World of Warcraft CM Josh Allen leaves Blizzard for ‘new opportunity’
WoW community manager Josh "Lore" Allen announced that he, too, is departing Blizzard Entertainment for new vistas. After serving as one of the spokespersons...
Make My MMO: Elite Disappointing
It's been a relatively quiet couple of weeks in the MMO crowdfunding scene, and we're not entirely sorry to see it, given what a...
Betawatch: Throne and Liberty is the new name for what was once Lineage III
Goodbye, Lineage Eternal - you don't exist. Now you're Throne and Liberty, which is a title change that apparently preserves the sanctity of the Lineage...
Final Fantasy XI looks back at developing the story for its three nation-states at launch
It might be easy to forget with another Square-Enix MMORPG being everyone's focus in the storytelling department, but Final Fantasy XI has been doing the...
Zenith’s Ramen VR just scored another $35M in investment, ‘accelerates’ efforts on PC version
Zenith studio Ramen VR just secured more money to bolster the future of the VR MMORPG: The company announced last night that it just...
Massively Overthinking: Does wallet-voting work in modern MMOs?
MOP reader The Grand Nagus recently pointed us to his thread on the Star Trek Online reddit where players were trying to sort out...
EA cancels its usual E3-adjacent EA Play event altogether
Electronic Arts has long had a "you can't fire me, I quit" attitude toward E3 in general. It doesn't want to have to deal...
EverQuest turns 23 years old and throws a bash to match
It's a very happy birthday to EverQuest, which marked its 23rd birthday this week following its release back in March 1999. Let's just absorb...
EverQuest II is kicking off its own Community Resource Council with applications launching March 18
"Mom," cries EverQuest II, "I want a community resource council!"
"You don't need a community resource council," replies the game's mother, currently staring at the hand-knit...
Chinese regulators draft ‘youth mode’ requirement for online games and more
It appears that China's gaming industry still hasn't come close to hitting rock bottom. According to the South China Morning Post, China's Cyberspace Administration...
Interview: Mortal Online 2’s CEO on launch, the playerbase, tech, and the future of the sandbox
Mortal Online 2 was one of multiple MMOs to launch in the first few months of 2022, and it began life with the best...
Niantic suspends Pokemon Go and Ingress in Russia, donates to support Ukraine
Late last week, Niantic announced that it was pulling its massively online alternate reality games from Russia and Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine....
Kyiv-based Corepunk studio says it’s lost contact with some staff stuck in Ukraine
Upcoming MMO Corepunk has joined - in fact, had long since joined, unbeknownst to us - the long list of game studios affected by...
The Daily Grind: Are you irritated by paid server transfers in MMORPGs?
A few weeks back, MOP's Eliot covered a World of Warcraft sale that caught my attention: Concurrent with the launch of Eternity's End, Blizzard...
Gamescom outlines efforts to be ‘climate neutral’ in 2022 and beyond
Gamescom is, without a doubt, the single largest gaming convention on the planet, which means it also requires massive amounts of energy to operate...
Betawatch: Overwatch 2 starts signups for a beta in springtime
Ah, spring! The time when Overwatch 2 turns to beta testing, at long last. Of course, this initial testing is all about PvP, which...
Space sandbox Astroneer has seen more than 8M players over its lifetime
Astroneer has been a fan-favorite multiplayer sandbox both on MOP and in my own household for years now - five years, in fact, since...
Square-Enix opens up a free YouTube repository for all the Final Fantasy soundtracks
It's always been a little contentious when you try to listen to Square-Enix music on YouTube. The short version is that Square-Enix has been...
Ubisoft is investigating last week’s cyberattack – no player data exposed
If you're an Ubisoft game player, you probably got an email this week informing you that the company was resetting your password. Don't panic;...
Dutch court says EA lockboxes didn’t violate region’s gambling law, reels back €10M fine from 2019
It's been some time since the furor over lockboxes and international gambling laws came to light, so let's review: Gambling authorities from the Netherlands...
