survival
The Stream Team: Climbing plus construction can equal casualties in Conan Exiles
Life is different in Conan Exiles now that Massively OP's MJ can climb to great heights -- and so is death! It makes sense...
The Stream Team: Sightseeing in ARK’s Scorched Earth
As insane as Massively OP's MJ thinks selling expansions before a game even launches is, she did nab ARK's Scorched Earth when it went...
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...
Chaos Theory: Are levels good for Secret World Legends?
We'd heard about (and stressed over!) various Secret World Legends changes for a while, but you just can't know how those changes will affect...
ARK Survival Evolved won’t wipe exploit-infested servers ahead of August launch
Were you anticipating a wipe ahead of the formal launch of ARK: Survival Evolved in August, especially given all the recent exploits? It's not...
Lost Ark shows off new zones, including one that takes place on the body of a slumbering giant
After a long info drought on the anticipated action-MMO Lost Ark, we're finally getting a deluge of lore and screenshots courtesy of Steparu. This...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
The Stream Team: Returning to ROKH
ROHK rocks! The survival sandbox set on Mars turned out to be quite interesting when Massively OP's MJ first checked it out. With the...
Conan Exiles might do a jungle biome after its next update
Funcom's Joel Bylos answered another round of Conan Exiles' questions over the weekend, several of them on the new biome and beyond. "We combined two...
The Stream Team: Going after alphas rexes in ARK
Alpha Rexes have been seen teaming up to terrorize the inhabitants of ARK recently, and Massively OP's MJ is going to have to do...
This week in survivalboxes: ROKH, Hellion, The Black Death, and Life is Feudal
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos...
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
7 Days to Die turns the electricity on and hits Steam’s 100 best-selling games of all time
If you don't already have a copy of 7 Days to Die in your Steam library, you may be part of a shrinking crowd...
The Survivalist: Osiris New Dawn is doing early access right even amid disappointments
A couple of weeks ago, when Osiris: New Dawn introduced new classes, I'd delved back into the sci-fi survival sandbox after a bit of...
Osiris New Dawn CEO to community grumping: ‘I will take these lashings and learn from them’
Fenix Fire CEO Brian McRae is "not having fun either," according to his latest dev blog on the Osiris: New Dawn Steam page. His...
The Stream Team: Climbing to the top of Conan Exiles
Climb every mountain! Massively OP's MJ is no longer restricted to just singing this in Conan Exiles, she can finally do it! The new...
It’s your time to climb in Conan Exiles
Climbing makes it formal debut in Funcom's Conan Exiles today.
"You can climb almost anywhere in the game, so feel free to climb up mountain...
Chronicles of Elyria reveals more races: The To’resk and Waerd
Chronicles of Elyria has revealed the lore and stats of another pair of its races, which Soulbound Studios calls Tribes, in case you're confused!
The...
Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’
Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
Life is Feudal tests economy, battle system during fourth closed beta
Life is Feudal's MMO version is kicking off a fourth round of closed beta today for those of you lucky enough to snag an...