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credit// Phoenix Labs The newest patch for Phoenix Labs' co-op monster hunting title Dauntless includes a new Dire Behemoth, improved character customization, and an updated UI The new Dire Behemoth is Scorchstone Hellion, who players should be rather familiar with Of course, because this is the dire form of Hellion, he does have a few surprises in[...]

During tonight's broadcast of The Game Awards, Phoenix Labs announced Dauntless would be headed to consoles and beyond in 2019 Right now, the confirmed launches will be happening in April 2019 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with Nintendo Switch and mobile titles on the way On top of that, the game will be moving to[...]

Phoenix Labs aren't giving us the option to run away from this one, which is rather fitting actually. And, as usual, the new Behemoth means new armor and weapons, and damn is the Riftstalker gear kind of sweet. While the Riftstalker is the big bit of content coming to the game, the behemoth isn't quite here yet[...]

Phoenix Labs dropped some new information today about their upcoming Halloween event in Dauntless that they're calling Dark Harvest The company sent out the very short story below along with a few details of what you can expect to see over the rest of October A new cult called the Unseen appear in the main[...]

Developer Phoenix Labs has launched The Coming Storm expansion for their co-op action RPG Dauntless today, which is available to download and play for free The expansion introduces a ton of new content to the game including new behemoths, a brand-new faction, new items, and new weapons. The Coming Storm kicks off with the fierce Behemoth, Koshai,[...]

Today, Phoenix Labs — an independent game development studio made up of industry veterans from Riot Games, BioWare, and Capcom — launched Dauntless into Open Beta on PC worldwide Dauntless is an  online co-op action RPG built upon a living, breathing world that will continue to be updated throughout its life cycle Starting today, the game[...]

Phoenix Labs today unveiled the opening cinematic video for their free-to-play co-op action RPG, Dauntless, ahead of its official Open Beta launch this week. credit//Phoenix Labs The opening cinematic will launch in-game alongside the Open Beta on Thursday, May 24th and will introduce players to their story and the world of the Shattered Isles[...]

Phoenix Labs has ensured there are no paywalls or pay to win mechanics in the experience, and players will not be able to purchase any form of loot boxes So, the game should have a pretty solid launch without the taint of #lootboxes hanging over its head. As for the game itself, well, here's the official[...]

The two demos available for Phoenix Labs' Dauntless at PAX East this year were the Quillshot and Shrike hunts Surprisingly, Shrike was the easier of the two given the current demo builds running at the show Last time I got to hang out in the world of Dauntless, Shrike was the more difficult. When given the option[...]

However, as Phoenix Labs brings the game closer and closer to its Open Beta state, the UI is getting a necessary overhaul Part of the run up to Open Beta is just the completion of art assets, island traversal features, and weapon overhauls And the UI has to change to reflect that This isn't the[...]

Dauntless, the Behemoth-slaying online co-op action RPG from Phoenix Labs, is celebrating the holiday season with the Frostfall event, which blankets the game in snow and adds seasonal content starting today, December 19, and running through early January 2018. Frostfall introduces new hunts and quests, exclusive rewards, expanded character creator options, and more to Dauntless during[...]

Phoenix Labs's Dauntless is something like a crossover between Monster Hunter, Destiny, and World of Warcraft Players have the option of forming guilds, can customize their characters with a slew of emotes, and even create a flag that they can plant and then dance around it like the epic monster hunters that they are. Each hunt is linked together with[...]

Phoenix Labs have decided to add a new weapon to Dauntless that is sure to rile up some players The Wark Pike is a lovely new stabbing weapon that can do a lot more against the monsters you're tracking down than just give them a nasty gash We'll let the developers sell you on the[...]

A good example would be if you Monster Hunter was a team effort. Phoenix Labs did a really awesome job of balancing out how everyone plays and what their roles are when conquering the beasts In the demo, I got to play with one of the devs and two other players While everyone else chose swords,[...]

Phoenix Labs has announced that founders of their MMO ARPG Dauntless now have their own alpha test to take part in before the closed beta next month.