H1Z1 aims for a ‘massive world,’ adds team members and resources

Daybreak Game Company isn't pulling back on H1Z1's development, but is instead doubling down on the survival zombie sandbox by adding more team members and resources to build what President John Smedley calls "a massive world." Smedley posted an update of H1Z1's future development on Reddit today, listing several features that will be coming down the pike. These include guard...

Marvel Heroics: Six leveling tips for Marvel Heroes

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Welcome to Marvel Heroics, my look at the superhero exploits of Marvel Heroes! Just about half of Massively OP has gotten hooked on this title, so it felt right to devote some space to talking about this OARPG. And what better place to begin than grappling with the leveling game? While dealing with around 50 heroes, legendary items, omega levels,...
A wreck of our ambition

The Repopulation tweaks combat and building in its latest patch

Launch rushes onward toward The Repopulation like... some sort of extremely fast launch-related thing. The metaphor isn't perfect. Neither is the game's combat system, which is why the most recent patch is focused on making combat more interesting for everyone. New stances have been added for healers and pet types, dedicated pet types will have new skills to support...

The Stream Team: Exploring Das Tal’s public playtest with devs

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There's simply no way MassivelyOP's MJ could resist showing off a new game, so when Das Tal opened its alpha doors for a day, she had to jump right in. And luckily for her, she's got a great guide to help show her around: Fairytale Distillery Community Director David Wells. Join the pair live at 1:00 p.m. to explore this...
Let's go take ourselves a king, I guess?

Leaks indicate Destiny’s next expansion will launch September 15th

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You can never be sure if a leak is on the level or if it's just a bunch of speculation. But you can make an educated guess, and the news that Destiny's next expansion, The Taken King, will launch on September 15th certainly seems plausible. It's not as if anyone was planning on doing anything else in September, right? According...

Tamriel Infinium: The pros and cons of Elder Scrolls Online’s console versions

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As of today, you can now play Elder Scrolls Online on your consoles as well as your PC. Finally, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 gamers can play the game that PC gamers have enjoyed for nearly a year already. Of course, if you have been keeping up with our Tamriel Infinium column, you know that the Elder Scrolls Online game that PC...
You won't be going here for a while first.

Final Fantasy XIV outlines E3 plans and starts an art countdown

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Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion launches into early access in just 10 days as of this writing, right after the wrapup of this year's E3. Naturally, the team will be there to show off Heavensward, but fans who can't attend can still take part in the various video events hosted during the show. Preliminary patch notes for the expansion...

Play Das Tal’s alpha for free right now

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You'd never buy a car without test-driving it, would you? If only that applied to games and you could take Das Tal for a spin before sinking your support into its Kickstarter... Oh wait, you can! Fairytale Distillery wants players to see what they are supporting so the studio has opened the alpha servers for one day. That means...
So it goes.

Reddit’s Button is over

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On April 1st, Reddit's big gag for the year was "The Button." It was a button that started a 60 second countdown, and when someone else pressed the button, the countdown reset and started over. With no information about what happened when the button would finally tick down, what followed was... well, kind of out of control. And now the...

EU team disqualified from Guild Wars 2 world tournament

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One aspiring Guild Wars 2 PvP team will be sitting on the sidelines when the world tournament comes to a conclusion later this year. ArenaNet has announced that the European team Majestic Capricorns have been disqualified from the event due to misrepresentation and unsportsmanlike play: "After a thorough internal investigation it has become very clear that the players who signed up...