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Bless Unleashed Open Beta Launches on Steam

Adrian Werner, 13 May 2021, 16:04

The open beta of the MMORPG Bless Unleashed launched on Steam. This is the last testing before the release of the full version.

Ubisoft Wants to Make More Free-to-Play Games From Their Major Franchises

Adrian Werner, 12 May 2021, 12:55

Ubisoft intends to change its development strategy. The publisher wants its biggest brands to get free-to-play installments.

Rambo in Warzone - Teaser Reveals Debut Date

Adrian Werner, 11 May 2021, 12:19

We already know when John Rambo will appear in Call of Duty: Warzone. The action movie hero will debut in the game next week.

John McClane Coming to CoD: Warzone

Hubert Sledziewski, 10 May 2021, 11:04

The creators of Call of Duty: Warzone have revealed that John McClane, the protagonist of the Die Hard movie series, will be the next character to appear in the game.

Rambo Will Appear in CoD: Warzone Soon

Adrian Werner, 07 May 2021, 14:20

In a Twitter post, the creators of Call of Duty: Warzone hinted that John Rambo will be making his way into the game any day now.

F2P Game Heartland Set in The Division Universe Announced

Przemyslaw Dygas, 06 May 2021, 20:30

Ubisoft announced a new free-to-play game. Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland will expand the universe presented to players in 2016.

Activision Wants All of Its Big IPs to be Like Call of Duty

Adrian Werner, 05 May 2021, 15:13

Activision's Bobby Kotick has stated that the publisher's big brands will be developed following the Call of Duty formula in the future.

Man Arrested for Attempting to Attack Creators of Genshin Impact

Bart Swiatek, 27 April 2021, 12:49

A few days ago, a man armed with a knife broke into the headquarters of the Chinese company miHoYo - devs of Genshin Impact, among other titles. According to media reports, his aim was to murder the studio's founders, and the motive was the changes introduced recently in one of the developer's productions.

Battle for Berlin Closed Beta Launches in Enlisted

Milosz Szubert, 26 April 2021, 19:29

Last weekend, the team from Darkflow Software released the beta version of the next campaign for the online shooter Enlisted - Battle of Berlin. Unfortunately, so far only those who either decide to spend money on a special package, previously supported the project or won free access can play it.

Xbox Live Gold No Longer Required for Free-to-play Games

Hubert Sledziewski, 21 April 2021, 20:36

Starting today, Microsoft console owners can play free-to-play titles that require a network connection without having an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Warzone Boasts Over 100 Million Players in Total

Adrian Werner, 21 April 2021, 13:51

Call of Duty: Warzone continues to gather new players. It has been announced that over 100 million people have already played the title.

Gamers Needed 13 Years to Find This Obvious Shortcut in Trackmania

Hubert Sledziewski, 19 April 2021, 19:48

One Trackmania Nations Forever player discovered a shortcut on the D06 Obstacle track, 13 years after the title's release, that allowed for new records to be set.

Path of Exile Ultimatum Launch Plagued by Technical Issues

Hubert Sledziewski, 18 April 2021, 21:56

The recent launch of the Ultimatum expansion for Path of Exile on PC was overshadowed by technical issues, huge queues and streamers who tried to avoid them.

Core - Roblox's Competitor on Unreal Engine Launches

Adrian Werner, 16 April 2021, 16:51

Core, a Roblox-like platform powered by Unreal Engine launched in Early Access, offersing access to tens of thousands of games. Users can not only create their own projects, but also earn money on them.

Apex Legends has 100M Players, and the Devs are „Just Getting Started”

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 April 2021, 13:30

As much as 100 million users have already played Apex Legends. According to Respawn Entertainment, this phenomenal result is just the beginning, and the creators are already preparing a surprise for the fans of their battle royale.

Path of Exile: Ultimatum Announced

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 April 2021, 17:24

Grinding Gear Games revealed a new expansion for Path of Exile. Ultimatum will enable us to take part in the risky trials of Chaos and make adventures in all leagues even more rewarding.

Enlisted Open Beta Launches Today

Adrian Werner, 08 April 2021, 13:58

In just a few hours, open beta tests of Enlisted, a F2P network shooter that will enable us to take part in World War II battles, will begin.

