Chris Neal
Metaverse MMO Avalon gets $10M investment, talks up its game features, AI tools, and Web3
Depending on one's point of view, this news is either the next step forward for Jeffrey Butler's gestating MMO Avalon or proof that investors...
Gigantic hands out goodies and preps a double XP weekend as compensation for server issues
Last week, the shooter MOBA Gigantic promised a compensation package for fans as an apology for its rickety relaunch. This week, those fans now...
Ubisoft pulls The Crew 1 from player libraries, encourages them to ‘check the store to pursue your adventures’
Last March was the final bell tolling for multiplayer racer The Crew 1, as Ubisoft completed an announced sunsetting of its servers, effectively making...
Closers teases more story and a new character as Fun Month begins
We're going to preface this Closers news story with a little bit of forewarning: The video shared by the anime MMO recently is probably...
ARK Survival Ascended opens temporary Scorched Earth servers, confirms premium mods for consoles in April
Evidently there are a lot of fans who are trying to get into the Scorched Earth map of ARK: Survival Ascended - enough that...
Embers Adrift begins testing ‘content compression’ that seeks to address several gameplay issues
Does climbing up to a maximum of 50 levels in Embers Adrift fill you with a sense of dread? Would climbing up to 30...
LawBreakers fans have created an emulator – with Cliff Bleszinski’s stamp of approval
Do you miss Boss Key Productions' team vs. team FPS LawBreakers? If you're among those who were left twisting in the wind after its...
Life is Feudal MMO continues its comeback with a relaunch on Steam
In May of 2023, we learned that the MMO portion of Life is Feudal was coming back from its 2021 sunset under the stewardship...
Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra thinks players should be able to tip developers for their work
Now that former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has free time on his hands, he's apparently spending some of it pondering how to make our...
Last Epoch ends floating capes, t-posing mages, and other bugs in latest patch
Life in the OARPG of Last Epoch has hopefully gotten a whole lot less buggy thanks to its most recent patch, which has primarily...
The Stream Team: Tanking while discussing Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail benchmark
This Eorzea Sunday is a special one because MOP's Chris was able to see what his beloved Final Fantasy XIV character could look like...
Guild Wars 2 players can now ‘game, grow, and touch grass’ with officially licensed… plant seeds
There is a lot of plant life growing all over the world of Guild Wars 2 - and some of it even isn't trying...
Lord of the Rings Online showcases new mount and hamster pets coming with the 17th anniversary
Lord of the Rings Online players are getting a celebratory hamster pet. That's it. That's the headline. We can all stop reading, and I...
Destiny 2 outlines April 30 Pantheon activity and The Final Shape’s HUD updates
While much of what's happening in Destiny 2 is naturally focused on the content release that is Into the Light, Bungie's weekly newsletter continues...
PSA: Elder Scrolls Online is handing out its Thieves Guild DLC for free starting April 15
Who doesn't love free DLC? If you're an Elder Scrolls Online player and an in-game thievery enjoyer, then an anniversary promotion has you covered,...
Ubisoft inists its AI-powered NPC tech will be used only if valuable to creatives
When Ubisoft debuted new generative AI NPC tech at GDC this year, it made a lot of promises that it would gather industry feedback...
Jeff Strain shuts down Possibility Space studio via email, blaming internal leaks to the press
Jeff Strain, the owner of Prytania Media, has elected to shut down another of his company's sub-studios. This time it's Possibility Space that has...
Overwatch 2 premieres a new trailer for its April 16 Season 10 update
For the past several weeks, Overwatch 2 has been highlighting the variety of features that are en route with its April 16th Season 10...
Four years after MapleStory 2’s western sunset, the global fans on the Korean version are dwindling
We still mourn the loss of MapleStory 2 'round these parts, particularly since the well-liked sequel appears to have been frustratingly canned as an...
Genshin Impact’s April 24 update adds a new area, new events, and a new frenemy
Normally when Genshin Impact introduces a new character to its big giant gacha machine (which incidentally has helped developer Hoyoverse to be valued at...