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Mabinogi’s big Beyond quality-of-life update is live as Nexon promises more for December 14
This week brought yet another bout of quality-of-life improvements to the anime MMO Mabinogi in the form of the Beyond update, which brings some...
Perfect Ten: Classic video games that would make terrible MMORPGs
There was a time when MMORPGs were all based on existing storied single-player RPG franchises, and that time was when Ultima Online launched and...
Choose My Adventure: Levels and confusion come fast and thick in Tree of Savior
So as the headline suggests, the game we're starting November off with is Tree of Savior, an anime-styled OARPG that I've played a couple...
Closers’ latest update adds new dungeons, ability tweaks, and a world in flames
We're not going to pretend to know what's happening with the narrative of Closers, but since the anime MMO's latest patch has introduced an...
Wakfu releases HD graphics overhaul, briefly delays single-account server launch
Turn-based isometric sandbox MMORPG Wakfu is in the midst of a bit of a renaissance right now: For starters, Ankama has been working on...
Fight or Kite: Love anime, mechs, and battle royale? Super Mecha Champions is probably for you
If you’re anything like me, you love a good, dumb battle against other players. You also love all kinds of action anime. Maybe even...
The MOP Up: Coop roguelike Inkbound removes all in-game monetization
It's usually the case that a live service title adds more monetization over time, not less. But with action roguelike coop Inkbound, "less" is...
Classic anime MMORPG Legend of Edda has resurfaced under new stewardship
Do you remember Legend of Edda? We touched on it in a recent Battle Bards episode but also covered it back on Ye Olde...
Anime hero shooter Second Wave shares gameplay footage and thoughts from its first beta
Over the past couple of months we've been reporting on Second Wave, a hero shooter/MOBA hybrid dressed up in anime style from developer Challengers...
Aion Classic’s Korean version teases a new anime-inspired martial arts class
If anime blood -- rich, ruby-red, and prone to geysering -- runs in your veins, then you may perk up to hear that the...
Blue Protocol JP releases a special site and trailer for its October 25 Chapter 4 content update
Next week looks to be a big deal for Japanese players of Blue Protocol, as the anime MMO is releasing its Chapter 4 update...
The MOP Up: Aion Classic finally gets its delicious revenge
Aion Classic unleashed Update 2.4: Stormwing's Revenge on its servers this past week: "Get ready to battle Stormwing and defeat Yamennes to loot heroic...
Wakfu opens pre-registration for its single-account Ogrest server opening November 2
"Are you up for a Mount-Zinit-level challenge?" Wakfu asks its players, as the turn-based MMO is opening up a single-account server known as Ogrest...
The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!
Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
The MOP Up: Soulframe releases a soundtrack tidbit
Soulframe fans starved to hear something -- anything -- about Digital Extremes' upcoming fantasy RPG were thrown an audio morsel this week in the...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis gets more quests, story, events, and level cap raise in October
It's the final week of September, and that means Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is looking ahead to the slate of October updates...
The MOP Up: Wakfu’s brand-new tutorial island
To go along with a new single-account server, Wakfu is introducing a fresh tutorial that's situated on Rii, the Celestial Island. The team hopes...
Diablo’s Inaris and Lillith are among the guest characters being sold in Call of Duty Season 6
The current iterations of Call of Duty are apparently going to be absolutely awash in things when Season 6 arrives to Modern Warfare II...
2-D ‘MORPG’ ASTRA Knights of Veda shows off six minutes of gameplay footage in new video
The beginning of August saw another multiplayer game cross our radar in the form of ASTRA: Knights of Veda, which publisher HYBE and studio...
Massively Overthinking: What makes you embarrassed to be an MMORPG player?
A week or two ago, the MOP writers were chatting about people flipping tables over River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online (sigh)...
