ARK: Extinction launches today with a free week of Survival Evolved
With the lack of fanfare leading up to today, you might have thought that Studio WildCard delayed the launch of ARK's third expansion, Extinction....
Warcraft III: Reforged will support original’s custom games, allow crossplay between both versions
One of the biggest announcements out of BlizzCon 2018 for old-school RTS fans was certainly the news of Warcraft III: Reforged, a from-the-ground-up remake...
The Survivalist: Conan Exiles’ Picts, pets, and pokey arrows
In a world where no game is perfect, I continue to be pleased with the progress Conan Exiles keeps making. I'm also happy that...
Funcom is now working on at least six new games, including a new open-world multiplayer title
Man, just a couple of years ago, there was serious concern that Funcom wouldn't make it another quarter, and now here we are in...
Rend’s new classic and exploration game modes go live on the PTR
The folks at Frostkeep Studios have announced that two new game modes have hit the PTR of their Norse-flavored survival game Rend. The two...
Blizzard talks Overwatch’s Echo character, big-screen ambitions, and crossplay potential
Most of the buzz coming out of BlizzCon's Overwatch reveals centered on the new playable bad-girl Ashe, who is totally not just McCree but...
Tencent is expanding draconian ‘healthy gaming’ child blocks across all of its titles
Oof. If you thought RealID was a bad call, point your eyeballs at China, where Tencent has announced it will expand its existing "addiction-prevention"...
Hearthstone hands out free card packs to celebrate 100 million users
Hearthstone's BlizzCon presence was pretty middle-of-the-road: Blizzard managed not to outright offend anyone, at least, even if some players are a bit grumpy about...
Netease talks up Diablo Immortal to Chinese fans and onlookers
While American fans at this weekend's BlizzCon went into full-on meltdown mode, NetEase was also telling Chinese fans about the upcoming Diablo Immortal. It...
The Stream Team: Halloween and submarines in World of Warships
Halloween isn't only celebrated on land, it's celebrated on the sea. At least it is in World of Warships. Massively OP's MJ is excited...
The Stream Team: ARK Aberration ascension raid
With ARK's Extinction expansion just around the corner, Massively OP's MJ and her team need to finish one last order of business on the...
BlizzCon 2018: Overwatch’s new anti-hero Ashe is super into doing crimes and voiced by Jennifer Hale
I happen to live with a relatively serious Overwatch player, and let me tell you, he was not remotely concerned about the fact that...
BlizzCon 2018: Warcraft III: Reforged is a remaster and update of the classic game due in 2019
Fighting Infernals, chopping lumber with Ghouls, managing your Wisps and uprooting Ancients... all familiar to any veterans of Warcraft III. But this year's BlizzCon...
BlizzCon 2018: Hearthstone trolls players with Rastakhan’s Rumble expansion
Hope you don't mind some serious Trolling because Blizzard is tusking us with a new Hearthstone expansion that's all about the savage jungle race. Rastakhan’s...
BlizzCon 2018: Heroes of the Storm trailers and recap
During the BlizzCon opening ceremonies today, Heroes of the Storm got more love than usual with a giant cinematic trailer for the game Blizzard refers to as its "love letter to [its] favorite Blizzard characters." The video - and screencaps below - features Orphea, a free character for all attendees and virtual tix holders. Enjoy!
The Stream Team: Extending Halloween with Wild Terra
You say Halloween has come and gone? Massively OP's MJ says pshaw! That was just First Halloweens; we still get Second Halloweens. Wild Terra...
Enter to win a Conqueror’s Blade closed beta key from My.com and MOP
My.com's free-to-play massively multiplayer action MMO Conqueror's Blade has this fall begun the extended siege testing period of its closed beta and is hoping to...
Anthem unveils its javelins’ ultimate abilities
In BioWare's upcoming multiplayer shooter-RPG Anthem, superior firepower is the name of the game, and the firepower doesn't get any more superior than the...
Take-Two seems to have strong-armed a British tech site over Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks
According to recent reports from Variety, Kotaku, and Gamasutra, British technology website TrustedReviews has pulled a February article that published leaked information about Rockstar...
The Stream Team: Haunting World of Tanks’ Halloween
There are monster trucks, so why not monster tanks? That's what World of Tanks brings out for its Halloween festivities. Massively OP's MJ is...