Overwatch 2’s fight against cheaters and bad player behavior continues on, and while it’s likely a never-ending war, Blizzard is opening its latest player behavior-focused dev blog with a victorious claim against bad apples: The studio has banned over 500K cheaters and either banned or suspended another 40K accomplices, all while promising new anti-cheat tools […]

The grind for exotic item drops in Destiny 2 is apparently very real. So real, in fact, that players are willing to write and share macros in order to AFK farm for the big shiny. This behavior hasn’t gone unnoticed by Bungie, however, and the developer is now updating its ban policy to account for […]

One of the hallmarks of advancing technology is that power increases while form factor decreases, and now that looks to be true of the original 1997 ARPG Diablo, which can now be played on a web browser or a mobile phone thanks to the efforts of some fans. This web-based port of the game is […]

With Skull and Bones headed to Steam on August 22nd alongside the game’s new season, Ubisoft Singapore is taking the opportunity to to improve the keyboard and mouse user experience since Steam is a PC storefront. The in-house “interview” talks up efforts to make the game “feel more ‘PC'” with its adjustments, discusses the feedback […]

I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are almost always murder blenders and having to look over my shoulder with every step isn’t what I’d call my idea of fun. Luckily, Fractured Online has, at least in the interim, […]

It’s been quite some time since The Repopulation was in our collective radar, but that was because development of the game was ended in January 2023 according to TGS Tech, the dev group contracted by Idea Fabrik to put the sci-fi sandbox together. Of course regular readers know that wasn’t the end of the story, […]

If you’re a fan of Monster Hunter, then you’ve no doubt been watching the various weapon preview vignettes that have been coming out of Monster Hunter Wilds over the past two weeks. But maybe you haven’t been keeping up or you just want to watch them all again. In that case, there’s now a video […]

Given all of the releases that came out last year, you would be forgiven for letting the co-op critter hunting RPG Atlas Fallen slip through the mental cracks. After all, the game was, by all critical and gamer accounts, something of a middling title. However, developer Deck13 and publisher Focus Entertainment has not completely forgotten […]

Gamers who updated their Steam desktop app recently may have seen something a little new in their browsing experience: a feature that is visually prioritizing what Valve considers helpful reviews – and is thinning out the meme-filled ones. “[O]ne-word reviews, reviews comprised of ASCII art, or reviews that are primarily playful memes and in-jokes, will […]

Time flies when you’re looking at your cell phone swinging your finger at giant beasts in Monster Hunter Now. Before you know it, you’ll look up from your screen and see that the autumn season has arrived. But then you can look back at your screen because that will also mark the start of Season […]

Last month we first heard about Midnight Murder Club, a new multiplayer PvP FPS from developer Velan Studios that basically tells players to go play hide-and-seek with firearms in a dark and booby trap-filled mansion. The shooter held a closed alpha in July while release timing is currently aiming for sometime in the fall. If […]

It’s all of the great taste of Kickstarted sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe but with your own personal spin: It’s myDU, the standalone version that offers private server hosting Novaquark announced in July, which has gone live today, August 19th. As we reported previously, this is a separate purchase that will set players back $35 (though […]

There are evidently a lot of people who are eager to jump into the free-to-play survival shooter Once Human, even in spite of the game’s technical problems. That’s according to NetEase’s latest PR, which counts over 10 million downloads worldwide and some chart-topping success on Steam. In addition to the number of downloads (not active […]

The days of Mortal Online 2 players using invincible targets like vendors, priests, and training dummies as juice boxes are regrettably over. That’s thanks to the sandbox MMORPG’s latest patch, which stops the Lifesteal clade gift from working against these targets. You’re going to have to drink the essence of other targets instead. Look, there’s […]

The Overwatch 2-playing world is close to the launch of Season 12, and when it does arrive, it will bring a host of updates to the shooter’s competitive play as detailed in the game’s latest Director’s Take post. System Designer Gavin Winter outlines several new additions to the competitive scene that will arrive in the […]

If you were hoping for some form of revelation for Embracer Group’s slate of MMOs to come out of the company’s April-to-June investor report for 2024, you should probably temper your expectations, as most of what our readers care about appears to be dangled carrots for the investor board instead of hard plans. We’ll start […]

If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming Alpha Two test, then you might be interested to read through a synopsis post about the earlier announcement, which features some updates thanks to the “glorious feedback” players have provided. The […]

The “open-world action adventure RPG” that is Crimson Desert has been making a lot of noise since Pearl Abyss revealed that it will be playable at Gamescom 2024, but now it’s bringing even more noise – and some fresh gameplay – with a look at one of its boss fights. The preview opens with protagonist […]

A new level cap in Final Fantasy XIV means that MOP’s Chris has some catching up to do for some of his alt jobs, and since he’s feeling the urge to do some tanking, that’s just what he’ll be up to! Join him and his crew today at 2:00 p.m. EDT for another round of […]

The updates keep on a-comin’ for the free-to-play PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne, which has a new patch out this week that introduces some new gameplay, a new healer ability, and a fresh set of gear to gather. The major piece of this update is Clotho’s Trial, a new limited-time PvP arena that pits two teams […]

If you’re seeing players in Project: Gorgon dashing around slaughtering foes willy-nilly (more than normal anyway), that’s because there’s a community-wide Writ Challenge that’s going on between now and Monday, August 19th, that is promising goodies for everyone if certain milestones are hit. The task is simple: Go out and kill enemies between levels five […]

