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Explaining Genshin Impact’s impact: The reinvention of gachapon
Yes, I know Genshin Impact isn't an MMORPG. It's not even an MMO; it's just regular old multiplayer. But when its first four days...
Here’s everything we know about the TERA PC, TERA Console, and Closers transfers
The handover of TERA and Closers from En Masse to its parent company Krafton and Naddic, respectively, has been... well let's be honest, it's...
Blue Protocol readies up another closed beta test phase in Japan on November 7
Closed beta for Bandai Namco's MMO Blue Protocol continues to roll on with another announced test phase for players in Japan starting on Saturday,...
The MOP Up: Wakfu’s great server merge
Wakfu has finally set a date for its server merges. French servers are consolidating on October 14th, while international shards are coming together the...
Genshin Impact plans on more characters, more areas, and a PS5 release in the future
The popular single-player/multiplayer RPG Genshin Impact will be expanding outside of what's currently available according to a miHoYo spokesperson who talked with IGN Japan....
The MOP Up: FFXIV blasts out its first remix album
Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack is downright legendary -- and now it's gotten even better, thanks to the game's first "remix" album that was just...
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
EVE Online’s unpopular ‘resource distribution’ plan, plus the messy 49u battle and Japanese localization
Earlier today, EVE Online studio CCP Games released a dev blog on the next leg of its resource distribution plan. The studio aims to...
Lost Ark confirms the Reaper class launches on Korean servers September 29
Yup, we're still waiting on Lost Ark's arrival to western shores, but we can still at least peek over to the goings-on for the...
Lost Ark announces a launch date of September 23 – in Japan
It doesn't look like it'll be long now before Lost Ark makes its way to Western shores. How do we figure? Because the Korean-built...
TERA’s console version gets a new (old) publisher
Just because En Masse Entertainment is out of the picture doesn't mean that TERA's going anywhere. In fact, plans are moving forward to transfer...
Craftopia has entered early access on Steam
When is a launch not a launch? When it's early access, naturally. However, the idea of things being a bit rough around the edges...
Ghost of Tsushima is getting a co-op mode added with a free expansion
Enjoying traipsing about Japan in Ghost of Tsushima but wish you could do so with your buddy, Ninja Rick? The bad news is that...
Phantasy Star Online Director on working on the original: ‘The pressure was intense’
We wouldn't have Phantasy Star Online 2 without the original Phantasy Star Online - not just because numbers work like that, but because a...
TERA announces ‘team-based battle mode’ called TERA Battle Arena, launching in 2020
So here's a press release I wasn't expecting to get in my inbox today: En Masse MMORPG TERA is apparently rolling out a "team-based...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Gift of the Noble Guard for PS4 from PWE and MOP!
To celebrate the arrival of Avernus for Neverwinter on console today - yes it's happening, folks! - PWE has granted Massively OP a stack...
Final Fantasy XIV has cancelled its Japanese Fan Festival scheduled for December
This probably comes as no surprise to anyone, but Final Fantasy XIV will not be hosting any fan gatherings this year. The North American...
Lost Ark kills the gender lock, adds the Scouter, and preps for global release
Momentum is picking up for the long-long-awaited Lost Ark, which just began its closed beta (in Japan). A Redditor reported that the beta patch...
Japanese survival sandbox Craftopia is hitting closed alpha in July and I want it
All MOP's Tyler had to do was say two words to me this weekend - crafting MMO - and Craftopia was instantly on my...
Bless Unleashed plans a launch on Steam in early 2021
Will the second verse be different than the first? We'll all find out at some point in the beginning of 2021 as Round8 Studio...
