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Overwatch makes small tweaks to a large number of heroes in the latest PTR patch
Just under half of the Overwatch roster is seeing at least some sort of individual tweak in the shooter's most recent PTR patch, and...
Warframe introduces Atlas Prime as its next premium ‘Frame
Commanding earth and stone in video gaming usually means one thing: using that earth and stone to viciously pummel the ever-loving snot out of...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Steam jump with maintenance and preloading
It's almost time for Destiny 2 to enter the verdant fields of Steam, and you had best believe that comes along with some maintenance times....
Fortnite announces the addition of bots during its next season and promises to tweak matchmaking
Something tells me that having fair and balanced matches in Fortnite isn't really something that's needed, but then I might still be a wee...
Paladins is shutting down in China on November 30
Publisher Tencent has come to an amicable decision with Hi-Rez Studios to shut down Paladins in China. The decision comes roughly three years since...
Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team
The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate MMOs and games that challenge you mentally?
MOP reader and backer Avaera proposed an interesting Daily Grind topic recently about challenges in MMORPGs - and no, "challenge" doesn't refer to boss...
MechWarrior Online improves faction play and loyalist point earnings in latest patch
The thing about the world of Mechwarrior Online is that there are pretty clear-cut sides. Not just team vs. team but in terms of...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright
Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...
For Science: Study suggests racial stereotyping underpins campaign to blame real-world violence on video games
Academics have found a way to make the media and politicians' spurious blame of video games for real-world violence look even worse than it...
The Division 2 releases a sweeping set of balance changes on its test server
The next major patch for The Division 2 is scheduled for release in October, which means that the game is running out of time...
Warframe delivers updates and improvements to Arbitration Alerts
Arbitrations, which are a type of Warframe Alert offered by the Arbiters of Hexis, have apparently gotten a bit of fine tuning. A developer...
PlanetSide Arena shores up early access bugs as Steam reviews hit ‘mixed’
Credit where credit's due, the folks at PlanetSide Arena appear to be on top of their game in terms of keeping major issues with...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on wiki-reliant MMORPGs?
MOP reader Alex recently wrote to us about MMOs that seem to be built around their wikis - and why that's not necessarily a...
Bungie’s latest video talks up Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep and the plan for Year Three
Another "ViDoc" from the folks at Bungie is, as one would expect, chock-full of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep hype. In this latest sizzle reel-cum-documentary, players...
Hearthstone’s Tombs of Terror, Overwatch’s Brick Challenge, and Blizzard’s Pencils of Promise charity sale
Even outside of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's been busy busy busy this week.
First, take a peek at Hearthstone: The MMOTCG opened the Tombs of...
The Stream Team: World of Warships turns 4
Do you celebrate birthdays by blowing things out of the water? World of Warships does! And Massively OP's MJ enjoys this type of celebrating....
World of Warships marks four years with new Directives, freebies, and bonuses in Update 0.8.8
Another year has come and gone for the online ship battler World of Warships, so it's high time to celebrate with its players. The...
Warframe of Mind: A guide to finding Warframe’s lore fragments
Now that you know there is a host of lore to find in Warframe, you are probably more eager to gather it all. And...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
