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Former ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain opens second game studio called Crop Circle Games
At this point it seems like Jeff Strain, one of the former co-founders of Guild Wars ArenaNet, is really eager to launch all of...
Undead Labs partners with The Coalition to make State of Decay 3
After a long run with State of Decay 2, Undead Labs is moving forward with the next game in its zombie survival franchise. First...
Perfect Ten: Why we need more post-apocalyptic MMOs
Ever since playing the original Wasteland back in the late '80, I've had a high fascination with post-apocalyptic settings. Yet it's not been the...
The ‘death by a thousand papercuts version of sexism’ engulfed State of Decay studio Undead Labs, according to new expose
Earlier today, Kotaku ran an expose of Undead Labs, best known for the State of Decay franchise and now housed under no less than...
Former ArenaNet boss Jeff Strain’s new gaming company is called Possibility Space
There's a new games studio in town: Possibility Space, led by veteran game executive Jeff Strain. Strain, of course, is best known to MMORPG...
The MOP Up: Coronavirus concerns are impacting PAX East 2020
Sony became the biggest game company to pull out of Boston-based PAX East 2020, citing concerns about the coronavirus not-quite-an-epidemic. "Sony Interactive Entertainment made...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain to open a game dev studio and academy in New Orleans
Jeff Strain, the former ArenaNet co-founder who went on to helm State of Decay developer Undead Labs, has decided to expand his horizons with...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
State of Decay 2 adds a new way to earn gear and other improvements in the Bounty Broker update
It has, admittedly, been a while since we've checked in on the... uh... the state of State of Decay 2, with our last major...
DayZ will be censored globally over Aussie ban, and nobody will say it’s because drugs, but it’s probably because drugs
Remember last week when we mentioned that DayZ was running into regulatory problems down under? The reigning Australian games rating board - the newly...
MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats
Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...
The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs? Part two
Last week we learned what was up with a number of the smaller survival sandbox MMOs. Sadly, some have faded away, but others are...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense
With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...
Global Chat: Getting a handle on Legends of Aria
One of the great benefits of reading the wealth of MMO blogs out there is that you can touch base on a huge variety...
E3 2018: Microsoft picks up State of Decay 2’s Undead Labs
Buried under the avalanche of pre-E3 news this weekend was the blip that Microsoft is spinning up five internal studios, including a brand-new one....
The MOP Up: The Black Death improves its profession system (June 10, 2018)
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...
Global Chat: FFXIV re-reborn, State of Decay 2, and Dungeons and Dragons Online
With the rollout of Patch 4.3, Final Fantasy XIV is offering its players a nice big slice of content to enjoy as we head...
State of Decay 2 tallies up one million sales despite the zombie apocalypse
Despite shaky performance and numerous reports of severe bug issues, Undead Labs' State of Decay 2 is another big hit for the studio. Outlets...