Icarus From DayZ Devs With New Live-action Trailer

Przemyslaw Dygas, 03 April 2021, 18:56

RocketWerkz and Dean Hall presented a live-action trailer of their upcoming game. The trailer enable us to get a glimpse of the world we'll be exploring in Icarus.

PUBG Lite Will be Shut Down

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 March 2021, 23:07

PUBG Lite will end its life soon. The free version of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds will be shut down at the end of April.

Valve Makes Premier Matchmaking Available to All CS:GO Players

Michal Ciezadlik, 31 March 2021, 15:31

CS:GO's Operation Broken Fang launched in December with a number of new features, including Broken Fang Premier matchmaking for those who purchased the pass. A month before the event's end, Valve decided to make the mode available to all players.

New CS:GO Bug Changes Mouse Sensitivity, Gamers Found a Solution

Michal Ciezadlik, 29 March 2021, 19:01

The CS:GO community has recently been hit with another bug that is making the gameplay difficult. The bug relates to spontaneously changing mouse sensitivity. Fortunately, players have found a temporary fix for the issue.

Changes to Xbox Network - Free-to-play Will be Truly Free

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 March 2021, 16:10

Testing is underway for the next update to the Xbox Network platform, and with it comes a major change. Microsoft will finally let us play free multiplayer games without an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Dota 2 Update Will Introduce a Decent Tutorial

Michal Ciezadlik, 25 March 2021, 15:05

Valve finally took to tanglibly helping newcomers in Dota 2. For years, the popular MOBA game was known for its high entry threshold and hopeless tutorial. Now, things about to change. The update is expected to be released later today.

Magic: Legends Hasn't Left Beta and it's Already Drowning in Microtransactions

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 March 2021, 21:10

Magic: Legends failed to impress Reddit users. Players have a lot to complain about this action RPG, especially on the topic of microtransactions.

Genshin Impact Became the Fastest Earning Mobile Game in History

Adrian Werner, 24 March 2021, 12:45

Revenues from the mobile version of Genshin Impact have just surpassed one billion dollars. The game has managed to achieve this faster than any other iOS and Android title. Thus, the previous record holder, Pokemon GO, was dethroned.

Magic: Legends Open Beta Launches Today

Agnes Adamus, 23 March 2021, 15:13

Today, the open beta of Magic: Legends, a free MMORPG set in the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering, launches on PC. The title can be tested via Epic Games Store.

Agent Skins Remain a Problem in CS:GO. Characters Blend in With Surroundings

Michal Ciezadlik, 22 March 2021, 18:59

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is known for its skins, which can be astronomically expensive. As much as weapon skins remain a cosmetic item, the same cannot be said for some character skins, which are a recurring problem.

Lara Croft in Fortnite, Season 6 Launches

Adrian Werner, 17 March 2021, 13:18

Season 6 of Fortnite Chapter 2 has launched. It brings new single player missions, map changes, pets and a crafting system, among other things. A new battle pass is also available, including Lara Croft and Raven skins.

Ancestors Legacy Gets a Free Edition

Bart Swiatek, 10 March 2021, 09:59

The strategy game Ancestors Legacy from Destructive Creations received a free version called Free Peasants Edition. The release offers access to four factions, multiplayer mode and several missions of the Viking story campaign.

Modders Prepare Improved Tutorial for New Dota 2 Players

Adrian Werner, 09 March 2021, 14:08

Dota 2 fans have decided to create a new tutorial for the game to replace the official one, considered to be useless. For this purpose, they have already raised over $26,000 to pay the modders.

CS:GO Removed from Steam? Valve Might be Up To Something [UPDATED]

Bart Swiatek, 09 March 2021, 09:41

The popular shooter CS:GO disappeared from Steam. For now, the reason for this is unknown – is it technical maintenance, or are the developers preparing some big announcement?

Genshin Impact Bests Pokemon GO, Earns Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Paul Musiolik, 06 March 2021, 17:05

Genshin Impact recorded a phenomenal launch. MiHoYo's title recorded $874 million in revenue across mobile platforms in the last five months.

Artifact Goes F2P; Valve Ceases Development

Adrian Werner, 05 March 2021, 10:58

Despite attempts, Valve failed to save the card game Artifact. The devs have announced the end of the game's development. Servers, however, will remain active, and the game has switched to full F2P model.

