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H1Z1 launches open beta for PS4, is swarmed with over 200K concurrent players
It's been a long time coming, but H1Z1 finally hit open beta on the PlayStation 4 last night. If you forgot the game was...
Daybreak promises a patch for Just Survive – but it’s also ending lockbox sales
When Daybreak's Columbus Nova fiasco and layoffs were hitting last month, most of the company's MMORPGs resurfaced without missing a beat, reassuring their playerbases...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 170: Mild West Online
Justin and Bree discuss Conan Exiles, Wild West Online, LOTRO, NCsoft's financials, Gamersfirst's acquisition, H1Z1, the Guild Wars franchise, WoW, DDO, and Trove, with mailbag topics on offensive in-game titles and too-fast MMO combat.
Amazon Game Studios’ Greg Henninger hints about big news coming soon – is it New World?
Is Amazon Game Studios finally about to take the lid off of New World? Maybe, maybe not, but this might be a clue:Â AGS' Greg...
H1Z1 ditches inventory management for Playstation 4, Just Survive is ‘working on a plan to go forward’
Internal crisis or no, Daybreak is moving forward with plans to bring H1Z1 to the PlayStation 4. When it arrives, however, this version will...
Daybreak update: Renova boss questioned over Columbus Nova’s alleged payment to Michael Cohen
MMOs and politics once again collide this week as last night CNN broke the news that Robert Mueller's FBI team has zeroed in on...
Daybreak: Here’s where the EverQuest franchise, DCUO, PlanetSide 2, H1Z1, and Just Survive stand
Not counting Standing Stone's titles, Daybreak currently develops and publishes six of its once massive stable of MMOs: Both EverQuests, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide...
Daybreak has now been hit with layoffs [Confirmed]
Daybreak has now confirmed the layoffs, and we've got lots more information from our own sources - see below for updates and context.
Multiple game...
Leaderboard: Does the Daybreak fiasco affect whether you play its MMOs?
Over the last couple of days, we've been covering the Daybreak scandal - specifically, how concerns over the impact of government sanctions on Daybreak's...
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...
H1Z1 patch optimizes client and tamps down on overenthusiastic celebrants
For those playing the now-free H1Z1 battle royale, a small Thursday patch might hold a few changes to improve your game experience.
It seems as...
Perfect Ten: Why trend-chasing doesn’t work at all for online games
Video games have always been a remarkably insular field; that's the nature of development. Someone produces Super Mario Bros, and a few years later...
Amazon Game Studios picks up former Daybreak CM Greg Henninger
Daybreak's loss is Amazon's gain -- again.
Former H1Z1 Community Manager Greg Henninger revealed that he has jumped ship from Daybreak over to Amazon Games...
H1Z1 adds duos to auto royale, sees playerbase surge since free-to-play
It may be way down in players since last summer's peak, but Daybreak isn't giving up on H1Z1. The newly rebranded, newly launched, and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?
This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
H1Z1 is finally going free-to-play
Remember way back in the long, long ago, before H1Z1 hit early access, split, reconstituted, renamed, didn't launch, aborted a console port, and all...
H1Z1 has launched after three years of early access with a ‘massive’ patch
If you bought the rumors and teases last week that H1Z1, the artist formerly known as King of the Kill, was about to launch,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching
Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
The Daily Grind: Given H1Z1’s plight, are you worried about Daybreak?
Last week, it became clear that H1Z1 has forfeited a ton of ground in the battle over battle royale games as it's lost 90%...
