The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a weekly compilation of smaller MMO stories and videos that you won’t want to miss. Seen any good MMO news? Hit us up through our tips line!
Maybe you’ll discover a new game in this space — or be reminded of an old favorite! This week we have stories and videos from TERA, Vindictus, Realm Royale, Path of Exile, Elder Scrolls Online, League of Legends, My Dino, Citadel: Forged with Fire, PUBG, Armored Warfare, Paladins, Diablo III, EVE Online, and Star Trek Online, all waiting for you after the break!
New Games and Testing
- Armored Warfare: Rev up your giant death machines and prepare to blow your enemies out of the water when this title arrives on Xbox One this August 2nd.
- Realm Royale: This battle royale game is starting closed beta testing for consoles.
- My Dino: Snail Games is inviting testers to check out this new mobile AR adventure game!
Patches
- Star Trek Online: The Victory is Life expansion is now live on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4!
- Path of Exile: Grinding Gear is getting close to revealing its next big content update and challenge league, so watch out.
Events
- Final Fantasy XIV: Get your home decoration skills going for the Eorzean Interior Design Contest! You have until August 27th to enter your best home design.
- TERA: Level up a Priest in August and receive some special rewards!
Odds and Ends
- Diablo III: Blizzard hasn’t completely forgotten about this franchise considering that a huge Diablo bestiary book is coming out this October!
- League of Legends: The game finally has an official world map to reflect its retconned lore.
- Elder Scrolls Online: Get to know Commander Varian. He seems like a jolly chap, that.
Videos
Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) is bringing an assassin named Grimden to the game:
Citadel is moving into a huge new phase of early access with August 3rd’s reignite update:
Clans, war mode, and more are now out on mobile thanks to PUBG’s 0.7.0 update:
Paladins is now free-to-play on the Nintendo Switch:
Check out this pretty amazing fan-made cinematic for EVE Online:
