Blue Protocol finally launched in Japan last week after years in development, and Bandai Namco Online is celebrating some of the anime MMO's milestones from its first week.
During Summer Game Fest Play Days, we were able to go hands-on with an early build of the Western version of Throne and Liberty. The upcoming MMORPG from NCSOFT aims to provide large-scale battles, cinematic visuals and a class-less system in a dynamic world. We played the tutorial island of the MMO, toying around with the character creator, tutorial and engaging in a large battle in a first look at the long-awaited MMORPG.
Amazon Games and Middle-earth Enterprises announced this morning that the two have entered into a partnership to make a brand new Lord of the Rings-themed MMORPG. The upcoming MMO is in pre-production and is being made by the the Amazon Games Orange County team resposible for New World.
After being forced to delay Blue Protocol's closed network beta for two months in a row, Bandai Namco finally hosted the much-anticipated beta and it left Kanishka highly optimistic about the game. Here are some thoughts from the recent closed beta test.
A series of layoffs at Amazon means about 100 Amazon Games employees are affected. But most of its studio teams are actually expanding.
New World is shifting to a seasonal model, Amazon Games has announced this morning, bringing a major change in how updates are released for the MMORPG. Additionally, the new roadmap by Amazon Games has the team planning to release its next expansion in the Fall of 2023.
Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics announced this morning that the two have reached an agreement to produce the next entry in the iconic Tomb Raider franchise. The companies announced today that Amazon Games will be publishing the title, with Crystal Dynamics developing Croft's next adventure.
Blue Protocol has officially been announced to be coming to the West next year, thanks to a new trailer unveiled during this year's The Game Awards. The trailer unveiled that Amazon Games is partnering with Bandai Namco Online to publish the anime MMO in the West in the second half of 2023.
Amazon is opening up in a new interview wth Gamespot about why its recently canceled Lord of the Rings-themed MMO was so abruptly shuttered last year, citing its talks with Tencent as a core reason.
Both New World and Lost Ark are reporting serious stability and lag issues, and both teams have advised their communities to await updates, as Amazon looks into the issues on both games.
Misinformation can spread quickly, whether we mean for it to or not. Anthony looks at the misinformation being spread across the Lost Ark community and how it's one of the games biggest obstacles to overcome.
Lost Ark's paid early access is certainly proving popular as the servers today counted over 530K people playing the newly released ARPG MMO. While free-to-play, those who purchased founder's packs were able to get a head start early ahead of the "official" February 11th launch.