survival
First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles
I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
Conan Exiles hits 50K concurrent players, switches hosting to GameServers
Last week, Funcom announced that it was parting ways with PingPerfect as the dedicated host for both official and player-run Conan Exiles servers, and...
EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?
EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...
The Stream Team: Attempting an ARK arena assault
The tek tier is finally here! That means Massively OP's MJ is going to show off dino laser helmets. But in order for everyone...
The Soapbox: The sorry state of ARK Survival Evolved
When ARK: Survival Evolved came on the scene in June 2015, it was met with enthusiasm (dinosaurs!) as well as some skepticism (Early Access)....
Conan Exiles hits 40K concurrent players
Despite mixed reviews and technical shenanigans, Conan Exiles is enjoying a heady first week of early access. Funcom reports that the survival sandbox has...
Life is Feudal aims for late 2017 launch, hires on public relations firm
As Life is Feudal bears down toward its launch window of "late 2017," it has a new ally to help with getting the word...
Conan Exiles addresses tech issues post launch, laughs at dong obsession
Funcom's brand-new early access survival sandbox Conan Exiles got a patch yesterday aiming to clean up multiple issues in the game, including server sorting...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
ARK: Survival Evolved adds high technology with its newest patch
What's better than dinosaurs? Dinosaurs with laser beams on their heads. The latest update to Ark: Survival Evolved is delivering just that with...
The Stream Team: Check out Conan Exiles early!
Do you want to check out Conan Exiles? How about peeking in before it opens for Early Access? Massively OP's MJ is sneaking you...
PSA: ARK and expansion bundle drops below $20
Is that another survival game over there? No, don't look over there -- Studio Wildcard wants you to look over here. At the dinosaurs....
The Stream Team: Not letting ARK’s sleeping dinos lie
Should you let sleeping dinos lie? Probably. But Massively OP's MJ was never one to choose the safest route. She wants to hunt and...
Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
We’re gonna have gorgeous hair in City of Titans
A few weeks ago, the Massively OP writers were hanging in the news room on a tear about mohawks. We're not against mohawks. Mohawks...
Multiplayer survival sandbox Hellion will launch Steam early access on February 24
On Monday, we reported that survival sandbox Hellion had delayed its planned early access from January to February. Today, Zero Gravity has further clarified...
Daybreak: ‘We have not given up’ on H1Z1’s console launch
Daybreak has posted up an H1Z1: King of the Kill Q&A last night that sheds some light on the state of the game, in one...
Conan Exiles gets $59.99 ‘Barbarian Edition’, launch times
Funcom has announced Conan Exiles: Barbarian Edition, a special edition of the upcoming survival sandbox that boasts a crapton of extras, including a t-shirt,...
Snail Games tries its hand at a zombie MMO with Moonlights
Slow or fast, zombies never stop coming at you, and zombie games are much the same. Snail Games is making an attempt to join...
Hellion delays Early Access launch until February
PvP-based survival sandbox Hellion has been taking aim at a January Early Access launch for quite some time now, but it looks as if...