battle royale
Trove is adding 162 player-designed wearables in tomorrow’s update
Trove is gearing up for what it's calling a major quality-of-life update tomorrow. Bomber royale - that's the voxelbox's battle royale mode - is...
CCP calls NetEase EVE Online partnership a ‘new era for internet spaceships in China’
NetEase is making bold moves this summer. First it threatened to sue battle royale clones in retaliation for PUBG Corp.'s lawsuit. Then it dropped...
PUBG’s Brendan Greene discusses Steam numbers, Fortnite, and dealing with toxicity
PUBG's Brendan Greene did an interesting interview with RPS last week with some quotes worth highlighting. For starters, he has an interesting take on the...
H1Z1 officially launches on PlayStation 4 next month
The hopes, dreams, and (most importantly) finances of Daybreak go with H1Z1 as it officially launches on PlayStation 4 this August 7th. The original...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
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...
EA would like a slice of that sweet, sweet battle royale pie, please
EA is still eyeing battle royale, but maybe not the way you're thinking. During the company's quarterly investor call this week, everyone clearly had Fortnite...
Fortnite makes building more fun and drops cake and llamas for its birthday
Happy birthday, Fortnite! Yes, Fortnite launched a year ago, though back then of course it was focused on PvE - remember at E3 2017...
This week’s Shroud of the Avatar patch includes an R2-D2 lookalike in homage to Star Wars
Shroud of the Avatar's release 56 is coming on Thursday, which means Portalarium's latest newsletter includes recaps of some of the content the team's...
The Cycle is a PvEvP ‘shooter with a twist’ that bucks the battle royale trend
Berlin-based studio YAGER recently took the wraps off The Cycle, a "first-person shooter with a twist" that somehow looks a lot like a survival...
Netease calls PUBG Corp’s copyright lawsuit ‘shameless’, Riot and Tencent win non-compete lawsuit against alleged cloner
Remember back in April, when Korea-based PUBG Corp. accused China-based Netease of ripping off PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with its battle royale titles Knives Out (which...
SuperData: Fortnite’s success hit League of Legends and PUBG hard, but not all online games are struggling
There's a new thinkpiece out on how Fortnite happened and what it all means every week lately, but SuperData's latest might be a comfort...
The Culling 2 has been canceled as devs agree it was ‘not a game that you asked for’ and return to work on The Culling
Earlier this week, we covered the shaky launch of Xaviant Games' The Culling 2, a battle royale title that was billed as a new-and-improved sequel...
PUBG is testing custom matches, so you can roll your own zombie survival game… hey wait a second…
It's a big day for PUBG as its latest patch has just hit the test server, and it's a doozy: It's the one that...
Latest PS4 H1Z1 patch tunes vehicle mechanics and introduces new lighting varieties
The latest patch for the PS4 version of Daybreak's popular battle royale title H1Z1 goes live today, featuring vehicle tuning, lighting updates, and a...
The Culling 2 appears to be dead on arrival thanks to quality issues and angry Culling fans
Does the industry need more battle royale games? Allow me to play devil's advocate for a second and say that it does. After all,...
Fortnite rolls out season 5 as Epic Games retroactively grants modders a bigger profit cut
Fortnite's season 5 is live now with its all-new battle pass to turn your free-to-play experience into dress-up battle royale. We know that's what...
Fortnite’s missing burger mascot appears in California desert, triggering an ARG hunt
Even though Fortnite is all about the battle royale PvP these days, its world does change and develop, offering players tantalizing mysteries such as...
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale tightens hitboxes in its latest patch
Hi-Rez's fantasy-themed battle royale title Realm Royale has just received a major update as it continues through alpha testing. The so-called HITBOKS patch brings...
H1Z1 roars past 10 million users on PlayStation 4
After it looked like H1Z1 was being rendered obsolete by last year's rise of PUBG and Fortnite, having lost 90% of its playerbase by...
Battle Royale roundup: Realm Royale, H1Z1, PUBG, and Cuisine Royale
All hands on deck, people! We are at Maximum Battle Royale this summer and the bubble hasn't burst - at least not yet. Maybe...
