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Ashes of Creation snaps up another Daybreak dev, this time from H1Z1 Just Survive
Daybreak's loss is Ashes of Creation's gain. Again.
Intrepid Studio's habit of roping in former developers from SOE and Daybreak continues, as former H1Z1: Just...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most times back from the dead
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most times back from the dead. And the winner is...
Daybreak found another 6000 $300 lifetime subs to sell, somehow
A week before Christmas, Daybreak announced that it was selling a $300 lifetime sub for its current stable of MMORPGs: a new version of...
The best Massively OP streams of 2018
Massively OP's long-running Stream Team, unquestionably captained by MJ and her sidekicks Larry and Andrew, got a welcome surprise this year: Our newest writer, Chris...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v2.0
While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...
Hands-on: Dipping into Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale
The first question we need to ask is: What am I, the sheepiest of all PvE sheep, doing in a PvP battle royale game?...
Daybreak’s offering a $300 lifetime sub for its stable of MMOs, and it’ll probably sell out
You had to figure Daybreak was gearing up for some sort of big sub thing, what with SSG doing it for LOTRO and DDO...
‘Apocalyptic sandbox MMO’ Fear the Night is Snail Games’ new zombie survival title
Remember back when zombies were all the rage? Now even H1Z1 has decided zombies are passe, but here we are with the launch of...
Fallen Earth’s Grunch event gives way to the First Night event
Events! Fallen Earth is actually getting events! That alone is a good thing when the game has sadly quietly languished for years; it's almost like...
Hellgate London’s latest incarnation has finally added Tokyo
When Hellgate London relaunched for like the 500th time a month ago on Steam, probably the biggest criticism, other than the fact that it's...
Gamigo plans holiday events for ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, and Atlas Reactor too
Yesterday, Gamigo posted up just what Defiance and Defiance 2050 are doing for Christmas, but as its press release today suggests, Gamigo is in...
Daybreak’s new game is PlanetSide Arena, and yes, it’s a battle royale
Earlier this week, Daybreak began sending emails to players and former players teasing a new game being worked on within the studio's walls and...
Defiance 2050 and Defiance brings the Solstice Strike on December 17
Even in the ruined world of Defiance 2050, people are still gathering around to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. What would that be? Guns...
Daybreak has suffered another round of layoffs, between 60 and 70 people
It's Friday afternoon, which often portends bad news. Tonight, we're looking at more Daybreak layoffs. Massively OP understands that between 60 and 70 people may have been affected.
Former SOE/Daybreak President John Smedley acknowledged the news on Twitter with a little bit of shade thrown in for good measure. The H1Z1 team working through NantWorks also tweeted its condolences.
H1Z1 retunes its AR and AK weaponry with the latest patch
There's nothing festive about the latest Steam patch for H1Z1 (alias Z1 Battle Royale, alias Not Just Survive, alias Ricky "Player Pretty Well Known" Samberg) unless there's...
H1Z1 gets a new community manager for its PC-based Z1 Battle Royale
Remember how H1Z1 branded itself as Z1 Battle Royale because at this point the game has changed names more often than most people change socks?...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 198: Manatee… in… spaaace!
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, LOTRO, Fallout 76, Star Citizen, H1Z1, City of Heroes, Elite Dangerous, Legends of Aria, and computer upgrades.
Global Chat: Investigating LOTRO’s progression servers
The new Lord of the Rings Online progression servers are proving to be of significant interest to MMO players and bloggers alike, with some...
One Shots: Snow joke
I ask for "weather" in a screenshot challenge and you all give me lots and lots and lots of MMO snow. I guess we're...
Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money
Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...
