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First Impressions: Palworld copied all the right homework to graduate as its own enjoyable game
You know how the back of a box of Hamburger Helper or other boxed dinner mixes encourage you to toss in extra ingredients to...
Palworld counts 19M players across Steam and Xbox, becomes the largest third-party release for Game Pass
The juggernaut that is the early access survivalbox Palworld doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, as developer Pocketpair has once again...
The Daily Grind: What do you think the next viral MMO will look like?
I am the first to admit that I didn't see Palworld coming. Oh, I knew about Palworld; we'd covered Palworld. We'd also been covering...
The Stream Team: Taking a first peek into the early access of Palworld
You've been reading about its headlines for the past few days here at MOP, but now it's time for Chris to actually play it:...
Palworld sells 7M, nears 2M concurrent, and drops an undated roadmap for fixes and content
Palworld, a survivalbox everyone was sleeping on and got basically zero traction over the last two and a half years we've been covering it,...
Legal experts weigh in on Palworld plagiarism accusations as player and sales numbers continue to climb
Pocketpair's creature-featured survivalbox Palworld continues to make waves across the wider gaming sphere, both in terms of wanted and unwanted attention. The game has...
Palworld touts huge sales and players concurrency as AI plagiarism accusations mount
This weekend was a big one for Craftopia developer Pocket Pair and its survival sandbox Palworld, which made its early access debut to resounding...
Pokémon-like Palworld launches early access today, aims to be ‘the best game ever’
Trust us: You haven't begun to catch 'em all. But the good news is that you can take a crack at a new Pokémon-like...
Multiplayer critter capturing survivalbox Palworld enters early access January 19
Over the past three years we've been covering the development of Palworld, a multiplayer survival sandbox from developer Pocketpair that was first announced in...
Palworld details pet mechanics and critters, Craftopia shares its latest roadmap
It's a pair of Pocket Pair updates in this news story, with the developer continuing to crank out the pet-focused footage for its still-gestating...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024
Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...
Critter capturing survivalbox Palworld readies a November 2 network test and previews its many monsters
The darkly humorous open world survival sandbox that is Palworld continues to inch forward toward something like a playable game as developer Pocket Pair...
MMO Burnout: Non-MMOs that scratch my MMO progression grind itch
There are plenty of reasons people play MMORPGs, whether it's to experience a story (yes, those exist), run in some PvP wars, or grind...
The MOP Up: Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader adds multiplayer coop
Turn-based CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader announced that it will be including coop multiplayer with its PC launch (there is no date yet set,...
The Stream Team: Exploring Craftopia’s newly added Sherbert Iceberg area
Craftopia has recently decided to get frosty with the introduction of the Sherbert Iceberg biome, and since MOP's Chris has been all about this...
Some Assembly Required: Taking a look at other players’ Craftopia creations
To this point I've been mostly focusing on my personal Craftopia journey in terms of crafting, gathering, and house decorating (such as it is)....
Some Assembly Required: Craftopia’s housing customization options leave a lot to be desired
Well, well, well. Looks like I've finally found a chink in the armor of Craftopia. And it's the portion of the game that arguably...
Some Assembly Required: Trapped by exploration and age progression in Craftopia
I'm sure that this is going to come as a complete and utter surprise to those who have followed my playing of games on...
Some Assembly Required: A trip around the world in Craftopia for materials and exploration’s sake
One of my favorite things to do in survival sandboxes is explore. Now, I admit that I don't get to feed that need very...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 431: FFXIV Dawntrail and Path of Exile 2
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Chris discuss Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail at Fanfest and Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, AdventureQuest 3D, Astroneer, and Craftopia.
