launching as Spacelords.

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– Citadel Reignited Launch Day Arrives with New Trailer

Citadel: Forge with Fire has been “Reignited” with a big new update “after a long stretch of intense development” that also included a month-long testing period with players. Reignited is “by far the most significant update we’ve released since our Early Access launch”, developers wrote.