Sometimes balancing an MMO is a matter of twisting a few different knobs and realigning certain metrics, but sometimes balance comes down to changing one specific item. That latter one is the case for Path of Exile, which is going to be making one small adjustment to one little item that could have a significant […]

What’s new in the OARPG that is Last Epoch? Tweaks, fixes, and adjustments that touch on a wide assortment of gameplay matters according to the title’s two most recent patches, which affect things like monsters, abilities, nemesis monsters, and more. The updates are all generally pretty targeted, as one might expect, with highlights including a […]

Is Drakantos an MMORPG? A co-op OARPG? The answer to that question is the primary subject of Wingeon Game Studios’ June dev blog, which confirms that the title is “an MMORPG at its core,” though it’s also attempting to do things a bit differently from the standard formula of the genre. While Drakantos will have […]

First time here?” asks World of Tanks to the internet, probably. “Then how about you get a taste of our hot vehicular battle action in this trailer? That’s right, we’re debuting a new video about our game in 2024. You’re welcome.” Or at least that’s what we imagine Wargaming is telling the world. Regular players […]

If you had to run down a personal list of things that survivalbox MMORPG Pax Dei needed to work on, what would that list look like? Would it include the thought that crafting things don’t look pretty enough? Well worry not because that problem is one of those being directly addressed by Mainframe Studios for […]

Generally, if a creature is capable of manipulating something that looks like a crescent moon, it’s probably capable of messing you up real good. Such a creature exists within Palworld, and it just so happens to be the latest Paldeck spotlight video subject, just in case anyone wanted confirmation about what this thing is able […]

Early this morning saw a little surprise land in the YouTube subscription feeds of voracious Monster Hunter Wilds fans: a series of three new videos that provide some of the first sneak peeks at specific gameplay elements of the multiplayer RPG. The first video takes a look at the focus mode feature of Wilds, which […]

If there’s one complaint that could be leveraged against Dune: Awakening, it’s that Funcom isn’t exactly generous with information about the survival sandbox MMO, unless you call mobile-aspected Tiktok-length clips of previously discussed features “communication.” That appears to be changing with the first printing of the MMO’s Communinet Signal, aka the game’s monthly newsletter. Each […]

How do you put 10 years’ worth of MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV into a mobile version? We could all be seeing an answer to that question in the coming months, as there are new reports that confirm a mobile Eorzea is in the works, though it looks to be a game that’s only being […]

Last April, a Redditor who claims to have connections with former Bungie devs raised a few eyebrows with initial details of a Destiny 3-style project codenamed Payback; there was bare little information beyond the fact that a classless system was the main hook while this tipster wasn’t sure whether the game was even in development […]

The next season for Apex Legends – you know, the battle royale shooter that wanted to double-charge players for battle passes until fans furiously pushed back – is hoping that the gameplay features of its upcoming Shockwave season will be enough of a distraction from that kerfuffle, particularly as the FPS is bringing several updates […]

It’s easy like Sunday morning on OPTV’s Eorzea Sunday, as MOP’s Chris and his crew will be leaping in to the random draw that is the daily roulettes of Final Fantasy XIV… though the Trial run could prove to be spicy. Either way, tune in today at 2:00 p.m. EDT for some friendly banter during […]

If you missed the panel that was held by Daybreak Games’ multiple studios at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, then you’re in luck because the company has put the whole 41-minute panel on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Just in case you were looking for the full experience of the earlier reveals shared about […]

With about three weeks of early access under its belt, the PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne has elected to start making some larger updates to the title, such as the one that arrived earlier this week with a small cornucopia of new things. First, the Rogue class now has the Shadow Veil skill that lets them […]

It was already assumed that layoffs of 220 workers that hit Destiny 2 developer Bungie were a result of executive mismanagement, but now there are insider reports from Game File that further paint a picture of a studio that, according to one source, “sold things they were just not able to deliver.” While the feeling […]

It’s time for a fresh quarterly report, and this time it’s coming out of Roblox, which saw its second quarter earnings for 2024 rise across the metrics that ravenous investors care about while the company’s long time CFO Michael Guthrie will be stepping down. According to the report, revenue rose by 31 percent YoY by […]

The second weekend event for Embers Adrift is reminding players of the event’s date, just in case anyone missed its first such event. Players can expect “a crazy weekend packed with activities, GM events & fun time shared together” between Friday, August 16th, and Sunday, August 18th. Some additional information was shared by community manager […]

Aw shoot, here we go again. Another spinoff MOBA built from the bones of the shuttered Paragon is about to head from early access game to a full release, and that game is Predecessor, the game from indie studio Omeda Studios that we’ve been keeping tabs on since last March and is now plotting it’s […]

Cozy huts. Witchy things. Farming. The game Spellfarers seems to tick a lot of boxes for MOP’s Chris. Also, it’s free-to-play. So all told, it’s worth a quick peek! Join him today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as he peers in to this newly released early access multiplayer life sim! What: Spellfarers Who: Chris Neal When: […]

Brighter Shores lead developer Andrew Gower is teasing us. Not with the game’s mechanics itself – that happened last week – but with the fact that he made a piece of candy rope and then told everyone that it’s not edible. The absolute villain. All right, so technically Gower didn’t share fake candy so much […]