Hearthstone’s Midseason Shakeup: Anomalies Arrive!

The folks over at Hearthstone are feeling good about their “midseason shakeup,” and they’re not stopping there! Patch 33.6.2 brings Anomalies back to Battlegrounds to spice things up.

As the team stated, “This patch also brings Anomalies back to the game! There are six brand-new Anomalies that interact with the Buddy system in different ways. In addition to these, we’ve curated 20 returning Anomalies to rejoin the pool.”

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg! It’s time for another jam-packed edition of The MOP Up, your weekly digest of MMO news. Missed something? Drop us a tip and let us know!

The beautiful open-world, cross-platform MMORPG Sword of Justice by NetEase is gearing up, and you can pre-register now! [Thanks Jomsviking!]

In unfortunate news, Funcom has announced the closure of The Outsiders (Metal Hellsinger studio), resulting in layoffs.

Get ready to swap some limbs! Swap Meat, the co-op roguelite “where you swap body parts with the enemies you defeat to steal their abilities,” enters early access on PC and Mac on October 21st.

The Finals has rolled out new Halloween goodies in its store, along with a tweak to the riot shield.

Lost Skies has issued a hotfix addressing technical issues, improving stability, and enhancing the user interface.

Five maps in World of Tanks are getting some love in the next update, with three undergoing significant overhauls that will impact gameplay tactics.

Skate is shredding the competition! The game has hit an impressive 15 million players in its first month, thanks in part to its free-to-play approach.

The wait is nearly over! Terraria’s highly anticipated Patch 1.4.5 is now content complete and will go through a testing and polish phase.

The Spell Brigade welcomed a content update featuring the Astral Riftlands realm, spell transparency improvements, and new enemy encounters.

Wildgate’s latest patch introduces a new training mode, with the studio promising exciting content on the horizon, including a Halloween event, new game mode, and a new prospector.

Get ready to explore Metin2’s Moonshadow Veil:

Apex Legends is calling you to Raise Hell: