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Ship of Heroes talks class picks, chaotic fights, and more beta events this fall
If you were following Ship of Heroes this past summer, you know that Heroic Games ran several beta events for backers and looky-loos during...
The Stream Team: It’s raining invasions in Ship of Heroes
What is Ship of Heroes up to these days? Invasions! Today the devs are doing a special event for players (backers or not!), tossing...
Superhero MMO Ship of Heroes opens its doors to all gamers for this weekend’s invasion test
Ship of Heroes is gearing up for yet another test of its large-scale invasion content this weekend, and it's inviting you. Yes, you. Everyone,...
Into the Super-verse: Early impressions of Valiance Online
When I heard that Valiance Online was going to be running an open beta this week to coincide with the PlayNYC convention, I knew...
Ship of Heroes is gearing up to test its ‘big battle capabilities’ this weekend
Valiance Online isn't the only superhero MMORPG in full testing mode right now: Ship of Heroes is also rearing its head this week for...
Unpredictable aliens are invading Ship of Heroes next weekend
City of Heroes veterans no doubt fondly (or not-so-fondly) recall the numerous Rikti invasions that happened in Paragon City over the years. Ship of...
Korean casual mobile game dev Game Tales plans on creating a large-scale PC and a mobile MMORPG using UE5
As the promise of Unreal Engine 5's capabilities start to sink in, our little part of the gaming world is seeing perhaps the first...
Ship of Heroes preps June test run with new animations and better performance
It's June, folks, and you know what that means: Ship of Heroes' promised next test.
"Today is June 1st and we said we are targeting...
Ship of Heroes is enthusiastic about Unreal Engine 5 – but practical implementation is a long way off
Last week, Epic dropped a bunch of news and a headline-grabbing video showcasing Unreal 5. While a lot of the ensuing discussion centered on...
Ship of Heroes demos the Twin Swords powerset and considers the pace of combat
How fast is too fast when it comes to MMO combat? That's the question that's currently being pondered by the Ship of Heroes devs,...
Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine
A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...
Ship of Heroes launches an invasion event test with Riot at the Arches
One of my favorite memories in the classic City of Heroes game was the launch of the Rikti Invasion, which saw Atlas Park get...
Into the Super-verse: Catching up with the big superhero MMOs
With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...
Over a thousand people rolled toons in Ship of Heroes’ impromptu beta
Ship of Heroes had been making the best of the COVID-19 stay-home mandates with an impromptu beta test. Now that the test is done,...
The Stream Team: Sheltering in space in Ship of Heroes
So Massively OP's MJ is confined to home now, but what if she were confined to a giant ship? Ship of Heroes has opened...
Here’s what you can do in Ship of Heroes’ surprise beta right now
Last week, Ship of Heroes' Heroic Games announced a "surprise" beta test round - open to the public - during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now,...
Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic
So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...
Ship of Heroes drops new Street Fighting powerset video and pics
Hey, it's been a bit since we've checked in on Ship of Heroes, but the team is back in action with a brand-new video,...
Ship of Heroes grants a look a new Martial Arts melee powerset in a video
It takes a special kind of superhero to go into a fight against the forces superheroes face with nothing but your fists and feet,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs deserve fresh spiritual successors?
A lot of time whenever the subject of MMORPG sequels arise, the thought is for the same studio to make a proper successor with...