Chris Neal
View counts for New World Aeternum’s official announcement trailer see a mysterious spike
A lot of the time, when PR tells us how many views a game gets on YouTube or Twitch, it's an easily ignored metric...
Throne & Liberty KR showcases updates to progression, new activities, a new region, and artifact system
Earlier this week, NCSoft brought a four hour-long smorgasbord of information out of Throne & Liberty's Korean version, with devs hosting a TL meet-up...
‘Single-player MMORPG’ Erenshor adds cloud saves, improved friendly AI, and Steam Deck support to its demo
Near the middle of last year we started reporting on Erenshor, a game that attempts to recreate the experience of playing a classic MMORPG...
The Stream Team: One last roulette run in Final Fantasy XIV before Dawntrail arrives
It's the last Eorzea Sunday stream of the Endwalker era! MOP's Chris and his crew are coming together for one final run of the...
EVE Echoes has spent 2024 pumping out events, balancing, new regions, new ships, and a cheater crackdown
Most of the EVE Online-shaped noise has been coming out of... well, EVE Online, particularly since its Equinox update went live and testing for...
Age of Water makes tweaks to trader resources, research, post office rewards, and dolphin sightings
The water world of Age of Water continues to get adjusted and tweaked by Three Whales Studio, as the nautical survivalbox (survival bathtub?) continues...
Diablo IV opens public testing of Season 5’s new activities and quality-of-life June 25
Diablo IV has barely had time to let its Season 4 release settle and it's already gearing up for Season 5, and if you're...
The Stream Team: A fresh start in the survival sandbox of Palworld
Do you ever get the desire to hit the reset button on life? That's kind of what MOP's Chris is experiencing this Sandbox Saturday...
Co-op raiding roguelike Rabbit & Steel adds a toybox mode that sets the table for mod support
Who wants to crack open a toybox in the fascinating and flashy raid boss roguelike Rabbit & Steel? That's just what's being offered as...
Anime hero shooter Second Wave and its developer shut down after a disastrous dev cycle
Over the course of last year, we had been reporting on Second Wave, an anime-styled hero shooter MOBA from developer Challengers Games that looked...
Slayscape, the procedurally generated battle royale RPG from Shroud of the Avatar’s execs, opens its Steam page
The weird tale of Slayscape continues to unfurl. As a refresher, this self-described blend of battle royale, extraction FPS, and "RPG flavor" with procedurally...
The Stream Team: Beginning the launch journey in Tarisland
Today's the day! Assuming the servers don't turn into ash, anyway; MOP's Chris is going to start off his adventure in the newly launched...
Embracer Group talks up aspirations for AI tool integration with a ‘human-centric approach’
Embrace Group would like gamers to remember that it's still pretty villainous. The company's annual report for 2024 is out, and among its colorfully...
Overwatch 2 welcomes Season 11 Super Mega Ultrawatch and its community crafted mode
Yesterday started Season 11 in Overwatch 2, but if you're the sort of person who prefers hard facts over a fluffy overview dev blog,...
EVE Vanguard engages its latest subscriber-only playtest with new map and mechanics
Yesterday wasn't just the summer solstice; it was also the start of the Solstice event/playtest for EVE Vanguard, the integrated FPS mode of EVE...
‘Co-op PvE space adventure’ Jump Ship shares 10 minutes of gameplay from the devs
At the top of last April we got new word on Jump Ship, an upcoming "mission-based co-op PvE space adventure" from Keepsake Games that...
Multiplayer Viking-themed survival settlement manager ASKA begins its early access
Surviving in a wilderness is never best done alone if at all possible, but there's one survivalbox that has you managing not just your...
Hearthstone brings class-switching mechanics, tasty drinks, and vacation stops with Perils in Paradise expansion
The summer vacation idea isn't only striking MMORPGs; it's also inspiring the digital card game Hearthstone, which just announced its upcoming Perils in Paradise...
The Stream Team: The further adventures of a very big powerful lady in Wayfinder
MOP's Chris is coming back to Wayfinder for one very big reason: Senja, the gladiatrix who gets stronger by flexing at enemies and then...
EverQuest makes its nearly three year-old Terror of Luclin expansion free for everyone
When is something old new again? When it's handed out for free, of course. Those who didn't bother to buy in to EverQuest's Terror...