Chris Neal
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton and Roblox post Q1 2024 gains while Unity bleeds nearly $300M
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And this time around, it's the Oops! All Q1 Reports edition!...
BitCraft announces a June 17 start date for Alpha 2, begins a rebuild of its account management site
For those who missed their opportunity to hop into alpha testing for BitCraft, there's some good news: Clockwork Labs has confirmed a date for...
Mortal Online 2 readies foraging, fishing, and an improved tutorial for its next content update
Star Vault Studios CEO Henrik Nystrom once again made use of his Mortal Online 2 stream to showcase the content coming in the sandbox's...
MultiVersus showcases new gameplay footage of the Joker in action
Last week, multiplayer platform fighter MultiVersus announced that it was adding the Joker to its roster, even getting actor Mark Hamill to reprise his...
Square-Enix Q1 2024: Profits plummet as it promises to ‘reboot and awaken’
The opening quarter of the 2024 fiscal year indeed isn't a good one for Square-Enix. Shortly after the company warned investors of "extraordinary losses"...
Helldivers 2 is delisted in three more countries on Steam because of an ‘administrative error correction’
Ever since Sony cancelled plans for a PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 PC players (and since Arrowhead Game Studios said it was trying to...
Last Epoch plots boss fights, skill system updates, and more endgame content in latest roadmap
Last Epoch has plans for its next four cycles (aka content updates) and it's ready to share those plans with players in roadmap form....
The Stream Team: Braving the Bozjan Southern Front in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris hasn't really dug in to the Bozjan Southern Front content in Final Fantasy XIV, mostly because he's tried doing it himself, and...
Marvel Rivals discusses adding environmental destruction to a competitive shooter
Generally speaking, the maps of a team vs. team shooter are static; you can blast all of the buildings you want, but they'll be...
Destiny 2 shows off Final Shape’s Prismatic subclass gameplay and class-specific exotic items
Before you know it, the delay for Destiny 2's The Final Shape will be all but an awful memory and players will get their...
Ashes of Creation answers questions about classes, gameplay systems, PvX, and guild features
Last night Ashes of Creation held a community AMA, though the community in question was made up of specifically selected influencers. You might think...
Star Citizen officially enters alpha 3.23 with new quality-of-life and mission features
After a whole lot of teasing, talking, and showcasing, Star Citizen has finally released alpha 3.23, bringing with it a few new mission features...
Blight Survival is an upcoming multiplayer ‘medieval action-horror co-op survival game’
The idiom goes that you can't judge a book by its cover, but we're reasonably sure that a game called Blight: Survival is pretty...
Wuthering Waves is a co-op open world RPG heading to PC and mobile May 22
It looks like the explosive popularity of one specific co-op anime RPG is spawning another title cut from a similar cloth. Say hello to...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen shows off the zone and features of Season 3 ahead of tomorrow’s release
Saturday, May 11th, is when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will bring on the next "season" of its testing to buyers of the right...
The Stream Team: Taking a first-time voyage into the Age of Water
MOP's Chris is once again sailing the seas of early access so you don't have to! This time around, it's his first time in...
Diablo IV’s latest vid breaks down itemization changes, crafting, and The Pit
Last time, Diablo IV put out an itemization explainer video for those who only have a minute. Now, a follow-up video is going a...
Lightforge Games halts social RPG production, downsizes to a skeleton crew
Over the past few years we've been reporting on Lightforge Games, a development studio that entered our general genre radar for snapping up former...
Helldivers 2 CEO holds an impromptu Q&A about balance, gameplay, and returning the game to Steam
If you're not among those living inside the official Discord for Helldivers 2 (and nobody would blame you for not doing so since it's...
Star Citizen showcases the creation of the two brand-new animals coming to alpha 3.23
Land on any planet in Star Citizen currently and you'll be greeted by things like weather patterns, flora, and very possibly a derelict or...