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The MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes invites you to test-drive a raptor
Villagers and Heroes posted a preview of its upcoming Patch 5.40.5, with Sugarsweet Summithas, raptor mounts, lots of changes to frontier zones, raid balancing, and a whole lot more. "We have a weighty build headed your way, with much to digest in it, and thought you might appreciate seeing the patch notes ahead of time!"
And this is just the beginning of...
The Stream Team: Hunting with a full complement of friends in Monster Hunter Wilds’ open beta
The second open beta test for Monster Hunter Wilds is on, and MOP's resident critter fighter Chris is definitely ready for more! In fact, he's got his full group of friends along with him for this leg of the test! Join them today at 2:00 p.m. EST as they roam the plains for big creature quarry!
What: Monster Hunter Wilds
Who:...
EverQuest II swoons for Erollisi Day’s valentine charms
This month, why not light a few candles, soak in an aromatic tub, and grind all of the love that you can in EverQuest II before this season's Erollisi Day wraps up its run?
Daybreak put out a call for EQII's annual Valentine event, saying, "Lovers should be sure to pay visits to Darklight Wood, the Stonebrunt Highlands, Butcherblock Mountains,...
Mabinogi Mobile gets a March 27 release date for Korean fans on PC and mobile
Who's ready for more Mabinogi? Because that's what you're getting if you live in South Korea anyway, as Mabinogi Mobile has officially gotten a launch date of Thursday, March 27th, in the country for PC, Android, and iOS devices.
"Developed by devCAT Studio, Mabinogi Mobile presents a familiar, yet all-new story with a worldview of Mabinogi IP, featuring customizable characters,...
One Shots: A happy birthday for a death idol
You never stop to think about it -- because seriously, why would you? -- but even lonely cave idols celebrate their special birthdays. Their moms come by with little cakes made to look like decorative skulls, a wish is made, and perhaps a virgin sacrifice is presented as a treat.
"A lone candle in the midst of skulls to a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst RNG?
Before you get deep in the weeds talking about whether or not random numbers generated on computers are truly random or not, let's just accept that doesn't matter. MMOs of all stripes have random numbers, from critical hits to drop rates to even what enemies spawn. We all know and accept that some sort of RNG is used because...
‘We’re not giving up on SMITE 2’ says executive producer after Hi-Rez layoffs
The most recent round of layoffs at Hi-Rez Studios destabilized not only the current team but also fan faith in its product line. Of gravest concern is the still-in-beta SMITE 2, which is one of the biggest projects on the company's horizon and saw developer Titan Forge Games take a hit from the departures.
To allay the playerbase's concerns of...
Nexus Station has hit early access on PC, and the Steam reviews are unkind
So do you remember Nexus Station? All right, fair enough, we only posted about it once. The short version is that it's a new sandbox game put together by developer Social First, a team that promised a new approach to a sandbox MMORPG. But you don't have to take our word for it, as the game has launched into...
The Stream Team: An Astroneer launch anniversary in Glitchwalkers
While Astroneer debuted a little more than eight years ago, it is notable that the survival game escaped the mire of early access and actually launched! Massively OP's MJ is celebrating that very launch that happened six years ago this week. And what would feel more true to the spirit of the early game then exploring Glitchwalkers, the DLC...
World of Warcraft’s charity fox raises over $2 million for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research
Last December, we reported on how Blizzard started selling a special fox-and-backpack bundle in World of Warcraft to raise funds to help cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy. By the end of the run of this promotion, the studio and players raised over two million dollars to give to the nonprofit organization CureDuchenne.
The fundraiser was conducted in memory of Mats Steen,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Baubles are the stealth feature LOTRO needed
Cast your memory back to last fall when Lord of the Rings Online's current expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, was announced. While there was excitement over further adventures in the game, a portion of the fanbase protested that the expansion lacked both a level cap increase and a tentpole feature.
And while the former was true, the latter wasn't entirely the...
Warframe’s TennoCon 2025 tickets sold out almost immediately, leading fans to assume bot shenanigans
If you're a Warframe fan who was hoping to attend Digital Extremes' in-person TennoCon event this year, it would appear that you missed out, as tickets for the event completely sold out within mere moments of them going on sale - and many players are crying foul.
The ability to buy tickets opened just after 2:00 p.m. EST this past...
WRUP: The names I have given all of the forks in my apartment edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about media we thought we'd hate but actually turned out to love.
The Daily Grind: What’s something you simply love about your MMO?
There are many types of love, and so while we don't think that you're romantically involved with your MMORPG -- but hey, no judgments you weirdo -- we bet that there are parts of it that make you feel warm and fuzzy.
Today's discussion topic is as uncomplicated as it is sincere: What's something you simply love about your MMO?...
The Stream Team: Ghostly trials and treasures in AdventureQuest 3D
It turns out, after helping Roderick Lanceler get into his family's tomb, Massively OP's MJ was offered the chance to take the trials for the family treasure in AdventureQuest 3D by Sir Lanceler's ghost himself. Of course, she's not about to pass that up! Tonight, she'll face those trials and procure some sweet legacy loot (and not share any...
Betawatch: Pantheon finally made it to Unity 6
It's been delayed and pushed off many a time, but Pantheon finally launched its big patch upgrading to Unity 6 this week, so we officially cannot make jokes about how long that took any more. Like, it did take a while, there's no lie about that, but it has also happened. We are ethically obligated to give credit for...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends’ Ewok Festival of Love is live alongside new Jabba’s themepark content
If you thought that Star Wars Galaxies' Wookiee Life Day was the weirdest seasonal event in the game, then you are sadly mistaken, for the Ewok Festival of Love celebrating Valentine's Day is categorically more batshit, and it is live today in the SWG Legends rogue server. We have previously called it the most cursed Valentines event in the...
Sky-based survival sandbox Aloft continues fixing up bugs as it sells over 100K copies
Last month brought a rather pleasant surprise to the world of early access survivalboxes in the form of Aloft, which MOP's Bree found to be quite a pleasant surprise when she first tried it out. It would appear that she's not alone in that assessment, as the game has now soled over 100K copies and boasts a "very positive"...
Final Fantasy XI’s Valentione’s Day starts once again on February 10
If you want to share the love in the more recent Final Fantasy MMORPG, you can already do that, but Final Fantasy XI is making you wait a little bit longer. Specifically, it is making you wait until next week when Valentione's Day comes around once more, with the celebration lasting until February 24th. And if you're hoping that...
The beta for early access tiny MMO Book of Travels preps a patch with a handful of bug fixes
Around MOP, we're still a bit sad that Book of Travels didn't really take off. It was a unique low-combat "tiny MMO" from Might and Delight that scored a successful Kickstarter and then made it to early access, but that early access was a bit of a mess, which was followed by the layoff of 25 of the studio's...