Valorant Update Adds New Character, Changes Ranking System

Michal Ciezadlik, 03 March 2021, 14:48

Valorant received a major update yesterday, marked as 2.04. Among the new features added to Riot Games' FPS, the most notable is a new character - Astra. In addition, we'll also see changes in the ranking system.

Apex Legends Going on Strong on Steam

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 February 2021, 19:33

Apex Legends continues to gain players on Steam. With the release of season 8, at the peak moment of the day, the game had nearly 200,000 simultaneous players.

PUBG: New State Announced

Adrian Werner, 25 February 2021, 16:00

PUBG: New State was announced. It's a futuristic spin-off of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, developed by the creators of the original.

Over 32 Million People Play Roblox Every Day

Adrian Werner, 24 February 2021, 17:07

Thanks to a financial report from the creators of Roblox, we found out the number of daily users and how many of them spend real money in the game.

Genshin Impact Shows the Development Costs of a Live-service Game

Paul Musiolik, 24 February 2021, 14:43

The head of MiHoYo revealed how much it cost to create Genshin Impact. The Chinese studio spent 100 million dollars so far, and wants to invest twice this amount every subsequent year of the game's development.

Half-Life 2 Lambda Wars Released. Here's How You Battle the Combine in RTS

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 February 2021, 18:14

Half-Life 3 remains a myth, but we still have an excuse to return to the series. What excude, you ask? Well, version 1.0 of the free mod Lambda Wars was release on Steam.

Star Wars Hunters Announced on Switch

Adrian Werner, 18 February 2021, 11:21

During the Nintendo Direct, the company revealed Star Wars: Hunters, a multiplayer battle game, in which we will control new characters from the Star Wars universe.

Ubisoft Will Publish Fewer AAA Games

Adrian Piotrowski, 10 February 2021, 19:23

Ubisoft has announced that it will not be releasing as many AAA games next fiscal year as it has been doing so far. Their place will be taken by smaller titles and F2P games.

EA Acquires Kim Kardashian Hollywood Devs for $2.1 billion

Adrian Werner, 09 February 2021, 12:11

Glu Mobile, the studio known for Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Disney Sorcerer's Arena and the Diner Dash series, has been bought by Electronic Arts. The deal is valued at $2.1 billion.

Genshin Impact City Real-life Model Created Across 1,000 Hours of Work

Michal Ciezadlik, 08 February 2021, 14:12

Liyue city from Genshin Impact was reproduced in a real-life model. The creators spent over 1000 hours on preparing the diorama.

Call of Duty as Role Model for Activision Blizzard's IPs

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 February 2021, 17:05

Activision Blizzard intends to follow the pattern developed by Call of Duty when developing its other IPs. This means emphasis on premium content, mobile titles and free-to-play, among other things.

Brawl Stars Goes on Strong, Earning a Billion Dollars in Total

Milosz Szubert, 01 February 2021, 20:03

According to data from analytics platform Sensor Tower, mobile multiplayer game Brawl Stars has surpassed $1 billion in revenue since its release. This is the fourth game from developer Supercell to reach this milestone.

Apex Legends Proves EA Made a Good Call Returning to Steam

Bart Swiatek, 01 February 2021, 13:03

The free-to-play shooter from Respawn Entertainment - Apex Legends - broke another popularity record on Steam. The title was played simultaneously by nearly 130 thousand people. The eighth season of support for the game will launch tomorrow.

Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox Live Gold Price Increase

Adrian Werner, 23 January 2021, 22:47

Microsoft has only just announced a price hike for its Xbox Live Gold service, and the company has already backed away from the decision. What's more, soon we won't need the subscription to play free-to-play online games anymore.

Puzzle Quest 3 Announced as F2P Game

Milosz Szubert, 21 January 2021, 20:46

505 Games and Infinity Plus Two announced Puzzle Quest 3, the next installment in the series of titles combining elements of RPG and puzzle games. The game will debut this year in free-to-play model.

Dota 2 Mod Comes Full Circle, Giving Us Auto Chess MOBA

Adrian Werner, 19 January 2021, 14:06

Auto Chess MOBA, featuring characters from the popular auto battler, has been announced. Thus, the brand has come full circle, as it was born as a mod for Dota 2.

Path of Exile Echoes of the Atlas Breaks Popularity Records

Adrian Werner, 17 January 2021, 21:38

Path of Exile community enthusiastically received the release of Echoes of the Atlas. On the day of its launch PoE set a new activity record on Steam.