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The MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes celebrates 11 years on Steam
A very happy birthday to Villagers and Heroes, an underrated MMORPG that's pushing 14 years old - 11 of them on Steam: "Throwback to...
Betawatch: Dune delays delivery and Dragonwilds delivers directly
If you had already taken time off for Dune Awakening launching, bad news as the game has been delayed until June 10th to give...
MMO Business Roundup: Arcane in Fortnite, Ubisoft and accessibility, and the Roblox dance lawsuit
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news of the week!
Ubisoft and accessibility - Proving a stopped clock is...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile 2 figures out how to respec Ascendancy classes
Path of Exile 2 finally is responding to the demand for respecs with this week's update, although it will be done in a structured...
Betawatch: Tomo Endless Blue joins our watch list, WoW Classic begins testing Pandaria
When I saw the announcement for Tomo Endless Blue I immediately began trying to sing a version of Styx's "Mr. Roboto" that incorporated the...
The MOP Up: Actual astrophysicists will headline EVE Fanfest 2025
At EVE Fanfest this May, CCP Games will continue its focus on smooshing science into the sandbox: It's announced that astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst...
Betawatch: Defiance’s revival is running an open stress test this weekend, and yes you can play
So the good news with Defiance is that it is doing a weekend stress test - tomorrow, in fact. The less good news is...
Mortal Online 2 releases new chat box features and tweaked spell ranges, hints at the arrival of invasions
The chat window. Love it, hate it, mute it; it's a vital tool for people to communicate in MMOs, even if you might wish...
April Fools’ Day around the MMO world, 2025 edition
Love it or hate it, today is April Fools' Day, and the MMORPG industry is not about to miss this epic chance to troll you. We'll be rounding up the best gags and events around the MMO world today. Remember, believe nothing!
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XI is worth a second look after two decades
The second part of an interview with famed manga artist Mamoru Nagano is out, in which he talks about what he likes about Final...
Betawatch: Stars Reach’s Kickstarter did indeed reach the stars
It's not exactly a shock that Stars Reach hit its funding goal, but it is still newsworthy! Like, it would have been a real...
Warborne Above Ashes brings monthly MMO-sized factional PvP warfare in a post-apoc sci-fi world
Are you ready for war in a ruined sci-fi world full of battle? Then you're getting another option for enjoying that kind of game...
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate brutal honesty from MMORPG devs?
A few weeks back, the few remaining Might and Delight developers admitted in print that Kickstarted MMO Book of Travels is basically in maintenance...
The MOP Up: World of Peaky Tanks
When you think "World of Tanks," naturally you free-associate the TV series Peaky Binders along with it. And a good thing too, because Wargaming...
Betawatch: Crosswind is sailing toward testing
Those of you who dearly want to be able to play an online game in which you go a-sailin' on the deep blue sea...
MMO Week in Review: Defiance, Repentance, and Fallen Banners
It's not every week when MMO Week in Review gets to recap a week where the MMO genre got some incredibly good news, but...
The MOP Up: Blizzard adds five of its titles to GeForce NOW
Blizzard helped beef up GeForce NOW's library in March with Heroes of the Storm, Warcraft Rumble, and the three remastered versions of its Warcraft...
Betawatch: Pantheon previews primal and possibly problematic PvP
So the Pantheon crew is preparing to add PvP, but the devs are quick to point out that this is raw PvP. So raw...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft’s latest corporate chaos and new accusations from the voice actors union
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. This week, Ubisoft's getting double the coverage because it's news so nice they're...
The Daily Grind: Do you engage in world chat in MMOs?
World chat (or global chat) is laden with a reputation it can't shake. Awful, uncomfortable discussions? Trollish behavior? Dank memes and antique running jokes...
