As it was released (and as it is about to die), Epic's Paragon looks very much like a Generic Video Game™. But these original pieces of character design show that it was at one point looking a lot cooler.

Multiplayer battle arena Paragon shuts down on April 26, but its characters and environments have a chance to live on. Epic Games has released "$12 million worth" of the game's character and environment assets onto the Unreal Engine Marketplace for free.

Last week, players worried that the unexpected success of Fortnite would leave Epic Games' other big game, Paragon, in the dust. Turns out they were right to worry. Epic will shut down Paragon on April 26 and offer full refunds to every player, the company said today.

Yesterday a representative for Epic Games' online battle arena Paragon posted a message on Reddit casting the future of the game in doubt. Today, on the Unreal Tournament forums, fans are worrying over the fate of the latest instalment of that beloved series.

Both games share a common problem: the runaway success of Fortnite Battle Royale.

Epic has revealed Shinbi, a new Hero for its online multiplayer title Paragon. The character's design choice has been controversial with a portion of fans saying they dig it, while others are not exactly thrilled.

Multiplayer arena game Paragon has been in a weird place since it debuted last year. Harnessing the full power of the Unreal Engine, it looked like an action game, but played like a slow and plodding MOBA. Today's Monolith update speeds things up a great deal.

The latest hero to join the roster of Epic Games' PC and PS4 MOBA is Rayne, hero of vampire hack and slash action series BloodRayne, only here they call her The Countess and she has mostly black hair.

Epic Games probably wants you to call him Khaimera. That's fine. Skull-Face McMoonhead launches today in Paragon's paid-beta, dual-wielding axes and rocking that hoodie-covered skinless monster head look all the kids are into these days.

Having to purchase a special founder's pack to gain exclusive beta access and special content for a free-to-play game like Paragon is quickly becoming the norm. Releasing a $US60 ($80) physical copy of a free-to-play downloadable game that scores players the same sort of benefits is a bit odd.

Epic Games has pushed out a major upgrade to their flagship Unreal Engine 4 today. But what's interesting is the motivation behind the upgrade, with the company saying it was necessary to ensure their upcoming MOBA, Paragon, could run at a stable 60fps on PC and PS4.

Paragon looks like a shooter. The characters, the map, the weapons, all designed by a company known for its shooters. But it's not a shooter, and getting over that fact was my biggest hurdle in beginning to enjoy Epic Games' latest.

Paragon, the famed Finnish mega-guild responsible for multiple world-first World of Warcraft boss kills, is dropping out of the raid game entirely. It's the end of an era.

Paragon is a game that's had an eventful pre-life. Its first stabs at marketing were remarkably unclear, and it has the dubious honour of blocking a guy named Muhammad Khan because of a government block list mix-up. The game itself? Less remarkable, so far.

A man attempting to sign up to the beta for Paragon, Epic Games' incoming Smite-ish MOBA, was denied access due to his name being the same as a financier of a Pakistani militant group.