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H1Z1 is finally coming to PlayStation 4

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Did you think slipping player numbers were going to do in the battle royale grand-daddy? Nope. Free-to-play must have been a big boost, as...

H1Z1 patch optimizes client and tamps down on overenthusiastic celebrants

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For those playing the now-free H1Z1 battle royale, a small Thursday patch might hold a few changes to improve your game experience. It seems as...
What you are chasing and will not get.

Perfect Ten: Why trend-chasing doesn’t work at all for online games

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Video games have always been a remarkably insular field; that's the nature of development. Someone produces Super Mario Bros, and a few years later...

Amazon Game Studios picks up former Daybreak CM Greg Henninger

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Daybreak's loss is Amazon's gain -- again. Former H1Z1 Community Manager Greg Henninger revealed that he has jumped ship from Daybreak over to Amazon Games...

H1Z1 adds duos to auto royale, sees playerbase surge since free-to-play

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It may be way down in players since last summer's peak, but Daybreak isn't giving up on H1Z1. The newly rebranded, newly launched, and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power

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Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET

Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?

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This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
I HAVE COME AFLAME

H1Z1 is finally going free-to-play

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Remember way back in the long, long ago, before H1Z1 hit early access, split, reconstituted, renamed, didn't launch, aborted a console port, and all...

H1Z1 has launched after three years of early access with a ‘massive’ patch

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If you bought the rumors and teases last week that H1Z1, the artist formerly known as King of the Kill, was about to launch,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching

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Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.

The Daily Grind: Given H1Z1’s plight, are you worried about Daybreak?

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Last week, it became clear that H1Z1 has forfeited a ton of ground in the battle over battle royale games as it's lost 90%...
SHOOOT

Rumor: H1Z1 may finally be launching; the ‘royalty showdown’ begins today

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Yesterday, in our report on H1Z1's plummeting player numbers since the onslaught from PUBG and Fortnite, we mentioned that the game's launch, once planned...
Look in my eyes, what do you see? Creative bankruptcy.

Daybreak’s zombie battle royale game H1Z1 has lost 90% of its playerbase since July

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Polygon has a report out this afternoon sourcing data aggregator GitHyp, both of which are casting doubt on H1Z1's future viability as a game...

The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

H1Z1 struggles to counter rapid player strafing

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Well here is something that we learned today: the meaning of ENAS. If you're not deep into the PvP shooter scene, the East North...
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Trademarks, copyrights, and patents: What they mean for you and for video games

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Has the pace of news moved so quickly that we've already forgotten about Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene's statement that video games lack any IP copyright...

The Daily Grind: Is ‘naming-and-shaming’ MMO cheaters a good idea?

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Last week on Reddit, an EVE Online player begged CCP to organize a wall of shame for botters - essentially an online list of...
It's a fooler.

Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2018

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This is, bar none, the column I hate doing most on a regular basis. None of the games I highlight in here is something...

Steam’s best-selling 2017 games include ARK, Warframe, and H1Z1

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With 2017 officially over and done, Steam's taking a moment to report on its best-selling games over the course of the whole year. While...

Perfect Ten: 20 multiplayer games to watch in 2018

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A couple of weeks ago I covered 20(ish) MMORPGs that we are looking forward to seeing develop, test, and launch in 2018. But as...

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