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Champions Online, fresh off a smol UI update, introduces its new DECA community manager
Remember back in February, when DECA Games finally posted a memo to Star Trek Online fans to let them know how the transition from...
Perfect Ten: The wild MMORPGs that came out in 2011
Not every year sees equal releases in the MMORPG genre. We've had years of starvation and years of plenty. Every so often it's fun...
The Elder Scrolls Online starts up its week-long Cyrodiil Champions PvP test
Adventurers of The Elder Scrolls Online, the nation of Cyrodiil needs you! Wait, is Cyrodiil a nation or a region? I searched on my...
The Daily Grind: Is the MOBA genre in a period of stagnation?
With SMITE 2 trying to muscle (back) into the MOBA space, it made me really think about that genre's state in 2025. Once the...
Design Mockument: How would a Marvel MMORPG actually work?
We've had an awful lot of Marvel-related online projects that never quite get over the finish line into an MMORPG. Sure, we have had...
Champions Online is losing its last known Cryptic developer this week
We've been focused on the transition from Cryptic to Deca for Star Trek Online and Neverwinter, but Cryptic other MMORPG, Champions Online, often gets...
DECA games finally addresses Star Trek Online playerbase following Cryptic’s forced exit
Ever since Embracer announced that it was moving Cryptic's MMORPG operations from Cryptic to smol bean European studio DECA, the playerbases of Star Trek...
Elder Scrolls Online explains Cyrodiil Champions, its multi-stage PvP revamp test
As ZeniMax Online Studios continue testing Elder Scrolls Online's update 45 on the PTS, it's been teasing much more for testers - and that...
One Shots: Weird place for an AirBnB but OK
Listen. I know it had great reviews and a Super Host. I know that it offers wifi and a full granola bar. But there's...
Elder Scrolls Online reveals the Fallen Banners DLC and update 45 with a starter zone revamp and console mods
ZeniMax Online Studios previewed two things for Elder Scrolls Online last night - and no, neither of them was a chapter, as the studio...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG accelerationism is a stupid sucker’s game
The most recent Warframe update starts with a solid chunk of story, and the story that it tells is that of a time loop....
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
Corepunk has officially launched into early access
Last night, Artificial Core officially launched Corepunk - though not without one final delay to cap off years of them. It's tradition, at this...
The Daily Grind: What one simple fix would help your favorite MMORPG?
In the comments of the 490th MOP Podcast, multiple people chimed in to talk about Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion after I said...
One Shots: How to tantalize your dragon
You know what's always a good idea? To go right up to the jagged maw of a ravenous carnivore and tempt fate by trying...
Massively Overthinking: What are the great ‘popcorn games’ in the MMORPG genre?
MOP reader Elenie recently put the concept of "popcorn MMOs" back on my radar thanks to a comment about Neverwinter being an MMO many...
One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed
While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
Embracer-owned Cryptic Studios will suffer devastating layoffs at the end of October
We've been keeping a very worried eye on Cryptic Studios for the last year or so, ever since it became clear that the floundering...
PSA: Overwatch 2 is clearancing out old Overwatch League skins, get ’em while you can
Remember the Overwatch League? It's OK if that slipped your mind considering the meteoric crash of the marquee esports league Blizzard constructed for Overwatch:...
The MOP Up: FFXIV fans party hard at Gamescom 2024
Final Fantasy XIV's European contingent partied hard at the recent Gamescom 2024 -- the first such gathering in five years. The community team reported...
