Anyone who missed out on Diablo III’s anniversary dungeon can get back in on the fun and rewards thanks to its reprise all month long. As you may recall, the Darkening of Tristram is the recreation of Diablo I’s iconic dungeon inside of the third game.
“Exclusive rewards and challenging enemies await you, but they won’t last forever,” Blizzard said. “The cultists have begun appearing since December 31 at 4 p.m. PST, and the portal opens January 3 at the same hour. Both parts of the event end January 31 at 4 p.m. PST.”
This is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories and videos from this past week in this edition of The MOP Up (and if you don’t see a news story that we should have, drop us a tip)!
Elder Scrolls Online is giving you an opportunity to upgrade and customize your fancy feathered event mount.
Warner Bros. used the incredibly popular Roblox to fuel interest in its Aquaman movie. Did someone say “transmedia synergy?” [Thanks Michael!]
If you game, you’re not alone. According to these statistics, there are 2.5 billion gamers worldwide and the industry is set to rake in over $90 billion by 2020. Also, Tencent is the top games company in terms of revenue. [Thanks Skardon!]
Will video game unions “go big” in 2019? One advocacy group thinks it definitely will happen this year.
If you’re planning to migrate your Warframe account from the PC to the Switch, you’d better do it soon, as that will shut down on January 15th. Warframe also put out a FAQ for those playing on their new Christmas Switches. [Thanks Sophiskiai!]
OrbusVR shone a spotlight on the Paladin class: “Equipped with a mighty hammer and the power of lightning, the Paladin’s play revolves around the energy that it builds up in its weapon.”
Temtem’s developers are incredibly pleased with how well the first alpha version has gone and plans to roll out a second version this April.
The user interface of Osiris: New Dawn is much improved thanks to the addition of a map, compass, and spaceship HUD.
MU Origin 2, the mobile sequel, launched this past week in Southeast Asia. And speaking of mobile, if you’ve been waiting to play Ragnarok M, you should be able to do so starting January 9th.
Jake Song and his team are doing everything they can to restore ArcheAge to glory, such as the introduction of this Korean update:
Old School RuneScape fans are undoubtedly excited to be playing in the newly released Kebos Lowlands:
