Brendan Drain
Reporter
A long-time MMO-addict, northern-irish lad Brendan "Nyphur" Drain is Massively Overpowered's resident EVE Online expert and writer of the long-running EVE Evolved column, published Sunday evenings. The column covers everything from guides and opinion pieces to commentary on game design and hints on preparing for upcoming expansions.
In addition to the column, Brendan covers EVE Online news, community events, general interest stories, and other posts. When he finds the time in his hectic schedule, he can sometimes be found writing features on game design topics or other MMOs he's playing.
He is hard at work on his first video game, the indie space 4X game Predestination.Twitter: @nyphur
Rumor: Diablo III may go free-to-play with next expansion
The writers over at Blizzard Watch have unearthed information that may point to plans for Diablo III to go free-to-play on PC. Earlier this week, the normal option to buy the...
Old Hearthstone leak hints at upcoming expansion cards
Back in November 2015, a Hearthstone player discovered a Japanese article on the game listing the voice acting credits for the Japanese localisation of the...
EVE Evolved: Analysing EVE’s new Economic Reports
EVE Online's massive and largely player-run economy has been a frequent topic of discussion on MMO blogs and gaming news sites over the years. The unregulated...
SMITE and Paladins tournaments coming to Dreamhack
Dreamhack 2016 is set to be one of the biggest competitive gaming events of the year, with a 10,000-seat LAN party crammed into the Elmia...
No Man’s Sky pricing leak rumour sends fans into a tizzy
There's been a huge degree of fascination with indie game No Man's Sky since it stole the show at E3 2014. The game promises seamless exploration of...
Gabe Newell fires Dota 2 presenter, calling him ‘an ass’
Dota 2's Shanghai Major tournament got off to a shaky start this week with a slew of technical problems and controversy over presenter James...
Path of Exile reveals the Ascendant class, new items and skills
Path of Exile's Ascendancy expansion is set to be released next week on March 4th, adding the huge new Labyrinth endgame dungeon and a whole slew of new unique...
Valve pours millions of dollars into Counter-Strike e-sports
There's no doubt that e-sports are starting to get very big, with many of the top tournaments now supporting prize pools in the range of...
HTC Vive will cost $799 but comes with two controllers and sensors
There's no getting away from it, VR gaming is going to be an expensive hobby to get into. Between the high system specs required...
EVE Evolved: Citadel stats revealed, theorycrafting begins
EVE Online's Citadel expansion is due to launch this spring, transforming the way many of us play the game through the introduction of player-owned...
No Man’s Sky will have a physically accurate universe … almost
If you've been following upcoming space exploration game No Man's Sky, you've probably heard a few things about its incredibly large procedurally generated universe....
Epic shows off Paragon gameplay, promises no pay-to-win
Epic Games' upcoming third person MOBA Paragon has been getting some attention lately with its fluid gameplay and undeniably high-quality graphics. The studio has been releasing informational...
EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character
We recently brought you the story of EVE Online player Stromgren who had bought almost $7,000 worth of skill injectors to become the highest-skilled character...
EVE Online player buys nearly $7,000 worth of skill injectors
EVE Online's passive skill training system lets players slowly accumulate skill points over time, and until recently there was no way to actively skip ahead...
Heroes of Newerth launches Dragon Wars community event
Classic MOBA Heroes of Newerth released the massive new Dragon Wars community event today, launching a series of community-wide achievements and challenges with rewards for the...
Skill Trading is coming to EVE Online tomorrow, prices revealed
A few months ago, CCP Games announced its somewhat unorthodox plans to allow EVE Online players to extract and sell their skill points on...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
Crytek’s online FPS Warface gets new Earthshaker co-op mission
While developer Crytek is well known in the MMO world for developing the engine that powers games such as ArcheAge and Star Citizen, the studio has seen a...
Blizzard shakes up Hearthstone with a new game mode
In a competitive card game like Hearthstone, the developer has to keep releasing new cards each year to keep things interesting. This comes with...
Online RTS Grey Goo releases free Descent of the Shroud DLC
It's been a tough year for online RTS Grey Goo, which released in January 2015 to less than stellar reception. The game promises classic RTS gameplay and...
