third person shooter
Helldivers 2 will ‘never’ add a PvP mode in an effort to ‘reduce toxic elements from the community’
Arrowhead Studios CEO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt is once again making headlines for his bold statements about the popular third-person multiplayer...
The First Descendant shares video footage of a new character and the shooter’s first 17 minutes of gameplay
As Nexon's looter shooter The First Descendant inches closer to its September 19th crossplay open beta, the game has been tossing out trailers like...
Not So Massively: Impressions of Century Age of Ashes’ new PvE mode
Back in 2021, I took a look at an early version of dragon-riding arena shooter Century: Age of Ashes. I found that its core...
Not So Massively: Enduring Space Punks’ sensory onslaught
I've been meaning to check out Space Punks, the new isometric shooter from developer Flying Wild Hog and publisher Jagex, since it launched its...
Not So Massively: Outriders’ demo teases a decent but unremarkable looter-shooter
Outriders, the new co-op shooter from publisher Square Enix, is not a game I've followed super closely, but with Anthem consigned to eternal purgatory,...
Not So Massively: A eulogy for Anthem and Defiance
Last week was a bloodbath. In a single day, we saw Electronic Arts consign one game to eternal maintenance mode, and Gamigo announced closures...
Cosmic Break is shutting down in Japan and relaunching everywhere as Cosmic Break Universal
So Cosmic Break is a game you may never have heard of, but it has definitely kept itself going for a while. Really. The...
Not So Massively: A wishlist for MMO-adjacent online games in 2020
With the year drawing to a close, my thoughts turn ahead to 2020 and what new gaming experiences it may bring. I am an...
Not So Massively: Four things Anthem can do to turn itself around
I've been a cheerleader for Anthem from the get-go. I believe BioWare's multiplayer shooter is a good game with huge potential to become a...
Anthem’s patch 1.40 brings freeplay changes, returned loot, and a hint toward Cataclysm’s ending
Throughout the Cataclysm event, Anthem has continued to roll out a slow but steady trickle of new loot, arenas, and story missions, but today's...
Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe
Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...
Not So Massively: Anthem’s Cataclysm is actually a good ride
It may have taken a while, but the Cataclysm has at last come to Anthem. A rogue Dominion team is trying to control the...
Fortnite unvaults the revolver, tweaks gun balance in latest patch
The latest Fortnite update is live, and it brings back from the vault everyone's favorite big iron, the revolver, and continues the ongoing 14...
Not So Massively: Cataclysm looks cool, but it’s not what Anthem needs right now
I am an unapologetic Anthem apologist. I think it's a great game, and I'm more than a little frustrated by the constant barrage of...
Not So Massively: Mourning the wasted potential of Trion’s Defiance
One of my biggest gaming pet peeves is people declaring games "dead" before their time. If you can play it, it's not dead. This...
Orange Shirt Kid joins the legal battle over Fortnite dances as Epic reintroduces glider re-deploys
The epic saga of Epic Games's legal battles over Fortnite dance emotes continues as the mother of the player popularly known as Orange Shirt...
First Impressions: Splatoon 2 is a lobby shooter for socializers
After my hands-on at E3 and experience with the first Splatfest demo, I was a little concerned about Splatoon 2. I loved Splatoon 1, but something about...
Star Wars: Battlefront delivers huge nerfs, announces DLC plans
If you've been playing Star Wars: Battlefront since the series was rebooted back in November, you've probably noticed that a few of the weapons and...
