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The MOP Up: Trove’s Sunrise update arrives on consoles
Trove's new Solarian class is finally available to play on Xbox, Switch and PlayStation, as the Sunrise update landed on those consoles this past...
Whatever happened to Revelation Online?
We're continuing to flip through our backlog of MMORPGs, and our fingers have fallen upon Revelation Online, the NetEase developed MMORPG that came to...
The MOP Up: Astroneer’s trains chug-a-choo-choo onto the Switch
Trains in space? Hey, why not! Astroneer brought the fun of high-tech rail transport to the Nintendo Switch this past week: "Enjoy building rail...
Diablo Immortal set to launch July 25 in China after bizarre delay
Back in June when Diablo Immortal launched here in the west, Chinese publisher NetEase surprised everyone by delaying the game's release in China itself,...
NetEase’s Once Human throws players into a ‘weird’ post-apocalyptic survival situation
Just because the world as you know it has ended doesn't mean it has to be any less fun. In fact, it can even...
Diablo Immortal delays its launch in China, sending NetEase stock into freefall
It would appear that investors of the Chinese games giant NetEase were pinning a lot of hopes on Diablo Immortal's launch to China. The...
The Daily Grind: How resistant are you to the allure of MMO microtransactions?
The insane level of predatory monetization in Diablo Immortal certainly sparked a whole lot of discussion --Â not to mention backlash -- this month....
Global Chat: Hot takes from the MMO community on Diablo Immortal’s release
The latest iteration of the Diablo franchise is here with Diablo Immortal, but it doesn't seem to be stirring as much interest among the...
Diablo Immortal launches on mobile and PC today with hellacious microtransactions
The newest entry in Blizzard's long-running Diablo series was couched in controversy literally from the first minutes that it was announced. Now, with Diablo...
EG7 Q1 2022 financials: EG7 has canceled Daybreak’s Marvel MMORPG
Remember earlier this month when NetEase announced that Jack Emmert was heading up a new NetEase studio called Jackalope Games, meaning that he was...
NetEase Connect unveils a cavalcade of new titles and updates to existing games for PC and mobile
Earlier this month, publisher NetEase announced a special event known as NetEase Connect that would showcase new games and updates to existing games. Now...
The MOP Up: Craftopia gets a rush from its bosses
The ultimate PvE dungeon just arrived in Craftopia, challenging players to wade through the elite of the monster corps in an effort to gain...
Former Hearthstone devs reveal Marvel Snap multiplayer CCG with beta signups open now
No, it's not a bean, a clicking noise, or a government assistance program: Marvel Snap is just a a new multiplayer card-collecting game. Nuverse...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s gaming crackdown, NetEase Connect, Wild Rift plagiarism, and Valve’s anti-trust lawsuit
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news.
China: The Chinese government is continuing to widen its long-running crackdown on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 372: Blizzard’s great mobile hope
Justin and bree discuss Blizzard's quarterly financials, Diablo Immortal, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Forsaken World's sunset, ZeniMax's rumored Star Wars MMO, and EVE Fanfest and its COVID outbreak, with adventures in LOTRO and SWG Legends, plus a voicemail topic on MMOs moving from fantasy to sci-fi.
The MOP Up: MapleStory celebrates 17 years of two-dimensional adventuring
As of last month, it's been 17 years since MapleStory first released. To celebrate, Nexon released the Blooming Forest update with plenty of anniversary...
Jack Emmert is apparently leading a new NetEase studio – and not Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
So remember how Jack Emmert, the former Cryptic Studios boss, had moved over to Daybreak in 2016, where he was heading up Dimensional Ink,...
The MOP Up: Crossout’s Knight Mayhem mode makes its medieval mark
Vehicle battler MMO Crossout has brought back its mayhem mode with a medieval theme called Knight Mayhem. The event runs through May 12th and...
MMOARPG Diablo Immortal launches June 2 – the same day its PC open beta begins
Buried in this morning's frankly disastrous Activision-Blizzard quarterly financial report is some actual good news for gamers (and Blizzard itself, which could use a...
Mobile MMOTCG Harry Potter Magic Awakened adds new pre-registration goodies from the IP’s latest film
At the top of February, Warner Bros., Portkey Games, and NetEase unveiled a new mobile MMOTCG called Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and opened it...
