A CSGO mod — Classic Offensive — got shut down by Valve eight years into its development. The mod devs said, “We are devastated to announce the cancellation of Classic Offensive. This decision follows abrupt actions by Valve that prevent us from releasing or continuing development on the project.”
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)!
Guild Wars 2’s lead character designer discussed the challenges of making the game look as good as it does: “We don’t have spline-based fur systems or advanced cloth physics, but those limitations push us to be creative.”
Aion rolled out Season 49 of its Daeva Pass, active from now through June 3rd.
An Elder Scrolls Online guild created a game called Treasure Goblin: “The idea began to run an event where players effectively play as powerful as NPCs and try to become the President of the Treasure Goblins guild.”
“The Battleground continues to evolve with the Open Beta 9 update for SMITE 2, bringing a powerful new god, stylish cosmetics, and strategic changes to Conquest gameplay.”
My.Games’ Rush Royale activated its Spring Marathon event: “In this special update, the mischievous Cunning Fay has returned, once again stirring trouble across Rhandum Island. Only a new Legendary unit, the Twilight Ranger, has the power to stop her.”
DC Universe Online started selling a “mega capsule” with other capsules in it and dropped a new lore story.
Last Epoch Patch 1.2.3 fixed a whole lot of bugs and adjusted plenty of imprinted items.
Throne and Liberty activated its Infernal Star battle pass with “the Infernal Slayer armor, Infernal Slayer’s Shroud, Shoulder Shuffle Gesture, Ash Hound Morph, Minto Choco Pippin Amitoi, and more.”
Project Pantheon shared some stats following its second closed alpha test with over 1,000 players.
Old School RuneScape’s latest patch mostly prepped for the much bigger Yama drop.
Guild Wars 2 is handing out a free hero’s boost to all players through May 20th.
Check out this World of Warcraft guild that set a record beating Cinderbrew Meadery on +20:
Something fast is happening in KartRider Rush+:
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!
