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H1Z1 gets a new community manager for its PC-based Z1 Battle Royale
Remember how H1Z1 branded itself as Z1 Battle Royale because at this point the game has changed names more often than most people change socks?...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 198: Manatee… in… spaaace!
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, LOTRO, Fallout 76, Star Citizen, H1Z1, City of Heroes, Elite Dangerous, Legends of Aria, and computer upgrades.
The Survivalist: Giving thanks for survival, from the genre to Conan Exiles
Since my column falls on Thursday, I always have the honor of sharing in the spirit of Thanksgiving by discussing what I am grateful...
Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money
Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...
First impressions of Fallout 76: The confusion that binds all gamers together
When something looks familiar and seems familiar yet is slightly and significantly different, it can really break your stride and cause you to stumble....
The MOP Up: Free Overwatch this Thanksgiving
Don't have Thanksgiving plans past gorging on dead bird carcasses and mashed-up roots? Blizzard has just the thing for you: Free Overwatch!
"From November 20th...
H1Z1’s esports league is basically toast, ESPN reports
It looks like H1Z1's Pro League isn't gonna make it. ESPN is reporting this evening that the esports league teams received a letter from Jace...
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Daybreak confirms that ex-H1Z1 sandbox Just Survive is still sunsetting tomorrow
It looks like Just Survive's sunset is really happening.
Back in August, Daybreak announced that it was sunsetting the sandboxier zombie survival half of the...
The Stream Team: Beckoned back to Villagers and Heroes’ Spooky Town
The Haunter Moors have opened up again in Villagers & Heroes, and MassivelyOP's MJ is riding straight into Spooky Town to partake in the...
Villagers and Heroes’ Haunted Moors takes you back to Spooky Town
Won't you take me (back to) to Spooky Town? Halloween is upon Villagers & Heroes, and that means the Haunted Moors event zone first...
The Daily Grind: What online game template will be the next to take off?
Like many of you, I remember the rise of MMOs when it was actually happening. I remember when shooters were king too. And I...
Vague Patch Notes: Trickle-down metagames in MMORPGs
A while back, there was an interesting set of data coming out of a discussion about Overwatch. The discussion was about the concept of...
H1Z1’s PC ‘Z1 Battle Royale’ gets its first big update under its new joint studio today
When Daybreak announced its new investment and development partnership with NantWorks and Jace Hall set up shop inside the company, H1Z1 fans expected big...
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
Zombie MMO Dead Frontier 2 is in early access to scratch the H1Z1 Just Survive itch
I'm not quite sure how we missed Dead Frontier 2, but there it is on Steam, happily calling itself an MMO and an MMORPG...
Daybreak announces new investment, new H1Z1 and EverQuest mobile titles, and a new esports arena
Today does seem to be the day for big financial bombshells, doesn't it? Turns out Daybreak had a card up its sleeve too. The...
H1Z1’s professional league is allegedly struggling in viewers, attendance, and actually paying its players
It looks like H1Z1 is having some problems with its professional e-sports league. This isn't entirely news, as the league faced controversy right from...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 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...
