Final Fantasy XIV’s European contingent partied hard at the recent Gamescom 2024 — the first such gathering in five years. The community team reported on the event, saying, “On Thursday evening, in the middle of Gamescom week, our players gathered at the Roonburg in Cologne for the biggest FFXIV Fan Celebration in Germany this year!”
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)!
Titan Quest II explained the different kinds of quests that are going into the game, including fated quests and exploration quests.
“Wild Rift’s final patch of the year releases October 16th and comes packed with in-game content to celebrate Arcane, a series of anniversary events, new champions, fresh gameplay updates and more,” said Riot Games.
The Starcraft games are coming to Xbox Games Pass in early November.
YLands’ Fleet Friends update arrived with more vehicles, additional animal companions, and easier multiplayer session connectivity.
Starbase thinks that it’s found a workaround fix for its Shadowrealms.
Sea of Thieves patched in a few little tweaks, including ones to the fishing lure and throwing knives.
Vampire nerds fixed V Rising with a new PlayStation 5 patch: “Rising from our crypts once more to bring you a heavier hotfix, today’s patch includes a massive triple-digit grab bag of general, UI, and bug fixes, as well as a hefty dose of game balance adjustments.”
Riders of Icarus posted its October season pass and daily reward schedule.
Ubisoft’s French workers are contemplating a strike over return-to-office policies after five years of working from home.
Wakfu’s Trool Fair update arrives October 1st, and it sounds fun: “The Enutrofs get a revamp, the new purchase offer feature arrives, plus Wakfu HD and account entity decorations!”
Astroneer gave a preview of the game’s first antagonist, Lyn, who is coming with the Glitchwalkers expansion later this year.
War Thunder Mobile is testing a “full-fledged aerial tech tree and an air-focused game mode.”
The Last Plague: Bright is bringing its “authentic” open world survival game to Steam early access on October 3rd:
Crossout added mech walkers to this post-apocalyptic game:
The new Extinction update arrived in World War Z: Aftermath:
NosTale’s 17th anniversary update is here with “significant overhauls to the game’s raid and family systems, along with a wealth of new gameplay features:”