Chris Neal
Choose My Adventure: Necro Kitty proves to be a reasonable Elder Scrolls Online tank
I've had some minor grouping experiences in The Elder Scrolls Online before. I was around for some of the game's early days when people...
Evercore Heroes, back from the dead, talks new game flow and the rationale for rebirth
Now that we know Evercore Heroes is returning from its competitive team vs. team PvE origin to a co-operative roguelike, there might be some...
Starbase returns from radio silence with plan for new navigation, territory control, and PvE
In May of last year, we expressed some concern about Starbase, the sci-fi crafting sandbox from Frozenbyte, particularly since it received little more than...
Reign of Guilds promises to expand dev headcount, seeks player patience in early access
When the PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds opened its early access doors at the beginning of this month, developer Atlant Games admitted that it...
Bellwright’s first week of early access sees daily bug fixing and mostly positive reviews
It would appear that Donkey Crew knows it has eyes trained on it after its last shoulder shrug of an early access game launch:...
BitCraft shares an in-game preview of early skills and character progression
Since the month of April has been alpha testing month for sandbox MMORPG BitCraft, Clockwork Labs appears to be eager to continue showing off...
Viking-themed ‘survival tribe builder’ Aska enters early access June 20
It looks as if the self-described "multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder" Aska is ready to move forward from its latest closed beta into its...
20-year-old MMORPG Istaria processes its massive combat overhaul and Year of the Dragon plans
The classic MMORPG Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted (aka Horizons) has made it to 20 years of operation, which would lead one to think...
Embers Adrift enlists influencer to explain why content compression didn’t work out
Most of the time when MMORPG studios bring on a guest content creator or influencer, they want to have someone who's generally friendly to...
Ubisoft resolves to launch two Web3 games this year but admits five years of work have yielded nothing
Just in case you were thinking that Ubisoft had stopped huffing the guff of Web3, blockchain, and crypto, allow a VentureBeat interview with blockchain...
Escape from Tarkov cedes PvE mode to earlier special edition buyers, but only ‘in waves’ and after full release server updates
This past weekend saw Escape from Tarkov start a row with its biggest supporters by paywalling a PvE mode, forcing new buyers to cough...
MapleStory superfan transmutes promoted stream into Nexon critique and quit
What was likely meant to be a watershed moment for MapleStory PR ended up being an alley-oop to the MMO's own live dunking: Niru,...
Myth of Empires previews Greek buildings and armor, opens Jade Era servers to help new players
The survival MMO Myth of Empires is going Greek for its most recent previews, as Angela Game has put out a couple of sneak...
The Stream Team: Chilling out with friends in the Final Fantasy XIV roulette
MOP's Chris and his family and friends are coming together yet again for their time-honored, weekly Final Fantasy XIV pastime: the duty roulette. There...
Elder Scrolls Online restores accounts following its PTS bungle, hands out a Mountain Dew wolf
Normally a public test of a much-anticipated update for Elder Scrolls Online is a happier occasion, but as readers know that's not been the...
Hearthstone’s latest balance patch focuses on nerfing cards that ‘remove player agency’
If you've played a collectible card game of any stripe, you're probably familiar with card combos and deck strategies that effectively make it impossible...
Multiplayer medieval brawler Mordhau marks fifth anniversary with April 29 demon attack
The multiplayer PvP-focused medieval brawler Mordhau doesn't often hit our news desk except when it's promising to fight toxicity or when modders transform the...
Roblox game Piñata Smashlings announces collab event with Care Bears in September
We assure you, that headline wasn't generated by some LLM plagiarism dispenser; this was written by an actual human who is here to inform...
The Stream Team: Heading into Nightingale’s multiplayer Watch hub
MOP's Chris has come pretty far in his climb through Nightingale. After lots of crafting and hunting and trying to find one tree beast,...
Destiny 2 outlines changes to character power, grouping, and legacy gear updates for The Final Shape
An expansion's release is generally a time to make some foundational shifts to a game, something that Destiny 2's The Final Shape appears to...