Robot is ending Orcs Must Die: Unchained and Hero Academy games
Developer Robot Entertainment announced today that is shutting down the servers for three of its games. On April 8, the company will shutter Orcs...
Black Desert will be the prettiest MMO you can play on Xbox One
Black Desert is coming to Xbox One on March 4. This will be the first time that the massively multiplayer online role-playing game will...
China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is finally permitting new games to begin earning revenue there for the first time since March. The country issued 80 licenses to primarily...
Zynga will buy 80% of Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games for $560 million
Zynga has agreed to acquire the Helsinki-based mobile game maker Small Giant Games, the creator of the hit title Empires & Puzzles. Zynga will...
Hearthstone new nerfs will end the reign of the game’s most powerful decks
So long, Odd Paladin and Shudderwock Shaman. These popular Hearthstone decks should be far less powerful once the next wave of nerfs come to...
Path of Exile: Betrayal sets new expansion record for concurrent players
Path of Exile may be in for a Betrayal, but it’s not coming from its players. A studio spokesperson from Grinding Gear Games said today...
Heroes of the Storm eulogy: For once, Blizzard couldn’t balance the casual and competitive
Heroes of the Storm isn’t dead. But it isn’t alive, either. Blizzard Entertainment’s announcement this week that it was ending Heroes esports entirely, shifting...
U.S. Switch owners power Arena of Valor past 1 million downloads
Free-to-play games are finding a curious and willing audience on Nintendo’s latest platform. Switch owners have downloaded Tencent’s Arena of Valor more than 1...
FanAI and Hi-Rez to gather audience analytics for Smite, Paladins, and Realm Royale
FanAI, Hi-Rez Studios and Skillshot Media are partnering to gather audience data for potential sponsors of Hi-Rez’s esports games such as Smite, Paladins, and...
PlanetSide Arena: Sci-fi shooter series goes battle royale with possible 1,000-player battles
Daybreak Games has announced that PlanetSide Arena will be the next installment in the multiplayer sci-fi shooter series. It will be a battle royale...