dev diary
Valheim begins dropping teases for its next update due in the fall
This past May saw Valheim finally introduce its Ashlands biome and related gameplay additions after a year and a half of wait, but if...
Fractured extends free-play through the weekend, drops short-term content roadmap
Fractured has a new dev blog out with a roadmap and some good news for folks who've been enjoying the free-play event: The event...
Ultima Online’s New Legacy beta updates crafting content, gear durability, and tamer pets
Ultima Online just pushed through its fifth weekend of testing for the New Legacy mode that is still on deck for launch next month...
Bossa’s Lost Skies highlights UI updates, ship machine guns, and boardable skywhales
The monthly development reports from Bossa Studios' PvE survivalbox Lost Skies roll on, and while the end-of-August edition doesn't provide any kind of release...
Old School RuneScape shares progress on the Sailing skill, continues to investigate Deadman foul play
It's been quite some time since we heard much about Old School RuneScape's Sailing skill - there was confirmation of phase one's completion in...
Multiplayer-optional ARPG TitanQuest II sets early access for this winter
Where are my Titan Quest friendos at? THQ Nordic decided to drop an early access release window for the sequel at Gamescom: Titan Quest...
Blizzard talks Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred’s mercenaries, Dark Citadel raid, and party finder
During Opening Night Live at Gamescom yesterday afternoon, Blizzard's Johanna Faries took the stage to chat about everything coming Blizzard's way over the next...
Overwatch 2 banned 500K cheaters ahead of its season 12 launch today
Overwatch 2's fight against cheaters and bad player behavior continues on, and while it's likely a never-ending war, Blizzard is opening its latest player...
Stars Reach begins testing this weekend as Raph Koster talks playstyle and the anti-endgame
Playable Worlds' Raph Koster is continuing his weekly dev blogs about Stars Reach's intended audience this week - though he does say this one...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 features a new tool for finding, touring, and boosting amazing player houses
This truly is a great year for MMO housing enthusiasts, as not only did Palia add a house tour feature and Guild Wars 2...
Ultima Online’s latest New Legacy beta takes leveling off the rails with Divergent Paths
Ultima Online has now run three New Legacy open beta weekends thus far as Broadsword tests out its upcoming alternative server ruleset - and...
Elder Scrolls Online’s U43 arrives next week with new content for the Infinite Archive
Elder Scrolls Online is beginning its landing approach for update 43, which launches on August 19th for PC and Mac players. And while it's...
The MOP Up: Terraria gets all cool with its whip
Terraria's latest state of the game post teased some interesting variations on a weapon that would get Indiana Jones' stamp of approval: "Observant Terrarians...
Palia sets Elderwood zone for 2025, says that over 1M homes have been toured so far
Palia seems to have gotten its second wind (or second chance) following the Daybreak buyout earlier this summer - and Singularity 6 has been...
Stars Reach’s Raph Koster on MMO trust, fear, and freedom: ‘We understand how nervous players are about griefing’
Regular MOP readers know that our commenters have already spilled a lot of ink about Raph Koster's in-development MMORPG Stars Reach - and he's...
Drakantos says it is very much an MMORPG, but not exactly like others you’ve played
Is Drakantos an MMORPG? A co-op OARPG? The answer to that question is the primary subject of Wingeon Game Studios' June dev blog, which...
Star Wars Galaxies legends teases Jedi Themepark part 2, the Endor revamp, and a chef overhaul
At the tail end of July, the devs behind rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends released a new dev blog discussing development of the...
Dauntless deep-dives weapon infusion and talent crafting, teases a launch date for Shattered Isles patch soon
Dauntless has once again put forth a deep dish dev blog about its Shattered Isles patch, continuing its sporadic yet in-depth looks at the...
Raph Koster on designing and defining Stars Reach: ‘The Tragedy of the Commons is a lie’
Playable Worlds' Raph Koster is back with a new dev blog on Stars Reach, and it's not about game design pillars this time; it's...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Festival of the Four Winds, preps PvP warclaw overhaul ahead of Janthir Wilds
When Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launches at the end of August, the warclaw mount will undergo a major transformation as the journeykin, an...
