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The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot sees ‘incredible RvR’ thanks to Halloween event
Don't count an old horse out of the race just yet. Dark Age of Camelot said that its currently running Crossroads Covenant event is...
LOTRO Legendarium: Eight beneficial activities in LOTRO you may be overlooking
In my personal, immediate experience, I find that even in a broad MMORPG with lots of options, I tend to narrow my activities and...
Pax Dei demos its extensive character creator in new video as players await alpha date
Mainframe Industries isn't telling us when Pax Dei's alpha is coming, but it is talking about something today: YOUR FACE. OK, really it's your character's...
Tarisland teases a PvE map inspired by a copper mine in Chile
Tencent's not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland dropped a cute preview of a zone (its last location preview was back in July, so this has been a long...
Genfanad dates closed beta testing of its card game combat revamp for October 20
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been chronicling Genfanad's decision to revamp its combat model into a card game-based system known as the...
Funcom releases a free Conan Exiles-themed text adventure
Just because Conan was an illiterate brute who'd much rather be burning down libraries than curling up with a good book in an overstuffed...
World Eternal Online bizarrely claims it ‘decoupled from the blockchain’ as it launches early access on Epic
Back in February we reported on the existence of World Eternal Online, an MMORPG under development by Core Loop Games that had previously raked...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Harvestmath Festival returns with a new mount and cosmetics
Lord of the Rings Online's autumn events are underway today as the Harvestmath Festival has officially returned to Middle-earth - and it's got fresh...
Vague Patch Notes: Why procedural generation doesn’t solve the content problems of MMOs
Just yesterday, MOP's Justin ran down the various features that the long-canceled EverQuest Next promised before its demise - including the promise of all...
Palia’s latest beta patch offers pumpkins, romance, and a challenging obstacle course
You didn't think a cozy MMO like Palia was doing to let the Halloween season slip by without mention, did you? No sir, and...
Here’s how Albion Online’s new shapeshifting weapons and abilities will work
The very last dev vlog before Albion Online's Wild Blood update has landed today, focusing entirely on what is easily the most compelling part...
Nightingale shows off more new estate styles, more new POIs, and very shiny minerals
Nightingale continues to try and put its prettiest foot forward as Inflexion Games works on its stated polish in preparation for its February 2024...
Global Chat: So who’s ready for EverQuest 3?
Hibernating fans of the EverQuest franchise stirred from slumber this past month to hear that EG7 and Daybreak may actually be progressing with a...
Transmedia madness roundup: PUBG’s KFC collab, Animal Crossing’s LEGO figs, and Roblox’s Barbie experience
The strange bedfellows made of game studios and other brands has been A Thing for a while - we've even made a whole Golden...
Overwatch 2 Season 7 adds a Diablo-themed Halloween event, reworks Sombra, and tweaks Route 66 map
We already knew that more information about Season 7 in Overwatch 2 was on the way from Blizzard, and now we have the full...
Perfect Ten: The delicate balancing act of designing MMORPGs
MMORPGs are complicated. We all know that. But one of the things that I think is easy to overlook is how and why MMORPGs...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs send you into choice paralysis?
Does it ever feel that despite having more entertainment options than we've ever had in the past, it's incredibly hard to choose what to...
Corepunk’s tiny September alpha test leads to changes for immersion, solo gameplay, and questing
We had a bit of a laugh over Corepunk's 21-person September alpha test on this week's MOP Podcast, but a test is a test, and...
Overwatch 2 hints at a spook-filled Season 7 release with a teaser trailer
While Overwatch 2 might have already confirmed that a new control map is coming to Season 7, there was already going to be more...
Overwatch 2 unveils its next control map coming in Season 7
If you missed watching the Overwatch League grand final, you missed out on some news from the shooter itself, as the devs used the...
