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Amazon Games opens new studio in Romania to support ‘ambitious long-term roadmap’
As large parts of the games industry contract, Amazon Games is buying the dip and expanding with a new game dev studio in Bucharest,...
Mortal Online 2 begins public testing of its revamped tutorial experience May 22
Last week, Mortal Online 2 outlined plans for its next content update, which include additional pastoral tasks and changes to its new player experience....
Destiny 2 shares updates to weapon enhancement and fragment unlock costs coming in The Final Shape
In case it wasn't really obvious by now, things are going to be changing in Destiny 2: The Final Shape, and this time around...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising fully launches on PS5 June 11 – here’s the new trailer
If you're a PlayStation player staring mournfully at the formal launch of vampire survivalbox V Rising - and its 1.0 Ruins of Mortium content...
Bellwright touts 200K unit sales and high concurrency following ‘terrifying’ release
It's been roughly a month or so since the multiplayer medieval survivalbox Bellwright made it into early access, and it looks as if Donkey...
Wisdom of Nym: What we learned about Final Fantasy XIV’s Viper, Pictomancer, and job updates from the live letter
We do not yet know as much as you think about how the Final Fantasy XIV jobs are going to look in Dawntrail. I...
Lord of the Rings Online begins a weekly quest rollout this Wednesday
If a new legendary reward track, mini-underground zones, and a supporter pack isn't enough to sate your hunger for new Lord of the Rings...
Victorian survivalbox Nightingale adds its offline mode this week
From our perspective here at MOP, generally we like to see online RPGs evolve toward becoming expansive MMOs over time. However, once promising Victorian...
Redfall’s final update brings offline mode and revamps neighborhood and nest mechanics
With news that Microsoft is abandoning Redfall (after claims from the megacorp that it wouldn't be doing that), the latest announcement from developer Arkane...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best desert biome in MMOs?
Until I lived in one for a few years in real life, I was not a big fan of the desert - anywhere. Cue...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
WoW Classic relives every single Cataclysm patch via video
One does wonder about the strategic logic of Blizzard activating a highly anticipated "remix" event that repurposes one of World of Warcraft's most beloved...
LOTRO Legendarium: Moria, Gundabad, and LOTRO’s lessons on underground design
In late 2008, Lord of the Rings Online released its first and highly touted expansion, Mines of Moria, featuring the iconic Dwarven underground kingdom...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis continues its third anniversary and adds more limited-time quests
May continues to be a month of celebration for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, as this week's patch has continued the MMORPG's third...
DC Universe Online confirms the launch of its Brainiac Returns episode for May 23
Get ready for the next episode, and we don't mean the classic Dr. Dre tune; we mean the next episode of content coming to...
WoW Factor: Guessing at World of Warcraft’s The War Within’s release date using math
Oh yeah. It's time. I actually have some thoughts to share about World of Warcraft's current Remix leveling event, which are complicated and multilayered...
Beloved Dungeons and Dragons Online dev Quentin Cantor leaves SSG
The word is starting to get around that Dungeons and Dragons Online recently saw one of its beloved developers depart Standing Stone Games. Quentin...
PlanetSide 2’s latest update revamps warzone rotation and the friends list
PlanetSide 2 has been in a state of limbo for the past several months following revelations that Daybreak had sold the IP for cash...
Sea of Thieves discusses a returning event and future gameplay adjustments in video
Sea of Thieves has once more condensed some of its upcoming news features into a digest video, with the first two-thirds offering a look...
Dungeon Fighter Online adds new dungeon, new challenge mode, and quality-of-life in latest update
Dungeon Fighter Online is one of those MMOs that keep flying under the radar but really haven't stopped running. That said, this week saw...
