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 goes the logic of World War II Online, which is planning to add a tug-o-war capturing mechanic, saying, “Capturing will no longer exclusively favor having an attacker inside of a CP (capture point), rather the defenders will have the opportunity to contest or, ‘halt,’ capturing or even liberate facilities with attackers present inside.”

And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories and videos from this past week in this edition of The MOP Up (and if you don’t see a news story that we should have covered, drop us a tip)!

Fortnite is granting everyone a free “Burnoff” skin as a way to celebrate the title’s re-emergence on the Apple App store.

What happened with Conan Exiles and its late-May hotfix? You must read it to find out!

“This month’s update includes the release of the Shadow Cat Noble, the Clan Galaxies Pack, weapon adjustments, ‘mech adjustments, quirk adjustments, bug fixes, and more,” said MechWarrior Online.

Waven is about to wipe everyone’s progress: “With the arrival of major changes in the game, this reset is needed to ensure a healthier and more balanced experience that is better prepared to welcome the upcoming new content and features. Waven’s overall balance is going to undergo a structural change, and it is therefore crucial that accounts be wiped clean.”

Shot Online slammed out its first major update of 2025 with events and a club recycling system which “allows players to convert unused golf clubs into valuable in-game rewards.”

Wuthering Waves has a login event through June 11th that gives everyone a few nice goodies.

Albion Online delivered a small patch on May 26th that “addresses some combat balance issues and improves underused spells, alongside some minor bug fixes.”

War Robots: Frontiers said that players have built 12 million mechs to date and have walked 150 kilometers.

“In NatureBlight, players will be teleported through Orna’s fantasy world to real-world locations deeply impacted by ecological challenges.”

Palworld’s developer said that it’s resisting hiring new employees too quickly for risk of it backfiring on the game.

2017’s Star Wars Battlefront II is breaking its own Steam concurrency records thanks to a surge of players coming back due to a community campaign.

Niantic Spatial, a spin-off from Niantic, continues to lay off more employees.

Monster Hunter Wilds is doing a collab with Street Fighter 6:

Stars Reach offered up an hour-long interview with Playable Worlds’ president: