Chris Neal
Plunder Scourge of the Sea is a pirate-themed open world survival MMO
It would be easy to dismiss this latest in-development indie MMO as "Atlas at home," but we'll try not to be reductive to either...
Dungeons and Dragons Online surveys players on module interest, but ‘be careful not to read too much into it’
What module would you like to see from the TTRPG adapted into Dungeons and Dragons Online? That's the question that Standing Stone Games is...
Tower of Fantasy’s July 25 and 26 server merges will condense players into their respective individual regions
Tower of Fantasy has completed server merges plenty of times before, but the shared world RPG's next one is going to be what we...
So just how many years away is the Riot MMO now?
There's excitement for a game, and then there's creating an entire blog site and Discord community around the vague cloud of a game still...
MMO and gaming companies enjoy some fun ribbing Twitter’s needless X rebranding stunt
If you woke up today and saw your little blue bird logo on Twitter replaced with what is reportedly a letter X from the...
Star Citizen kitbashes a hovertank together and talks about vehicle creation in livestream
We'll start with a bit of a vocabulary lesson just in case that headline confuses you: Kitbashing is a term usually used in tabletop...
Ubisoft warns inactive accounts of games library deletion as first quarter sales see a slight dip
You know what's a super great and smart method to get customers to keep coming back to your launcher and storefront? Warning them that...
Chronicles of Elyria claims its Soulborn Engine ‘is a functional MMO engine once again’
It's time for yet another monthly progress report out of Chronicles of Elyria's Jeromy Walsh, who has offered more granular updates to the originally...
Blizzard promises a fix for Diablo IV’s season battle pass ‘dark pattern’ after widespread player complaints
Among the many complaints that players are leveraging against Diablo IV, one of them is arguably far more serious than class nerfs: a bit...
The Stream Team: Exploring Final Fantasy XIV’s Mount Rokkon Criterion dungeon
It's time once again for Eorzea Sunday, and this time around MOP's Chris is headed to the latest Mount Rokkon, the latest Criterion dungeon...
Jack Emmert talks up NetEase support for his studio’s Warhammer MMO, talks down a PvP design focus
Back in May we caught wind of developer Jack Emmert's shift from Daybreak to the newly formed NetEase-owned studio Jackalyptic Games, which is starting...
World of Warcraft’s technical director departs Blizzard after almost 23 years
Blizzard has seen another pillar of the World of Warcraft team depart the studio: Technical Director Monte Krol announced his departure in a tweet this...
The FTC suspends its administrative challenge of the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard merger
It would seem as if the US Federal Trade Commission has read the suggested writing on the wall: The government body has officially withdrawn...
City of Heroes Rebirth brings buffing Pandora’s boxes, harder task force challenges, and power proliferation July 23
It is the Dawn of Genesis for the Rebirth rogue servers of City of Heroes. Or rather, it will be when Issue 6 goes...
Severed Lands is an upcoming sandbox MMORPG that seeks to combine PvE and PvP play
Where many other MMORPGs have tried and failed, Severed Lands hopes to succeed. This in-development sandbox MMO from the indie development studio of the...
Path of Exile offers an event schedule and travel details for next weekend’s ExileCon
Next weekend is a big deal for Path of Exile fans, as ExileCon is kicking off between July 29th and 30th in Auckland, New...
The Stream Team: Stepping into the Solstice celebration of Destiny 2
The Solstice of Heroes event is happening in Destiny 2 right now, which means it's time for MOP's Chris to strap on his Warlock...
Roblox apologizes for data breach that leaked nearly 4000 employees’ personal details
Roblox Corp has apparently suffered a major data breach that leaked the personal details of nearly 4000 past and present workers - including names,...
Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning lets players craft special jewelry during the Twilight’s Tide event
For fans of the Warhammer fantasy IP, having a celebration turn into a time when there are even more demonic and chaotic threats is...
‘Anime battle royale MOBA’ Eternal Return makes its full release after nearly three years of early access
We're happy to report that another game hatchling has made its way across the sands of early access into the full launch ocean: Eternal...