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The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World sells a monster 25M copies
Capcom's Monster Hunter World is a force of nature unto itself, with the boss-slaying game topping 25 million units sold and setting a record...
Tribes 3 Rivals hits early access, lays out a roadmap through the second quarter
Everything old is new again, or at least old enough to be a throwback while being new enough to engage FPS gamers. That's probably...
SMITE 2 opens founder pack sales with alpha access, skins, and god unlocks
Back in January, Hi-Rez formally announced SMITE 2, a proper sequel rather than an overhaul of the original, with alpha testing this spring and...
SMITE 2 talks up its new-look conquest mode as it readies for alpha testing this spring
Hi-Rez sub-studio Titan Forge kicked off its 2024 by announcing a sequel to its MOBA, SMITE 2, which would be entering a soft launch...
The MOP Up: Aion, Lineage 2, and Blade and Soul get ready for a new launcher
Blade and Soul, Lineage II, and Aion are all preparing to migrate everyone from the old launcher to the new PLAYNC platform. NCsoft posted...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
Hi-Rez teases SMITE Year 11’s conquest map updates, new god, and ‘big balance shake-ups’
While the majority of Hi-Rez's attention is fixed on SMITE sequel SMITE 2, there are still things planned for the original game's Year 11...
Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online
Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...
Tribes 3 Rivals’ latest weekend playtest elicits additional mixed reactions from fans
This past weekend saw yet another playtest run for the team-based FPS Tribes 3: Rivals, with Hi-Rez's sub-studio Prophecy Games continuing to make tweaks...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’
Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...
Tribes 3 Rivals promises a business model that has learned from past monetization mistakes
Near as we can figure, there are two types of players learning that the venerable Tribes FPS franchise is coming back in the form...
Hi-Rez’s Tribes 3 Rivals aims to resurrect the classic capture-the-flag franchise next year
Cast your mind all the way back to 1998, unless you weren't born yet, in which case you may play with your fidget spinner...
Fight or Kite: SMITE has the right vibes but the wrong gameplay for this PvP fan
SMITE is one of the largest MOBAs on the planet and has been for years now. In fact, it's currently celebrating its 10th anniversary!...
The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Fight or Kite: Netmarble’s Paragon The Overprime resurrects Epic’s lost MOBA Paragon (again)
Some things never change. The sky is blue – except at night. The grass is green – except in winter. And Paragon is dead...
SMITE and RuneScape renew their collaboration with new and returning hero skins
Last November saw the unlikely combination of RuneScape and SMITE in a collaborative event that featured several members of the MOBA roster done up...
The MOP Up: Soulframe releases a soundtrack tidbit
Soulframe fans starved to hear something -- anything -- about Digital Extremes' upcoming fantasy RPG were thrown an audio morsel this week in the...