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Bandai Namco says it has ‘no plans’ to release Blue Protocol in the west ‘at the moment’
Ever since Bandai Namco announced anime MMO Blue Protocol earlier this July, MMO fans have been champing at the bit for more info as...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Perfect World Mobile, Virtuverse, Eventyr, Pixie Hollow, and Reign of Guilds
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you’ve probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!).
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MMO Week in Review: Wouldn’t it be awesome if Guild Wars 2’s next season were Cantha
It was a surprisingly solid week for Guild Wars 2, not so much because of one specific thing but because of the deluge: ArenaNet...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria prepares for launch on August 6
It's finally happening. Legends of Aria is arriving in an actual launch state on August 6th, complete with a big patch to make it...
Starfighter Inc gets a new name, new website, and a beta this summer
It would seem like reporting on the in-development multiplayer space flight sim Starfighter Inc is an annual tradition here at MOP. When we last...
Crowfall’s 5.100 update, The Fortunes of War, is officially live for pre-alpha testers
A flurry of excitement has spread across the Crowfall forums today as update 5.100, more colorfully known as The Fortunes of War, has just...
Blight’s alpha is a portal to a ‘cruel, harsh’ PvP world
Do you feel as though too many MMOs have a soft underbelly these days? Then you may wish to cut your teeth on an...
Citywars Savage is a Minecraft-like sandbox MMORPG with programmable NPCs
We here at MOP like to cast a pretty wide net in our little corner of the videogame universe, which means we also see...
Betawatch: Caravan Stories hits the brakes on open beta
We're sorry to anyone who was eagerly anticipating the launch of Caravan Stories before the end of the month because it looks like that's...
Here’s how much vehicles in Star Citizen cost in-game (as of right now)
After what felt like an eternity, players were finally granted the opportunity to buy their own Star Citizen ships with in-game credits instead of...
Into the Super-verse: A possible glimpse into City of Heroes 2
In 2010, popular video game network MTV noted that NCsoft had filed an interesting trademark for a possible City of Heroes 2. While companies...
EVE Online is handing out skill points like candy and planning a second huge Aether Wars playtest
CCP Games has been pushing out so many promos and events for EVE Online the last few weeks that it's hard to even keep...
Ashes of Creation is bringing back battle royale, demos mayoral caravans
Development continues apace on Ashes of Creation as the crowdfunded MMO creeps toward its Alpha One test. To help get there, Intrepid Studios said...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Decentraland, Monster & Me, and Grand Fantasia
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!).
Up first:...
Medieval fantasy sandbox Seconds from Silence will start taking alpha signups on July 19
When we last reported on the in-development sandbox MMORPG Seconds from Silence, we weren't exactly sure how far along things were progressing for the...
Torchlight Frontiers’ huge Beast Buddies patch is delayed to next week
When we look at how Echtra Games creates and celebrates huge patches for Torchlight Frontiers while that MMO is still in alpha testing, we...
The MOP Up: DayZ gets ready to test GameZ battle royale
DayZ might well have helped to spawn the crazy popular battle royale genre, but its slower survival style of gameplay hasn't been able to...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed brings players around for another beta weekend
You know, Bless Unleashed has a bit of an uphill road to manage at the moment. It doesn't just have to fix bugs for...
Project C updates pre-alpha testers on its summer plans, including creatures and contracts
We had a flurry of panic this week when checking in on Project C, but let me just soothe those worries right now: The...
Dual Universe kicks off Alpha 2 test and goes zero-g gliding
Industry and fluffy clouds are all the rage in Dual Universe, as the upcoming sci-fi sandbox kicked off its Alpha 2 test today. Test...
