The MOP Up mops up all the little itty-bitty MMO news tidbits that we missed during the week. [Follow this feature’s RSS feed]
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The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D has character slots in the works
It may be too strange to believe, but AdventureQuest 3D doesn't have multiple character slots -- yet. That's about to change, as the studio...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Ravenloft expands its gothic horror to Frankenstein
MOP Reader Mick shared an interview in which Dungeons and Dragons Online's developers talked about how this summer's The Chill of Ravenloft is expanding...
The MOP Up: Ultima Online preps a five-part Rifted Crown event
Ultima Online's Publish 120 is chugging away on the test server -- and with it a five-part event called The Rifted Crown that sounds...
The MOP Up: World War II Online plays tug-o-war
Just because you're in the thick of a global war doesn't mean that you can't have some fun and games with it! Or so...
The MOP Up: Helldivers 2 surges to 2.5M weekly players
Thanks to a new Heart of Democracy update, Helldivers 2 is seeing great numbers as of late, with over 2.5 million players enjoying the...
The MOP Up: Squirreled Away gives into player demands to create an unlimited treehouse mode
Co-op treetop survival sim Squirreled Away said that it's listened to player demands and is preparing a full-on creative mode for tree houses for...
The MOP Up: Valve shuts down a Classic Offensive mod after eight years of development
A CSGO mod -- Classic Offensive -- got shut down by Valve eight years into its development. The mod devs said, "We are devastated...
The MOP Up: Marvel Rivals players go on strike over under-supported role
Marvel Rivals players are on strike until the Strategist role is improved -- and they may get their way according to a new blog...
The MOP Up: Single-player ‘MMO’ Erenshor enjoys a modestly successful early access launch
If you like playing by yourself but getting the feel of an MMO, you can avail yourself of Erenshor. This single-player simulated MMO released...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV ups its treasure goblin game
Diablo IV doesn't have a treasure goblin any longer. It has treasure goblins, plural, as Blizzard introduced several new variants to these popular loot-spawning...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online lays out its March plans
Elder Scrolls Online published its schedule for March activities, which includes a set of PvP-focused login rewards, new endeavors, a Deathmatch weekend, the Jester's...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV walks back a nerf to lacerate
Diablo IV reverted a recent nerf to one of its key skills: "We have heard feedback about how this change limited the desired functionality of...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online gets vicious with Whitestrake’s Mayhem
Elder Scrolls Online is keeping things spicy with the return of Whitestrake's Mayhem for the remainder of the month. Grab new and returning rewards...
The MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes invites you to test-drive a raptor
Villagers and Heroes posted a preview of its upcoming Patch 5.40.5, with Sugarsweet Summithas, raptor mounts, lots of changes to frontier zones, raid balancing,...
