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The MOP Up: TERA and PUBG combine unholy forces
TERA sent out a press release this week confirming the end of the world: "Finally, the dream collaboration between TERA and PUBG is real!...
Yet more MMO Valentine’s Day events: AdventureQuest 3D, Defiance 2050, Skyforge, and Chronicles of Elyria
Love is in the air everywhere you look around. And what better way to celebrate love than through an event in a game centered...
The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories
One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...
Skyforge plans Valentine’s Day event, delays new planet to March
It's been a hot minute since we covered Skyforge, but My.com's MMORPG is still zooming along in the wake of its bard class launch...
The MOP Up: SoulWorker introduces Chii Aruel
There's a new character on the horizon for SoulWorker, and her name is Chii Aruel. The studio hasn't said much about her just yet, but...
Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, hits early access for current players today
Black Desert is formally hopping on the battle royale bandwagon this week with the "early access" release of Shadow Arena today. How does a...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2018?
Last week, as part of MOP's 2018 awards rollout, we asked you about the best trend of the year for our genre. We were...
Skyforge gets a bard class in December’s Distant Frequencies update, teases ‘interstellar campaign’ for 2019
OK, Skyforge. You're getting a bard class. You have my attention! My.com announced the MMORPG's next expansion, dubbed Distant Frequencies, and it includes the...
Battle Bards Episode 132: Steampunk
Steam-powered tech, airships, clockwork machines, and automata are the source of inspiration for this week’s episode of Battle Bards! The team scrounged the landscape...
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
Skyforge outlines its plans for the next quarter, centering around deities in space
The lore of Skyforge has always been concerned with space. Lots of beings travel to the world of Aelion from deep space and proceed...
Skyforge launches into open beta in Japan on October 11
If there's one thing Japanese people like, it's science fantasy action RPGs. (If there are two things, the other one is not having kids.)...
Guns of Icarus patches in a new map and Kickstarter rewards for hamster fans
Congratulations, Guns of Icarus players, the latest patch will allow you to get rewards for backing the Hamsterdam Kickstarter. If you're blinking a bit...
Skyforge opens up a demon invasion right after its last invasion
It's been mentioned before, but it bears repeating that the world of Skyforge (Aelion, if you'd forgotten) is apparently Invasion Central. There's always another...
Skyforge: Battle Royale has arrived
Good news for people who have longed for MMOs to carry a bit more of that battle royale goodness, as Skyforge has officially launched...
Mortal Online sandbox MMO devs try battle royale with Mortal Royale
Trove, Skyforge, and now Mortal Online - it's a weird batch of MMORPGs whose devs are getting into the battle royale scene, but there...
Ashes of Creation addresses My.com concerns, localization, pay-to-win, publishing, and regionlocks
Earlier this week, the Ashes of Creation team sparked a wildfire of concern when it announced that it'll partner with My.com to publish the...
Skyforge outlines the mechanics of its new Battle Royale mode
We've gone through the glut of games being released as battle royale titles, but why stop there when we could make existing games into...