Steel Hunters, a mech battle game from the creators of World of Tanks, launched in early access on Steam but failed to attract a significant player base and was announced to be permanently shut down by Wargaming after just three months, highlighting the challenges faced by live service games today.
Steel Hunters, a live-service mech shooter developed by Wargaming, announced its shutdown in October just three months after early access launch due to low player engagement and financial sustainability issues, highlighting the challenges faced by live-service games in the current gaming market.
Despite Armored Core VI not achieving mainstream success, FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki confirms the series will continue, emphasizing its importance and potential for improvement.
FromSoftware released a new update for Armored Core VI, addressing balance issues and nerfing overpowered weapons such as the Zimmerman shotguns and Songbird grenade launchers. The patch also includes adjustments to various other weapons, frame parts, and inner parts, aiming to promote a more varied set of loadouts and maintain a fresh and fair competitive meta. The update also made boss fights easier in a previous patch.
MetalCore is an online shooter that combines the open world of Destiny with the mech combat of Titanfall, featuring an NFT twist that allows players to own their vehicles and infantry characters. The game's prologue showcases impressive graphics and appealing mech gameplay, although the infantry gunplay feels underwhelming in comparison. The Alpha 3 playtest reveals some issues with difficulty spikes and lack of clear direction, but these can potentially be addressed through balance tweaks and clearer in-game instructions. With further polish and refinement, MetalCore has the potential to be a leading game in the Web3 gaming space.
Hawken Reborn, a free-to-play PvE game, will launch into early access on May 19. Players will be able to upgrade their mechs with weapons and power-ups while completing story missions and open patrol zones. The game will be singleplayer-only at first, with cooperative multiplayer arriving later. The early access phase will focus on polishing the game and optimizing gameplay, with new content to follow. The original Hawken launched in 2012 but had a troubled life, with updates slowing and bugs going unfixed. The game passed through several developers before being shut down in 2018.