OARPG stands for “online action roleplaying game.”
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Massively Overthinking: Did BlizzCon do what it needed to do?
Given the last couple of years, which have been inarguably rocky for both the company and its games, Blizzard needed a big win at...
Diablo Immortal readies the Harvest Bounty event, Hearthstone sets the table for Showdown in the Badlands
Two of Blizzard's two major mobile games - Diablo Immortal and Hearthstone - are getting themselves a pair of content updates, as the former...
The Soapbox: Will Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred be a sufficient answer for Path of Exile 2?
Everyone loves a good enrage timer, right? It puts pressure on everyone involved in a raid or boss fight to pull their weight and...
‘We never intended to create a hardcore game’: Corepunk devs recap playtest
Corepunk already shared some initial player feedback from its second playtest - "challenging and punishing" was used a fair bit - but now developer...
Lost Ark shows off the Souleater arriving on November 15
The latest player option for Lost Ark arrives in the game on November 15th, the Souleater. And she's a very original class the likes...
Choose My Adventure: Swamps, spicy fights, story, and technical issues in New World
Just in case anyone was worried, no, I didn't abandon Choose My Adventure; I was just busied by reporting on a space game and...
BlizzCon 2023: Diablo IV compares its Vessel of Hatred expansion to a bacon BBQ burger
What's Next for Diablo IV? More than just the game's first expansion, as the OARPG's panel took a look at its next couple of...
BlizzCon 2023: Diablo IV announces its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred
We've been told that Diablo IV will be getting an expansion for some time now, and now we finally have some information about it....
BlizzCon 2023: WoW, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, and more at the Opening Ceremony
All the big news is at the end!
We're gearing up for the start of BlizzCon - and its freebie virtual stream - as the...
BlizzCon 2023: Diablo is getting a tabletop RPG and a ‘co-op adventure’ board game
BlizzCon hasn't even begun and we've already got our first announcement of the day: Diablo is getting a tabletop game and a board game.
"Glass...
New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth score nominated for Hollywood Music in Media award
New World composer Edouard Brenneisen is having a pretty great week, all things considered. He announced on Twitter that his recent score for Rise...
Here’s how to watch BlizzCon 2023 for free – plus everything to expect from WoW, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, and more
After several years away - and one goofy BlizzConline in 2021 - BlizzCon is finally back and in person as of today, though of...
Massively Overthinking: The ‘elements’ of MMOs
MOP reader Nibbana recently posed us a fun question: "As I play my Scrapper in Guild Wars 2, I thought to myself, man, I...
NCsoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty launches December 7 – in Korea
During its presentation for Korean fans last night, NCsoft announced quite a bit for Throne & Liberty - including the Korean launch window coming...
Lost Ark shows off how it designs horror bosses with a look at Akkan
There are lots of enemies in Lost Ark because if you don't have hordes of foes to chew through like snack chips, what are...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons
My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...
Last Epoch nails down February 21 as its end to early access, shares a roadmap of updates before then
It would be easy to forget that the OARPG Last Epoch is an early access title considering the amount of features its gotten and...
Diablo IV enlists Sarah Michelle Gellar for a vampire hunting contest to promote the Season of Blood
I can't really fault Sarah Michelle Gellar for continuing to use her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer to get money - if I...
Diablo IV serves up ‘Nightmare Fuel’ audio experience in order to induce thematic lucid dreaming
The marketing team behind Diablo IV continues to prove it's either extremely creative or taking some extremely powerful substances. The latest marketing stunt from...
Global Chat: EVE Vanguard has a lot to prove
Just because you're a huge EVE Online fan doesn't mean that you're instantly rallying to the cause of CCP's EVE Vanguard. The Ancient Gaming...
