Deadpool’s taken over Marvel Snap (just in time for his new movie) and is bringing a new game mode, several new cards (including Gwenpool), and additional locations.
“This month we’re introducing a brand new in-game event that will allow you to wager more than your typical cubes. Here at Deadpool’s Diner, you bet Deadpool’s Bubs before you play! Keep winning and you’ll keep moving up to bigger plates with more risk and bigger rewards.”
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)!
EverQuest II dropped a small patch on July 9th with updated spell descriptions, a fix to the Year of Darkpaw vendor, and plenty of other adjustments.
SMITE kicked off its Summer Rewind with the return of its 3v3v3 Medusa’s Deathmatch mode. “Joust junkies, rejoice: today SMITE’s 3v3 mode has been made punchier and double-tank teams should cease to be the dominant trend.”
PlanetSide 2 continues to run the Sunderer rework through the PTS, saying, “Our goal is that deployed Sunderers behave more like mobile spawn rooms than they did before, giving players a more protected space to gather and push from, thus better enabling coordination and providing more tactical opportunities for both attackers and defenders.”
Embracer Group killed yet another studio, this one Piranha Bytes (which made Gothic and Risen).
Aion Classic’s Update 2.8 looks promising with the Phaestos’ Disc dungeon: “From level 58, you can join 1 to 5 allies and venture deep into the Malek Mine to the mysterious Disc, and face the deadly weapon constructed at Tiamat’s behest by the mad scientist Radan.”
La Tale released its Fractures in Time update on the 3rd with new pets, fashion sets, and weapon skills as well as a waypoint battery update.
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!
