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Dark and Darker is getting a mobile version thanks to a licensing partnership with Krafton
The PvPvE dungeon crawler Dark and Darker continues to write surprising headlines even as developer Ironmace faces a copyright fight with Nexon - and...
The Stream Team: A charge at the crown in Fall Guys
It's time once again for MOP's Chris to run the gauntlet! That can only mean one thing: It's Fall Guys time! Join him today...
A Fortnite player has made an MMORPG-like raid boss fight within the shooter’s creative mode
We weren't very sure that there was much overlap between MMORPG fans and Fortnite players, but we're glad to be proven wrong in at...
Diablo Immortal launches a PvP event, temporarily changes gem drop rates, and makes its PC release
Today marks another update for Diablo Immortal that brings a host of events and updates for the mobile OARPG. Or at least the formerly...
Lost Ark’s August-December roadmap heralds new continents, jump-start servers, and more
Yesterday, when Amazon finally put a date on the release of Lost Ark's Aeromancer, it also teased more information en route. That info is...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the best way a studio can save a struggling mid-size MMO?
Temtem's Crema Games raised eyebrows earlier this week when it admitted that in spite of Temtem's successful launch, the game is having trouble; the...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Grab an Eternal Return character and skin duo key from Kakao and MOP
Kakao's Eternal Return is just a few weeks out of the gate from early access to live, and already it's releasing its first big...
‘Anime battle royale MOBA’ Eternal Return makes its full release after nearly three years of early access
We're happy to report that another game hatchling has made its way across the sands of early access into the full launch ocean: Eternal...
ArcheAge introduces the Stillwater Gulf ship-based battle royale mode in newest patch
Sure, you've played battle royale, but what if it was battle royale but ships? That's what is effectively being offered by ArcheAge with the...
Melee-focused battle royale Naraka Bladepoint goes free-to-play, celebrates two years, and launches on PS5
This week is a pretty big one for the melee-centric battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint, with a second anniversary celebration, a launch on the PlayStation...
Theorycraft Games’ Project Loki gets its first gameplay preview and plans a PC playtest this weekend
For the past couple of years we've reported on Theorycraft Games, a studio first unveiled in 2021 made up of multiple devs whose collective...
The Cycle Frontier will sunset in September owing to financial inviability
Five years ago next month, we learned about a new PvEvP "shooter with a twist" that was supposed to incorporate battle royale elements without...
The Stream Team: Running through the Fall Guys gauntlet
MOP's Chris is once again on his way into Fall Guys as he looks to the horizon and a possible win! Or at the...
Fight or Kite: Tower of Fantasy might be your Blue Protocol stopgap
Good news, everyone! No wait, it’s bad news: Blue Protocol’s global release was delayed a while back. It's a real bummer because I’m a...
Not So Massively: Islands of Insight, Headbangers, 33 Immortals, & Baldur’s Gate 3
Hopefully you were outside touching grass this weekend and not glued to your computer screen, and if so, you missed a few new game...
Fortnite’s latest season adds dino riding, Optimus Prime, and the ‘this is fine’ meme
If that headline isn't already a clue, the new season of Fortnite that was announced earlier this week has a lot going on. And...
The MOP Up: Netmarble and Take-Two finances are powered by MMOs
We have a couple more earnings reports to, er, report to you today. Netmarble's Q1 2023 financials reported $472.4M in revenue, with MMORPGs making...
Whatever happened to Osiris New Dawn, Cinderstone Online, and Magnificent 5?
Welcome back to a fresh edition of Whatever Happened To, the randomly occurring column in which we realize some MMOs have fallen off our...
Vampire battle royale Bloodhunt confirms it’s entering maintenance mode because of a lack of players
It looks like the battle royale genre didn't have enough blood in it to sustain more than a couple of titles: Bloodhunt, Sharkmob's vampiric...
