After Enthusiastic Response, Once Human Beta Will Go Invite-Only After Wednesday to Maintain Player Experience

According to official lore, there are several Pokémon that were once human in the franchise. This extends from older Generation 1 creatures all the way to more recent additions to the series. Players who read the games’ texts thoroughly already know that there are several terrifying Pokédex entries in , as well as some very odd ones. By reading these small descriptions of certain species throughout the franchise’s many years, it is possible to discover that, for instance, the beautiful Gorebyss is actually a cruel creature that drains the body fluids from its prey’s body until nothing but a husk is left.

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The Day Before, once Steam’s most wishlisted game before experiencing a bizarre journey through multiple delays, accusations of being a scam, apparent legal disputes and a catastrophic Early Access launch, will shut down its servers in one month. The effective end to the game will accompany refunds for anyone who brought it on Steam.

Deck13, the developer of The Surge series and the recently released Atlas Fallen, is going to develop its next major project codenamed Foxtrot using Unreal Engine 5.

Once Human is an online survival game in a world that even developer Starry Studio truffles to describe as anything but strange. Players are pitted against all sorts of paranormal phenomena, but some fans aren’t sure if it’s multiplayer or not.

Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard Entertainment is "actively working towards" giving away new heroes to all players, not just those who buy a premium battle pass.

It's pretty clear that Sony wasn't a huge fan of Microsoft managing to get its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard over the line. You don't go through the trials and tribulations of a court case if you're fine with something happening, but Sony hasn't been too clear on just how much it thinks the acquisition will affect its own business. Turns out, it's actually worried quite a bit.

Battlestate Games announced that the Escape From Tarkov: Arena closed beta is now live, with invites going out for players today… The long-awaited chaotic multiplayer shooter invites are being sent out in waves, so those who have signed up might be able to dive right in. 

Tarisland, a new upcoming cross platform fantasy game, recently concluded its second closed beta test on November 30. The development team expressed gratitude towards the players in a thread on their official Discord for their enthusiastic participation and valuable feedback, despite the blowback the team received after their game advertised as “No Pay to Win” was decidedly Pay to Win by testers. This feedback is now shaping the game's future, as the team delves into making substantial adjustments and improvements.

The Day Before is now unavailable on Steam, leaving only those who purchased it before it was pulled as the few people in the world who can play it. However, even they aren’t too keen on sticking with a dead game, so all fans are moving over to Once Human.

The Crew is being taken off the streets: Ubisoft announced today that sales of its online racing game have been halted on all storefronts, and it will no longer be playable on any platform after March 31, 2024.

If there’s one thing we’ve learned recently, it’s that Survival MMOs cancertainly be a mixed bag. It’s common to see lackluster combat, mediocre building options, and a common pitfall of placing too much emphasis on punishing hunger and thirst mechanics. Once Human by Starry Studio and published by NetEase Games takes these features and finds a way to balance them to enhance the gameplay, rather than punish players for it. Let’s get into a deep dive of thissupernatural survival MMO.