battle royale
The MOP Up: Diablo levels up in Heroes of the Storm (May 13, 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...
The Stream Team: Checking out SOS’s switch to battle royale during its free weekend
SOS had a unique twist going for it that Massively OP's MJ liked; it was a survival show with audience participation. She wasn't however,...
The Daily Grind: Would you like MMORPGs to have seasonal passes?
Between the waves of MOBA and battle royale phenomenons, I've noticed an alternative monetization model that's apparently proven quite successful in these games. Seasonal...
Change history in Path of Exile’s Incursion League starting June 1st
If, like me, you are still quite disappointed from the announcement that the beloved Bestiary League won't be included in the core of Path...
Even Trove is getting a battle royale mode – it’s called Bomber Royale
Trion's voxelbox Trove is getting its very own battle royale mode, after a fashion. It's called Bomber Royale, and its plain aim is to...
The MOP Up: Battlerite royale (May 6, 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...
One Shots: All giant spiders, all the time
Sometimes I am just so proud of our One Shots crowd here at Massively OP. I keep coming up with ludicrous screenshot challenges and...
Radical Heights patches in a new scanner and new customization
Where are your enemies in Radical Heights? Considering the fact that it's a battle royale game, they're everywhere. But the latest patch adds in...
Activision-Blizzard talks battle royale and saving Destiny 2 as stock slowly recovers after Dow Jones snafu
Yesterday we teased ActiBlizz for putting out another boring quarterly financial report about its ever-growing piles of money, but even with World of Warcraft...
The Survivalist: Seven survival games I want to love, but can’t… yet
Well that didn't take long! There are a plethora of survival sandboxes out there for fans to play (as you can see from our...
S.O.S. ditches survival mechanics to become a full-on battle royale game
What's that sound? It's the sound of a genre becoming even more saturated, that's what, as SOS is converting into a battle royale game...
State of Decay 2 rejects the battle royale genre for being already mined out
Sick of battle royale? Yeah, it hit saturation levels in a hurry. Undead Labs is over the craze too, which might sound funny given...
Rumor: Daybreak may be building PlanetSide 3 and EverQuest 3, sunsetting Just Survive
While Daybreak producers are spelling out their games' future, a now-deleted post over at Reddit by an alleged former employee of Daybreak Games purports to...
Global Chat: Shroud of the Avatar confounds
What to make of Shroud of the Avatar? The few MMO bloggers who have looked into this recently released but already long-running title have...
Blizzard’s latest job listing suggests at a PvP focus in its unannounced game
If you love trying to speculate about the next title coming from Blizzard based on vague job postings, you'll be happy to know that...
Yes, even MapleStory 2 is prepping a battle royale mode
With beta and launch on the horizon, MapleStory 2 is pulling out all of the stops to get noticed and generate the largest audience...
Fortnite has become the ‘largest free-to-play console game of all time,’ SuperData says
"Fortnite is now the largest free-to-play console game of all time, in revenue generated and monthly active users," SuperData has declared in its monthly...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds balances weapons, brings Miramar map to the Xbox One
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't giving up the fight against Fortnite for the market share of the battle royale crowd. The PvP shooter has a ton...
H1Z1 is finally coming to PlayStation 4
Did you think slipping player numbers were going to do in the battle royale grand-daddy? Nope. Free-to-play must have been a big boost, as...
Fortnite brings out a newer, better 50v50 battle mode
People liked the 50v50 mode in Fortnite, but it had some issues. Fortunately, it was only a limited-time mode, so the developers could take...
