Chris Neal
Magic to Master goes crypto, ties down a publisher, and eyes a nebulous February early access release window
With all of the loud goose honking that came out of the gaming industry in 2023, it would be understandably easy to have forgotten...
Daybreak’s DC Universe Online studio Dimensional Ink is the latest games team hit with layoffs
The culling of games industry employees continues through the beginning of this year: A list compiled by Kotaku that outlines the over 6,400 layoffs...
The Stream Team: Finishing a friend’s run of Final Fantasy XIV’s Pandaemonium
This Eorzea Sunday sees MOP's Chris, his husband Jamie, and their friend Ollie wrap up the Final Fantasy XIV Pandaemonium raids! It's four more...
Sky Children of the Light celebrates emotional connections in its updated Days of Love event
Love takes a lot of forms, whether it's romantic, platonic, or familial, and that wide spectrum of affection is the heart of Sky: Children...
ARK Survival Ascended rolls back latest update, which was eating players items on official servers
When you're playing ARK: Survival Ascended, you expect things to be hungry: your tamed pets, the dinosaurs roaming the wilds, your character - you...
Diablo IV is bringing the ability to craft uber unique items on February 13
When is a Diablo IV item more unique than unique? When it's uber unique, of course! This tier of item has been a farming...
Warhaven puts out a new character, new pre-season, and Valentine’s Day event ahead of April sunset
Warhaven is still a multiplayer title that's headed for a sunsetting in April, but you probably wouldn't know that judging by the game's content...
Overwatch 2 previews Season 9 updates to competitive play and characters
Overwatch 2 has already painted a broad picture of the changes to competitive play due for the shooter's Season 9, but now director Aaron...
Genshin Impact takes cheat makers to court for copyright infringement
You have to be a special sort of sad to want to cheat in a game like Genshin Impact, let alone one who would...
Closers celebrates its sixth anniversary by handing out character level jumps and login rewards
Against all presumed odds, Closers has been online for six years, and that merits a whole lot of celebration from the anime MMO, as...
Mad World updates UI elements and potential growth system, delays its new dungeon to next week
This week is bringing another patch to Mad World, and most of its contents are about adjustments to existing features and UI elements, as...
The Stream Team: Sailing the open beta seas of Skull and Bones
After seven worrisome delays, it's finally time for MOP's Chris to get his hands on the open beta of Skull and Bones! Will this...
DC Universe Online reopens Love’s Battlefield and hands out new rewards for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says love quite like denying a villain his heart's desire because it would destroy an entire city. If that setup sounds familiar to...
EverQuest and EverQuest II’s Erollisi Day Valentine’s events return with new and returning quests and goodies
The season of love - or at least the season commanded by Erollisi Marr - has returned once again to EverQuest and EverQuest II....
Star Citizen begins its Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, and free fly events for February this weekend
The month of February is loaded to the gills with events (and shop sales) for the alpha spaceship sandbox of Star Citizen, as CIG...
Korean Court rules man isn’t a conscientious objector because he likes PUBG
We admit that the headline for this story is pretty wild, so allow us a few moments to lay some contextual groundwork: South Korea...
Fortnite opens the doors to its own Trevor Noah-produced virtual stand-up comedy club
In-game concerts have already been a thing in Fortnite, so where does the games platform go from there? Why, opening the doors to its...
World of Warcraft elaborates on The War Within’s hero talents system
The War Within expansion for World of Warcraft is bringing, among other things, the hero talents system, an "evergreen form of character progression for...
Star Citizen firms up April’s alpha 3.23 features and recounts development progress for January
It's roundup day for Star Citizen fans, as CIG has put out its latest roadmap update outline and January development report for fans to...
Disney invests $1.5B into Epic Games with plans to create a ‘huge Disney universe’ in Fortnite
Seeing Disney's various IPs in Fortnite isn't exactly news by this point, but it appears as if there will be a whole lot more...