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World of Tanks plans Twitch drops and weekend missions for Tankfest 2025
If you're looking at the header image and thinking that World of Tanks graphics are better than you remember them, that's because that is not...
RuneScape fans push back against Jagex’s abrupt abandonment of Pride with their own events
Earlier this week, when we reported on how Jagex elected to wind back Pride events in RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, we noted how...
Pride events, player celebrations, and support nods begin across multiplayer and MMORPG titles
The month of June is Pride Month, and that means celebrations, support, and acknowledgment of LGBTQIA+ life and matters is back at the forefront...
ZeniMax QA workers reach tentative contract agreement with Microsoft after nearly two years
We've been periodically reporting in on the efforts of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA - that's the union that represents QA workers who work on titles...
Modders put out a call to help rebuild and revive a Borderlands MMO that released only in China
The Borderlands series of FPS games are already a multiplayer affair for small groups, but what if that kind of gunplay and world (and...
Internet Road Trip invites you to pile into a virtual car with hundreds of opinionated drivers
Feel like ditching your responsibilities to cruise in an aimless road trip? While you might not have the time or gas money to do...
Diablo IV’s team has added over 50 accessibility features, from pings to a screen reader
While most of us who play online games don't have much holding us back from engaging with these titles, that's not the case for...
Embers Adrift is finally live on Steam months after being screwed over by its payment processor
If you've been waiting all this time to play Kickstarted indie MMO Embers Adrift on Steam and for some reason didn't want to try...
Sandbox MMORPG BitCraft hopes to ‘democratize MMO development’ by going open-source
Score one for the good guys and the gamers and the genre today: Clockwork Labs has announced that it's open-sourcing its upcoming MMORPG sandbox...
A YouTuber chronicles his 30-day journey to find players and throw a party in ‘dead’ social MMO There
"Ded gaem!" You've likely seen that truly biting piece of wit and cleverness in MMORPG discussions before (that's sarcasm, for the record). But what...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen devs mark the passing of Brad McQuaid with memorial messages
Regular readers and fans of MMORPGs are likely more than familiar with Brad McQuaid, the genre luminary who helped steward the original EverQuest and...
Aloft celebrates 200,000 copies sold by donating to protect rainforests in honor of Earth day
When last we looked in on Funcom-published cozy survival sandbox Aloft, it was pushing out its first big early access update, Critters & Wonders,...
Guild Wars 1’s community is organizing a massive 20th anniversary playthrough
Leave it up to the amazing classic Guild Wars community to top what ArenaNet is already doing for this legacy MMO on its 20th...
Overwatch 2 devs discuss how they effectively create and portray disabled characters
In a time when those in power are desperately trying to erase whole groups of people from the annals of history, science, sport, and...
Albion Online’s longtime game director, Robin Henkys, is stepping down
Earlier this week, MOP's staff just happened to be discussing some of the unusual cadence and developer video stuff going on over at Albion...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
ZeniMax Workers United, the Fallout and Elder Scrolls QA union, has voted to authorize a strike
"Hundreds" of games workers at ZeniMax Media have voted to authorize a strike against parent company Microsoft after "nearly" two years of negotiations, according...
Riot Games asks gamers to join it in donating for Myanmar earthquake relief
The countries of Myanmar and Thailand are reeling from a magnitude 7.7 earthquake this past Friday that so far gas left over 2000 people...
Marvel Heroes’ emulator project has a playable test server in Project T.A.H.I.T.I.
When last we checked in on the Marvel Heroes emulator project, the developers were basically still in the "make code go and upload to...
Wholesomeness alert: Sky Children of the Light has a spring-themed collab with The Little Prince
Now this is some transmedia synergy we can get behind because it doesn't get more wholesome than this: Cozy MMO Sky Children of the...
