In a new interview with IvenGlobal, PUBG Corp CEO Han Kim has revealed that the company would like the game to become a “universal media franchise” and that “the final goal would be to launch the title on every platform”. Currently, PUBG is available only on PC and XBox One, though release on other platforms is still out in the distant future. “PUBG will be an exclusive title on XBox One for some time” Kim said.
Fortnite – Sneaky Silencers Limited Time Mode Coming This Week
If you’ve been looking forward to logging in to Fortnite: Battle Royale, today may be a good day as a new update will be going live later this week called Sneaky Silencers. The event runs from January 5th through January 8th. During the event, all weapons are “limited to Suppressed SMG and Suppressed Pistols only”.
– Annual Steam Stat Categories Posted – Lots of MMO / RPG Goodness
The 2017 Steam stats have been published with a number of MMOs and RPGs making the cut across several categories including Best Sellers, New Releases, Best Virtual Reality, Early Access Grads, and Most Played.
– MU Ignition Brings the Classic Series to Browsers
Webzen has announced “a new chapter in MU’s history” with the revelation of MU Ignition, an upcoming browser-based MMO. The game will be instantly playable without the need to download any client and can be played on any device with browser access. To get players interested in signing up for beta testing coming later this month, Webzen has released a teaser video ahead of the launch of the game’s official site.
– Mistel Barocco MD600 Split RGB Keyboard – Our Most Interesting Keyboard Yet
The Mistel Barocco MD600 RGB might just be the most interesting keyboard we’ve seen. Not only is it well-made and supremely programmable, but it also features an ergonomic split allowing you to position it more comfortably than any standard keyboard. For gaming, it’s more capable than most “gaming” boards out there, but is it enough to make you split with your hard-earned cash? This is our review.
TERA – Closing Out 2017 and Ringing in the New Year
TERA players will be able to take part in a special “end-of-year extravaganza” to close out 2017 and ring in the new year. Starting Saturday, December 30th and running through January 2nd, players will receive 2X drops in several dungeons as well “as a chance for bonus winter-themed loot”. In addition, logging in for the final 15 minutes of the year will see players earn a Big-Badda-Boom Box with 100 fireworks inside. You can earn one for each US time zone that passes midnight.
Crowfall – The Lessons of Shadowbane, Murder of Crows with J. Todd Coleman
If you listen to the Crowfall developer streams, they reference Shadowbane regularly. That’s where Crowfall’s inception began. Looking at what Shadowbane was and what Crowfall plans to be, there are striking similarities between the two.
– Tt eSPORTS Meka Pro Mechanical Keyboard
Thermaltake is well known for their line of cooling products, but this is a company with more up its sleeve. Today, we’re looking at the Tt eSports Meka Pro mechanical gaming keyboard. It features full key illumination, genuine Cherry mechanical switches, and comes in at $89.99. This is our review.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Steam Concurrent Users Set a New Record of 3M Online
The latest Steam Game & Player Statistics page reveals yet another PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds record for PC: Over three million players were logged into the game concurrently on Steam in the last several hours. This smashes its month old record of 2.8M concurrent users.
– The MMOsThat Had It Worst in 2017
The MMO genre is filled with bad games, mediocre games, and games we’re all surprised manage to keep on running. This list is not for them, because well… we’d be here all day. Instead, we’re listing out five MMOs that had a really bad or disappointing year. Some were closed, some failed to live up to hype, and others just kind of lingered on like a shambling corpse waiting for judgment day. Here then are our MMOs that had it worst in 2017.