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Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Amazon’s Crucible struggled with logins last night, but it’s up with a new patch now
So the Crucible launch didn't quite go as planned. If you tried to hop into Amazon's new team shooter last night, you already know the...
Amazon Games’ team shooter Crucible is supposed to go live this afternoon
We've teased Amazon Games Studio plenty for canceling games and postponing them and changing them into something else, but today, it's finally doing something...
Overwatch’s anniversary theme goes into the woods to grandmother’s house
Hope you weren't planning on sleeping much over the next few weeks, because you are going to need those extra hours to milk every...
The MOP Up: Bossa Studios releases World War AI
Bossa Studios, the team behind the late Worlds Adrift, just rolled out a new prototype game for you to check out for free: World...
Hearthstone kicks out some balance updates while Overwatch starts previewing anniversary skins
Blizzard's not-WoW games Hearthstone and Overwatch are in the news together today, mostly because each update is sort of like two halves of a...
Amazon’s Crucible delivers a five-minute overview
Amazon Game Studios hopes you aren't too busy next week -- perhaps even staying home for the duration. And if you're just hanging around,...
Destiny 2 details Legendary infusion, adjustable Engrams, and a tweaked community quest
Bungie has kicked out a whole bunch of information for Destiny 2 this week. A great deal of it lies in the recent TWAB...
The Stream Team: Going after the The Glassmaker in Warframe
Warframe's Nightwave Season 3 has gone live, and Massively OP's MJ is eager to dive into it! The Glassmaker is a whole new experience,...
The Division 2’s update 9.1 makes NPCs just worse all around
Gosh, if the NPCs in The Division 2 were players... well, they wouldn't be NPCs at that point by definition, but they'd also be pretty...
Warframe of Mind: Five ways to make a more splendiferous TennoCon 2020
When Digital Extremes announced the scrapping of all TennoCon 2020 in-person attendee plans, I was understandably pretty bummed. After all, Warframe's event nabbed the...
Overwatch confirms the return of the competitive open queue in June and July
Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan is back once more with another developer update video that's all about the competitive open queue, confirming that it...
The Division 2 delays Title Update 9.1 by a few days
Every experienced Division agent knows that timing is crucial to the success of any operation -- and that sometimes that timing has to change...
Warframe talks digital TennoCon, Nightwave Series 3, and more in latest stream
The folks at Digital Extremes are doing the work-from-home thing, and they're also continuing to do the devstream-from-home thing in the most recent livestream,...
Riot addresses diversity, Valorant toxicity, and Vanguard anti-cheat (again)
It's been a year and a half since a Kotaku expose blew the lid off of flagrantly sexist and abusive behavior at Riot Games,...
Rumor: Diablo II is getting a remaster at the end of the year
While many fans are perhaps looking to Diablo IV to save the franchise (aka rehash Diablo II), there are some rumors stirring that Blizzard...
Apex Legends adds a new hero and a lore-filled mission in its upcoming fifth season
Season five of Apex Legends is just on the horizon -- Tuesday, May 12th, to be exact -- and it's bringing another round of...
The MOP Up: War Thunder helps the US Army train in quarantine
How is the US Army training during this era of COVID-19? By playing video games, of course!
War Thunder said in a press release, "We...
Squad-based WWII MMO shooter Enlisted held a weekend test set in the Battle of Berlin
A multiplayer shooter set in WWII admittedly tends to blend in with the mental furniture, but we want to cast a quick eye to...
Multiplayer shooter Crucible starts stirring the hype with several character reveals
Well, it seems like Amazon Game Studios is all done staying quiet about Crucible. Hot off the heels of a summary video that outlined...
