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MONGIL: STAR DIVE Version 1.5 Brings In 5-Star Fire Assassin M.A.D. and a New Story Episode

Published

4 days ago

November 11, 2026

M.A.D., the new 5-star Fire-element Assassin in MONGIL: STAR DIVE, a blonde engineer in a yellow helmet and mechanical arm, surrounded by explosions

M.A.D. in MONGIL: STAR DIVE. Credit: Netmarble.

Netmarble’s monster-taming action RPG gets a headline new fighter today: M.A.D., Nirvan’s foremost mechanical engineer, joins the roster as a 5-star Fire-element Assassin, with her untold past at the center of a three-week event story and a new main episode, Light from a Fallen Star.

Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, has released the Version 1.5 update for its monster-taming action RPG MONGIL: STAR DIVE, introducing the new 5-star character M.A.D., a new main story episode, and various content updates and system improvements.

Joining the roster as a 5-star Fire-element Assassin, M.A.D. is known as Nirvan’s foremost mechanical engineer and the Architect of Brilliant Blasts. Although her given name is Miadrin, she has operated under the name M.A.D. since departing the Ortus Corps for reasons yet unknown.

To celebrate the update, the special event story A Flame Chasing Freedom will run for three weeks from November 11 through December 2, giving players an opportunity to uncover M.A.D.’s untold past. Players can play event stages and minigames to collect event currency that can be exchanged for special rewards, including an exclusive LIVE background. The update also introduces a new main story episode, Light from a Fallen Star.

Players can participate in a recruitment event for M.A.D. and her new Artifact during the same period. Additional in-game events, including Special Missions with M.A.D. and M.A.D.’s 7-Day Gifts, will offer a variety of rewards, such as Summon Tickets, key character growth materials, and a Mutant Monsterling Selection Chest.

Version 1.5 also introduces new gameplay features and quality-of-life enhancements. A new seasonal Honor Ranking system has been implemented that calculates seasonal standings based on points earned across game modes including Conquest, Legendary Conquest, and Dimensional Rift, and will reward players with profile frames awarded based on seasonal performance.

Additionally, the Race game mode has been revamped to feature playable characters instead of monsters, and the Friend System now includes a key collection feature based on recent login times as well as a new Friend Ranking tab. Further game-wide improvements include adjustments to final damage calculation, removing limits on Link Chains based on Nyanners’s level cap, and new tabs for Characters, Artifacts, and Cosmetics in the Archive.

MONGIL: STAR DIVE is the long-awaited reimagining of the beloved 2013 mobile collectible RPG Monster Taming. Built with Unreal Engine 5, the game delivers cinematic storytelling and dynamic real-time combat centered on a three-character tag system. The Monsterling Collection system supports the capture, collection, and synthesis of monsters, adding strategic depth to gameplay.

For more information about MONGIL: STAR DIVE, please visit the official website and forums.

About Netmarble Corporation

Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com/

Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars Is Out Now on Quest, PICO and Android XR

Published

16 minutes ago

November 15, 2026

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Rocky, a rocky alien crewmate, reaches out with a stone fist inside the Hail Mary spaceship in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.

Rocky, the rocky alien crewmate, inside the Hail Mary in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars. Photo by Maze Theory

Humanity’s last hope is now a mission you can step inside. Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars is out now, a mixed-reality adventure that tells a previously untold chapter of Andy Weir’s bestselling sci-fi universe.

The immersive mixed reality experience launched on PICO, Android XR and Meta Quest 3/3S. It comes from Maze Theory, the award-winning London-based immersive entertainment studio behind Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.

Players step into the role of Ryland Grace. Ryland Grace and his friend and crewmate Rocky must work together in the face of disaster to keep the Hail Mary intact and bring their world-saving cargo to Eridani — Rocky’s home planet, and Grace’s new home.

It is a story of trust and communication between species. As this mixed-reality experience blends your physical environment with the Hail Mary itself, players diagnose problems, improvise solutions and push the limits of science and engineering to keep the mission alive.

Along the way, players work alongside Rocky to keep the mission alive, diagnose failing systems and improvise scientific solutions, and manage their ship and its precious cargo as they travel through the stars — experiencing humanity’s last hope firsthand.

Watch the launch trailer below.