Mobile Livestreaming App Mobcrush Raises $4.9M

mobcrush raises 4.9 million for mobile livestreaming

Santa Monica, Calif.-based start-up Mobcrush has raised $4.9 million for its mobile-gameplay livestreaming app.  The company, which started in August of 2014 and has 12 employees, currently has their app in closed beta testing. With a model much like rival Twitch, Mobcrush will focus on natively streaming from your mobile device.  The company is said … Read more

Neverwinter Online Breaks 1.5 Million Players, 5 Free Expansions Announced

Neverwinter Online

Perfect World Entertainment today announced that the first ever free online MMO game for Xbox One, Neverwinter Online, has surpassed all expectations since its arrival in March – attracting over 1.6 million players to the unique online world of Dungeons & Dragons. The developers also revealed some exciting statistics surrounding the Xbox One’s release, check … Read more

LEGO Minifigures Online Adopting New Financial Model After Pay-To-Play Fails To Impress

LEGO Minifigures Online News

The vibrant world of LEGO Minifigures Online is soon to undergo changes in its financial approach as developers Funcom announce that it will soon be adopting a buy-to-play revenue model on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android later this Summer – supporting full cross-platform play. The team thanked the community for their continued feedback and … Read more

Award-Winning MOBA Makes Closed Beta Debut On Xbox One

SMITE News

Hi-Rez Studio’s award-winning, free-to-play MOBA experience takes the next step towards a full console release today as the Closed Beta testing event for SMITE on Xbox One is now officially underway. The online Battlegrounds of the God’s prepares itself for a full launch on Xbox One later this year following a successful Alpha testing phase … Read more

WildStar Latest Victim Of Pay-To-Play Shortcomings

WildStar News

The eagle-eyed community over at MMORPG.com today discovered an update in the Steam’s database entry for WildStar, suggesting a possible move away from the current subscription model to a more user-friendly free-to-play stance. The database entry lists WildStar as a “Free on Demand” type for billing, which is also the same tag applied to other … Read more

New Overwatch Gameplay Video Released

Overwatch News

Fans who are eagerly awaiting their chance to play the team-based shooter from Blizzard Entertainment, got a taste today of 7 minutes of unedited gameplay footage for Zenyatta.  Zenyatta is a wandering guru and adventurer, or more importantly, a support character for the game. The footage was posted today on the Overwatch YouTube channel and … Read more

New Map, Sentinel & Music System Heading To Shards Of War

The battlegrounds of the Shards of War have undergone huge change today as award-winning developers Bigpoint release the latest content update for the free-to-play science-fiction MOBA game. The highly anticipated list of updates introduce a number of new elements to the Shards of War experience, ranging from innovative acoustic changes to the debut of a … Read more

Retro Inspired MMO Dragon of Legends Revealed

Dragon of Legends

Thrive Games today announced an exciting opportunity for a nostalgic journey down memory lane with the old-school, retro inspired MMORPG game, Dragon of Legends. An exciting mixture of old school features and cutting-edge mechanics promises to immerse players in a vibrant setting of mystery and intrigue as they explore a war-torn world that has been … Read more

ARK: Survival Evolved – Dinosaur Survival MMO Early Access

ARK Survival Evolved

Once again the allure and temptation of the Jurassic experience beckons gamers to the treacherous journey down the road of Early Access as Studio Wildcard reveal the first-person survival MMO with bite, ARK: Survival Evolved. Players will find themselves stranded and starving on the deadly shores of a mysterious island call ARK. Tasked with the … Read more