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MMO Week in Review: New World’s roadmap, Corepunk’s early access
After weeks of needling, Amazon finally delivered a roadmap for New World this week: The studio is introducing what it's calling "seasonal worlds," the...
Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early access this week
Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that's kind of the whole thing...
Not So Massively: The dizzying complexity of ZeroSpace’s beta
With Stormgate struggling off the bat and Immortal: Gates of Pyre turning to the blockchain dark side, ZeroSpace is looking like the last, best...
Elite Dangerous details its new Cobra Mk V ship and its upcoming colonization gameplay feature
Last month, Frontier Developments decided to drop a surprise in the laps of Elite: Dangerous players by finally announcing the all-new space colonization system...
Once Human cooks up a Thanksgiving mobile closed beta test
Just in time for Thanksgiving is a delicious addition to Once Human, as the horror shooter commenced the closed beta test for the game's mobile...
Supervive releases a roadmap through June – and a plan for temporary custom games
We certainly didn't have "Supervive becomes the battle royale shooter of the moment" on our 2024 bingo cards, but apparently we should have as...
Squad-based battle royale Supervive’s open beta earns positive reviews and over 47K players on Steam
Considering overall trends in the sub-genre, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the isometric squad-based battle royale shooter Supervive would be moving into a...
Fight or Kite: Skygard Arena blends Final Fantasy Tactics and Into the Breach
It’s no secret around MOP offices that I am semi-obsessed with board games as of late. It’s a problem, honestly, as my gaming budget...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access is almost here
It's almost time: On December 6th, Path of Exile 2 will enter the early access club. Classes: Six. Acts: Three. Endgame: Available. And hopefully...
The Stream Team: Returning to Palia for the Season of Splendor – and pond plushies
MOP's Chris is once again coming back to the cozy multiplayer life RPG that is Palia for one thing and one thing only: pond...
Multiplayer RTS titles ZeroSpace and Immortal Gates of Pyre plan public tests this weekend
This month, multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace moved from alpha to beta testing, and to celebrate, developer Starlance Studios will throw open the gates for a...
Path of Exile 2’s December 6 early access boasts six classes, three acts, and endgame
I am counting down the days: Path of Exile 2's early access is almost upon us! In two weeks, folks will have the opportunity...
Palia teases Season of Splendor and Winterlights for tomorrow
I don't know about you, but I most definitely did not expect to be hearing so much praise for the newly purchased Palia in...
MMO sandbox Life is Feudal is being resurrected for the second time this year
It has been a weird, winding, and wonky road for Life is Feudal. The MMO version of the game was shut down in 2021...
The Bazaar is a mash-up of roguelite, hero builder, and digital card game currently in paid closed beta
What happens when some pro Hearthstone players decide to make their own digital card game? You apparently get something like The Bazaar, the self-styled...
Face of Mankind rogue server Empire Rising unveils plans for ‘classic’ single-player and testing for multiplayer
The sunsetted cyberpunk MMO Face of Mankind doesn't just have a spiritual successor; it's also getting a rogue server as well. Just in case...
MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight
Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates
Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
Warcraft Rumble Season 10 adds its first ‘split leader’ mini Sylvanas Windrunner
No, Sylvanas Windrunner being called a "split leader" in the mobile battler Warcraft Rumble isn't a reference to the fact that her story appears...
EG7 Q3 2024: EverQuest, LOTRO, and Palia gave Daybreak its best quarter all year
The quarterly financials avalanche continues this week with Enad Global 7, better known to MMORPG fans as the company that bought Daybreak and then...
