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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...
Defiance 2050 delays its console closed beta event, but the PC event will go on as planned
A couple of weeks ago, Trion announced that it was prepping a big closed beta test for Defiance 2050 across all platforms - this...
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...
Defiance 2050 puts out the call for beta testers
With Defiance's reboot scheduled for this summer, Trion Worlds needs as many testers as possible to help run the game through its paces.
This is...
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...
GDC 2018: Hands-on with Trion’s ‘reimagined’ Defiance 2050
Before my GDC interview with Producer Matt “Destromathe” Pettit last week, I was really frustrated with the news about Defiance 2050. I wasn't a huge fan...
Trion plans Defiance 2050 closed beta for April – here’s how to sign up
Defiance players itching to give the game's reinvention as Defiance 2050 a spin are going to get that chance in April.
"We’re thrilled to announce...
Defiance activates four events for Armistice, gives out a week of patron time
Don't twiddle your thumbs and sigh with impatience that Defiance 2050 hasn't arrived yet; get active in Defiance right now, thanks to its Armistice...
Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman goes on NBC to address video game violence and game ratings
Here is something kind of neat: Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman sitting down with NBC's Press:Here to talk about video game violence and game...
Trion Worlds says it has no plans to bring RIFT to console
With MMOs such as Trove and Defiance already inhabiting both the PC and console space, it seems not unreasonable to wonder if Trion Worlds...
The Stream Team: Xsyon made it 7 years!
Can you believe Xsyon has made it to seven years? We haven't heard anything about the game in a long, long while, but the...
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.
Defiance outlines the Valor system for moving into Defiance 2050
If you're playing Defiance right now, you probably want to know that you still get something out of it. Sure, you might be having...
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...
Trion says the original Defiance is NOT being sunset or neglected for Defiance 2050
We were all pretty stunned when Trion announced Defiance 2050 last week, and indeed, we fired off a round of questions almost immediately. Trion's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 160: Defiance ’till the end
Justin and Bree discuss Sea of Thieves, Defiance 2050, Funcom, Secret World, Guild Wars 2, and Villagers & Heroes, plus new updates in Neverwinter, WoW, Black Desert, and Path of Exile, with a mailbag question on all the MMOs we're looking forward to.
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,...
Defiance 2050 further explains cross-platform play, character carryover, and game mechanics
Still scratching your head a bit about the Defiance 2050 surprise announcement yesterday? We all are. Fortunately, we do have a bit more information...