EA open sources photosensitivity analysis technology

Nexon has added a new Hero+ mode to action MMORPG Vindictus . The new mode offers extra challenge to those who want it, adding new layers of difficulty to monsters and bosses.

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Covenant Child, an upcoming blockchain MMORPG with a play-to-earn model, has begun a global open beta. 

Square Enix has spilled a few more beans on Visions of Mana, the freshly announced, brand new instalment in the storied Mana series. For starters, this won't be an open world adventure. Questions were raised regarding the game's scope when its debut trailer showed off some huge environments, but no, it's not quite that big.

Familiars will arrive in Diablo Immortal’s last major content update of the year, Splintered Souls. The update is set to be available across all regions by tomorrow. It opens the new Southern Dreadlands zone, new daily event, a free trial for Gems, and much more.

From bustling New York streets to rolling Hyrule fields, 2023 gave us our fair share of fantastic open worlds to get lost in. With vast maps full of combat, puzzles, and intrigue, everyone steps into a new game world looking for something different, but all searching for escapism like no other genre can provide. This year, they took us to places rooted in the real world and fantasy, as well as our distant past and future. We unlocked the secrets of Hogwarts, slid through the shadows of ancient Baghdad, swung between Manhattan skyscrapers, leaped around the floating islands of Pandora, and dived into the Hyrulian depths. But which of these proved the most fun to spend time in? These are the best open-world games of 2023.

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Parrying has been a video game constant recently - center stage in everything from Sekiro and Assassin’s Creed to the Star Wars Jedi games - but the upcoming indie V.A Proxy takes the art of warding off attacks to new extremes. Oh, and the first demo is out right now.

Ravendawn will officially launch on January 16th. Tavernlight Games revealed the official release date for their nostalgic, player-driven MMORPG with a new cinematic trailer.  Next week, you can get a taste of  some of what the game will have to offer via the open beta beginning on December 14th. 

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they're also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.

GTA 6 marks a "new vision" for developer Rockstar Games and the series at large.

One of the games that pioneered the open-world format is getting a long awaited sequel, and we finally know when.