League of Legends’ game director explained why the MOBA is adding a Vampire Survivors-type mode to make it more like a “theme park,” saying, “With modes, we think of them as a dichotomy of things we hope to be evergreen, and things we believe are great for a small period of time — we may riff on them, bring them back, and iterate.”
And 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 covered, drop us a tip)!
Destiny 2’s Act II is set to launch on July 16th: “After touching base with our old friend Failsafe and starting an investigation into the Vex on Nessus, we found that something is…not quite right. The revelations of Act I will drive your investigation even further into Nessus in Act II.”
Get to know another Elder Scrolls Online character: Torvesard, the most fierce and faithful lieutenant to the Daedric Prince of Many Paths.
There’s a thing with Overwatch 2, a toilet billboard ad, and NYC that was purchased by fans.
Hearthstone pushed out Patch 29.6.2 with some small balance changes, Twist Hero adjustments, and card updates.
“The BitCraft Alpha Hub is back with the much requested account name change feature. If you haven’t already, now is the time to sign up for Closed Alpha and for returning players, check out what’s new.”
War Thunder went on a hunt — a bug hunt. There were many casualties.
Marvel Rivals is taking sign-ups for its upcoming console closed beta. PC sign-ups will happen in July.
NetEase’s Identity V is doing a crossover with Sanrio characters from June 27 through July 26th.
Dungeon & Fighter Mobile made over $270M in China during its first month of release.
Jen Klasing from New World is the latest subject of a meet-the-developer series:
RuneScape released a new “Battleaxes and Ballads” album with adorable pixel art:
NosTale is ready to take players into the Undercity for Act 9.2:
The MMO industry pumps out more and more news every year – no site could possibly cover everything. That’s why we gather together all the extras every week in The MOP Up, our a weekly compilation of MMO info we don’t want lost in the cracks of time. Send us your news bits through our tips line!
