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EVE Online is heading to South Korea later this year
Hands up if you prognosticated this shocking development following Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP last fall: EVE Online is now coming to South Korea.
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Confusing ports of One Hour One Life demonstrate the frustrations of generous public domain games
Remember indie game One Hour One Life? Back in November, it made headlines for its Steam launch; it's an one-man-dev-team MMO where you start...
Anarchy Online’s first-ever progression server, Rubi-Ka 2019, is now live
As promised, Funcom has rolled out Anarchy Online's first "fresh-start" progression server today. The studio's calling it Rubi-Ka 2019, and yes, you will need...
The Division 2 releases one more trailer ahead of launch
We've had an open beta, so reason would stand that we're now nearing a full launch for The Division 2, but is a game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 210: The spice must flow
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom's Dune, Anarchy Online's prog, Elder Scrolls Online's Wrathstone, Atlas' wipe, Guild Wars 2's layoffs, DDO's Sharn expansion, and Outlaws of the Old West, with adventures in Eldevin, LOTRO, Paragon Chat, Trove, and SWG; a mailbag question on finding laid-back MMOs; and a sponsored segment on Black Desert.
Star Trek Online launches Mirror of Discovery on console versions today
If you think about it, Star Trek Online has its own mirror universe in the real world thanks to its split between console and PC...
Grimdark MMORPG Mad World opens hardcore signups for April alpha zero
We've been keeping watch on Jandisoft's upcoming MMO Mad World since 2017, when it first appeared in one of our roundups. But since then,...
Red Dead Online’s testers grump over patch issues as Rockstar updates with Fool’s Gold event
During MOP's last podcast recording, Justin and I discussed Snail Games' upcoming Outlaws of the Old West survival sandbox MMO-lite, and naturally we pointed...
The MOP Up: Space Engineers jury-rigs a release
Everyone knows that engineers are the unsung heroes of civilization, and space engineers doubly so! So join us in saluting Space Engineers, the survival...
Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem
If you like BioWare, high tech eye candy, blowing crap up, or riding the current wave of Hot New Game Releases, chances are that...
Blizzard posts update on WoW Classic, implies it’s still launching this summer
Earlier this week, in discussing other positions we'd like to hire extra writers for later this year, we fell on the topic of World...
Camelot Unchained now boasts a record 5100 bots and humans in a single battle
Camelot Unchained's City State Entertainment has posted its monthly newsletter today, and it's big news indeed: The studio's just hit 5100 ARCs (autonomous remote...
EverQuest II’s GU109 Mischief and Mayhem launches March 16 in time for EverQuest’s 20th birthday
GU109 is coming to EverQuest II! Dubbed Mischief and Mayhem, the update is promising everything from dungeon content to crafting. The dungeon is really...
MapleStory’s Arcade Adventures, MapleStory 2’s end to Fairfight, and MapleStory M’s Monster Carnival
There's so much stuff going on in the MapleStory franchise right now. For starters, in MapleStory 2, Nexon is prepping the Fairwell Fairfight update (say that...
Fortnite launches season 8, new battle pass, Save the World AMA – and contends with Apex Legends
Fortnite's season 8 is live today with a new battle pass to buy and a very Apex Legends-style feature: a ping system. I'm trying...
Blizzard Roundup: NetEase on Diablo Immortal’s launch, plus news on HOTS, Hearthstone, and Overwatch
MMO Culture has an interesting translated bit from the NetEase conference call last week that homes in on Diablo Immortal, the game that was...
Warframe just launched episode one of The Wolf of Saturn Six – on ALL the platforms
You know that annoying thing where MMOs get a content update on PC, but then the console launch is like a month later, but...
Yes, Virginia, a Stardew Valley esports scene exists
I am probably one of the few members of the MOP staff who actually enjoys esports, but even I had to do a kitty...
Breach hands out free keys to existing players to give to friends
Depending on who you talk to, the folks behind Breach are either feeling extremely generous, are nearing a full free-to-play launch, or are trying...
Perfect Ten: Ten steps for understanding MMO systems
As I write this, I'm in the middle of putting together my first impressions for Anthem. This takes some doing and would probably be easier...