post-apocalyptic
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you like to see dump its branding or IP?
On Tuesday, Daybreak formally announced that the neglected PvE half of H1Z1, Just Survive, would be shedding its H1Z1 branding once and for all. The...
PlanetSide 2 plans huge ‘Critical Mass’ revamp update to fix factional point system
Daybreak is a whirlwind this week: First it broke up the H1Z1 party and got Just Survive its own apartment, and now it's bringing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving
Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.
Interview: Daybreak’s Just Survive drops H1Z1 branding for massive revamp and relaunch today
Remember the survival version of H1Z1? If not, we can't say that we blame you: Since Daybreak split the game in two, the bulk...
H1Z1: King of the Kill is due for a major combat upgrade
Did you forget H1Z1 is still in early access? We did not! The King of the Kill half in particular is still getting heavy...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
H1Z1 Invitational returns to TwitchCon with a $500,00 prize pool
Daybreak's stream darling is starting down the road to another grand tournament, as the H1Z1 Invitational was announced to be returning to TwitchCon this...
Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...
RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch
Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...
Next Day Survival debuts, plus H1Z1, Hellion, Black Death, and Life is Feudal survivalbox news
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos this week demonstrating...
How to find the right MMORPG as a couple
People seemed to quite like my piece last week about how my wife and I wound up married in no small part due to...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
The Ex Inanis faction offers new loot for currency in Defiance
The Ex Inanis have arrived in Defiance! Gasp! Shock! This is unexpected! Partly due to the fact that we don't know who the Ex...
H1Z1 tweaks armor in latest update, shows off new stronghold system
Sometimes you have to ask yourself why developers fix bugs that are clearly awesome. And so it is with H1Z1: King of the Kill's...
Defiance heats up summer with a new high-powered event
We may be past the days of the almighty transmedia synergy, but Defiance is not ready to give up its penchant for world-changing events....
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
The Daily Grind: Are social hubs and chat windows enough for your MMO needs?
The other day I was reading up on how the upcoming Dauntless will feature a social hub where players congregate en masse and do...
H1Z1 announces $100K prize pool Elite Series summer e-sports tournament
Soloers and team players alike are invited to put their skills to the test in H1Z1's newest tournament, the Elite Series. Debuting at DreamHack...
Amazon Game Studios grabs H1Z1’s art director
Amazon Game Studios continues to lure talented developers away for its new multiplayer projects. Sebastian Strzalkowski became the latest to defect to the new...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO dungeons
It's hard to look at an MMORPG and imagine them without dungeons. For some people, these instances are the core of their game experience,...
