Chris Neal
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida remarks on content balancing and development missteps
Producer and director Naoki Yoshida usually doesn't make appearances outside of those specifically for Final Fantasy XIV, so to learn that he was invited...
Shroud of the Avatar announces plans for a new quarterly release cadence for its major updates
Hey, Shroud of the Avatar. How are you doing? Or more importantly, what are you doing? That's the question we're answering once again as...
Skull and Bones takes a closer look at the features and design of its incoming massive frigate
As Ubisoft has been keen to point out, the upcoming Year 2 Season 2 patch for Skull and Bones is bringing a chonky fella...
Star Trek Online invites players to meet DECA and hear about the MMO’s future in tomorrow’s stream
DECA Games, the new stewards for Star Trek Online and other Cryptic Games MMORPGs after Embracer effectively dissolved the studio last year, hasn't been...
Loftia assesses alpha feedback, shares work on new hairstyles, props, and the Salvaging District
With the April alpha test for cozy solarpunk MMO Loftia in its rear view mirror, the devs at Qloud Games have resurfaced to share...
Albion Online celebrates its eighth anniversary with more giant statue smashing and digital cake
Hey, lookit that, Albion Online is eight years old this week, and it clearly has a very specific type of party it likes to...
Equinox Homecoming adds emotes, new items, and several quality-of-life features
Early access for horse mystery MMO Equinox: Homecoming continues its steady gait of updates, with the game's most recent patch introducing what one might...
Krafton authenticates leaked internal slides that claim Subnautica 2 lacked polish and content
The plot continues to thicken around the Subnautica 2 debacle. As we've been covering for the last week, the release of the multiplayer survivalbox...
Throne and Liberty was offline nearly 12 hours this past weekend thanks to server instability issues
This past Friday was a challenging one for fans and especially for the IT devs of Throne and Liberty, as the MMORPG was knocked...
The Stream Team: Sunday huntday with the family in Monster Hunter Wilds
The end of the week is once again a time for MOP's Chris and his family and friends to come together for some hunting!...
Guild Wars 2 targets August 19 for the return of missing Janthir Wilds voiceover lines
For quite some time now, several NPCs and player characters of Guild Wars 2 have been without any spoken dialogue across Janthir Wilds as...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen takes a victory lap over its ‘milestone’ Ashbreathers updates
It's hard to argue against being proud of your work now and again, and it would appear that Visionary Realms is extremely proud of...
MapleStory previews Dave the Diver crossover event and new mastery nodes coming July 16
MapleStory already announced that it would have some crossover with the single-player RPG Dave the Diver, but all that anyone knew was that... there...
MMO Business Roundup: Stop Killing Games, SAG-AFTRA ratifies contract, and Hytale chatter
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And for once, this set of headlines doesn't include CEOs showing off...
Overwatch 2 is actually hinting at a return to storytelling after its long string of PvE debacles
The rationale for why heroes are shooting each other all over the place in Overwatch 2 can nowadays be summarized by "stop thinking about...
Black Desert dates mobile’s Heidel Ball for July 19 and brings out the Deadeye on console
The Heidel Ball once again looms on the horizon, only this time it's the event specifically for fans of Black Desert Mobile, as Pearl...
Star Citizen highlights the new Meteor combat ship arriving in alpha 4.2.1
What if the RSI Mantis removed its interdiction capabilities and instead clapped a whole slew of guns and missiles on its chassis? Then you'd...
The Stream Team: Taking a first peek into the beat-em-up MMO Towerborne
It's Tryday Friday for MOP's Chris as he checks out Towerborne, the side-scrolling beat-em-up MMO that MOP's Sam was pretty happy with. Will this...
Sea of Thieves details its updated seasonal content cadence and custom server subscriptions
With the impact of Microsoft's latest layoff round and the cancellation of Rare Ltd's Everwild, there was likely a lot of trepidation and concern...
Destiny 2 disabled Lootapalooza handouts because players were cashing in with an exploit
Apparently there was a bit of a bug during Destiny 2's Lootapalooza event that was causing too much loot in the palooza. The freely...