Brendan Drain
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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
Modders turn Fallout: New Vegas into an online co-op game
Fans of the Fallout series have been asking for an MMO or online game for years, and there was much disappointment online when the legal dispute between Bethesda...
Star Wars: Battlefront delivers huge nerfs, announces DLC plans
If you've been playing Star Wars: Battlefront since the series was rebooted back in November, you've probably noticed that a few of the weapons and...
Nosgoth releases Silenced Cathedral map, shows player growth
If you're a big fan of the Blood Omen and Soul Reaver games, you probably remember the crushing disappointment when Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun...
EVE Evolved: Should CCP start developing Walking in Stations again?
In all the time that I've been writing about EVE Online, one of the most common recurring comments is that the game badly needs...
Endemic cheating in CS:GO prompts record number of bans
In every competitive online game, there will always be people who are willing to cheat to get an advantage over other players and companies willing to...
Paladins aims for more MOBA-like gameplay, less customisation
When Hi-Rez Studios first revealed its upcoming online shooter Paladins, people immediately started comparing it to Overwatch and the slew of MOBAs on the...
Nintendo’s shooter Splatoon gets its final piece of weapon DLC
When Nintendo launched its quirky online shooter Splatoon on the WII U last year, the game had only a handful of maps, weapons and cosmetic clothing options. In order...
Heroes of the Storm announces Spring Global Championship
The past few years have seen MOBAs take over the competitive gaming landscape, with just a handful of games managing to attract millions of...
ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists
When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...
League of Legends reveals confusing new champion Jhin
Last week Riot Games released a bizarre video called Mind of the Virtuoso that appeared to be part art project and part ... I guess art project...
Destiny’s upcoming sequel may heavily feature the planet Mercury
If you're one of the many Destiny players hoping to see more of the planet Mercury, you may be in luck. Destiny was reportedly supposed to...
Catch up with SMITE’s $1,000,000 world championship
The world of e-sports and competitive gaming has seen a massive explosion in recent years in terms of both viewership and prize money. Top competitive...
EVE Evolved: Three things you don’t want to miss in 2016
In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked back at some of the big highlights EVE Online throughout 2015. It was a year that revolutionised...
Not So Massively: Top 10 most surprising NSM stories of 2015
Back in 2011, our former corporate overlords at Massively-of-old noticed that games like League of Legends were getting pretty damn popular and asked us to work...
EVE Evolved: 2015 EVE Online year in review
It's been a busy year for sci-fi MMO EVE Online and developer CCP Games. EVE received more updates throughout 2015 than in any previous year, though...
Not So Massively: Winter game update edition (December 21, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Not So Massively: Counter-Strike nerfs all the guns (December 14, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
EVE Evolved: Operation Frostline patch and event guide
Practically every MMO does some kind of event for the holidays, but how do you bring the holiday cheer to a dystopian sci-fi universe...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the ‘Not So Massively’ gamer
The holidays are approaching, and that means there's not much time left to get presents for your friends and lumps of coal for your...
Not So Massively: An amazing revamp for LoL’s Poppy (November 30, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
