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The MOP Up: Temtem goes neon as it spins down development
Temtem's Patch 1.7 arrived with the start of its Neon Reverie season, the game's last as development starts to spin down: "To close it...
Betawatch: Tarisland gets an early start in China
Huh, are we really almost there with Tarisland? The game is already out in China, and it's launching worldwide next week, complete with Lady...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 players race to beat The Final Shape’s raid
Destiny 2 players are racing this weekend to see who will net the world's first takedown of The Final Shape's new raid, Salvation's Edge:...
Global Chat: FFXIV’s out-of-control cutscene scene
Here's a terrifying and fascinating fact: Did you know that Final Fantasy XIV's cutscenes now total up to 159 hours of non-interactive, viewable-only content?
Gamer...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft’s The War Within beta testing
It's time once again for the beta testing of World of Warcraft to go into overdrive, as the next expansion is now available for...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: MassivelyOP’s coverage begins now
MOP's Eliot attended the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Media Tour back in May. We've got half a dozen articles prepared for you all today, but we're kicking everything off with an explainer for how it works and what MMORPG gamers need to keep in mind when reading. Enjoy!
The MOP Up: My Time at Sandrock will make you a proper Monster Whisperer
To start off our small news roundup this weekend, let's head over to co-op farm sim My Time at Sandrock, where the devs talked about...
Betawatch: Tencent’s Tarisland eyes its June release
Have you come for adventures in yonder land of Taris? Wait, I haven't actually been involved in the various tests; does Tarisland actually feature...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision owned cheatmaker EngineOwning
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news! Business business business and all that.
EngineOwning got owned - File this one...
Wolcen is stripping out multiplayer and heading into maintenance mode
I'm sorry to report to Wolcen fans today that Wolcen Studio has announced the end of updates for the game, essentially putting it in...
The MOP Up: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s Chinese launch crashes from high demand
Dungeon & Fighter is one of those odd franchises that nobody seems to notice in the west but is incredibly, obscenely, immensely popular in...
Global Chat: V Rising isn’t the Diablo clone you might expect
In An Age tucked into the bloody meal that is V Rising following the vampiric survival game's launch and found it a mixed bag...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening is sanding out closed beta invites
Who here likes sand? If you like sand, this is your week for Betawatch because first and foremost there are reports that Dune Awakening...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s Q1 2024, Microsoft’s AI fiddling, XDefiant’s monetization
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! This time around, we've got only one first quarter report to...
MMO Week in Review: Pandaria Remix, Loot Reborn, Wayfinder Echoes
What a hell of a week for the MMO genre! Good and bad, as it were. We got previews of FFXIV Dawntrail, Guild Wars 2's...
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...
Betawatch: Wayfinder’s plan to downsize its MMO ambitions
Well this was not how I expected the Wayfinder story to continue, with the game basically dropping its online elements altogether. Now, it's not...
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton and Roblox post Q1 2024 gains while Unity bleeds nearly $300M
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And this time around, it's the Oops! All Q1 Reports edition!...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles celebrates its sixth anniversary
Who's spent six years crushing enemies, driving them out of camps, and hearing the lamentation of their livestreams? It's Conan Exiles, of course, which...
