Nexon is handing out compensation for The First Descendant’s messy but popular launch
So I know you'll be shocked to hear this, but the launch of The First Descendant yesterday did not go perfectly smoothly. I know,...
Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-building
Bungie has been operating Destiny 2 for a decade now, and that means next year is the 11th of storytelling in a world full...
Puzzle-filled MMO Islands of Insight will get its offline mode July 9
This past May we got word about another previously always online title getting an offline mode: Islands of Insight, the self-described "shared world puzzle...
Tower of Fantasy brings a new character, boss fight, and multiple events in latest update
So just what sort of damage does a weapon called Poppin' Stick inflict? That most vital of questions can be answered by Tower of...
MultiVersus provides a gameplay showcase of new character Agent Smith, arriving July 8
Who's ready for a villainous machine entity to arrive in their cartoony platform fighting game? Then mark your calendar for Monday, July 8th, because...
Choose My Adventure: The Elite Dangerous vs Pax Dei rematch
Nine times out of ten, I generally follow the Will of the Polls here in MOP's Choose My Adventure column without too much question...
Nexon’s co-op looter-shooter The First Descendant has officially launched today
It's launch day for Nexon's The First Descendant, a word I still manage to misspell even after covering this game for at least the...
MMO Business Roundup: Roblox’s 4D AI, Perfect World’s layoffs, Bethsoft’s unionization, and Rockstar’s ambitions
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
Roblox - The controversial games giant now claims that it's "building...
Starbase begins public testing of warp travel, universe map feature, and a station builder
Back in April, we noted a sudden return from radio silence for the sci-fi building sandbox Starbase, which at the time talked up several...
Fortnite Reload mode brings the battle royale shooter back to gimmick-free basics
For all of the aspirations Epic Games has heaped upon Fortnite as some metaverse-adjacent hub of greater entertainment, the actual battle royale mode that...
Last Epoch brings new bosses, a new faction, and dodge rolling in July 9 Harbingers of Ruin update
The time is soon to come when Last Epoch will take its first step forward along its content roadmap plans, as the multiplayer OARPG...
Wuthering Waves’ Thaw of Eons update adds new characters, more story quests, and new zone
Are you ready for more Wuthering Waves content? Then this past weekend has you covered -- some might say awash -- in new things...
Overwatch 2 discusses general plans for addressing the squishiness of tank heroes
If you're a tank player in Overwatch 2, you probably feel less like a heavily armored wall and more like a pile of sponges....
Fallout 76 is giving players a highly customizable outpost with the upcoming Milepost Zero update
As most fans of Fallout 76 know, putting together the perfect CAMP is the real endgame. But what if you were capable of customizing...
Pokemon Go’s Meteorite bait-and-switch isn’t helping Go Fest hype
Niantic is not heading into 2024's Go Fest on great terms with the Pokemon Go playerbase, owing to a string of problems: a sales...
The First Descendant talks up new characters, ultimate weapons, and tools to make the perfect build
We're only days away from the global launch of Nexon's looter shooter The First Descendant, which means that fans might already be considering their...
Bellwright continues quality-of-life updates for structures, outpost deliveries, villagers, and quests
"We've had one, yes. What about second June Update?" That's the question posed by Bellwright studio Donkey Crew ahead of what is indeed its...
V Rising is taking ‘a brief respite’ before working on Update 1.1
Now that Stunlock Studios has the PC and PS5 release of its vampiric survival sandbox V Rising behind it, the studio is taking a...
Four Winds: Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact, and the burgeoning gacha gaming industry
In the early days of the pandemic, I spent a lot of time covering the then newly released Genshin Impact. The first piece was...
Survivalbox Osiris New Dawn, now back on Steam, is testing a new planet and space station realism
Osiris New Dawn has been one of the more puzzling development stories we've covered over the last few years, owing almost entirely to the...
