zombies
The MOP Up: Skyforge’s PvP revolution (June 17, 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...
E3 2018: Vigor brings a DayZ-like experience to a post-war Norway
Bohemia Interactive, the developer behind DayZ, knows what it does well, and it's going to continue to create games within its specific field of...
Fortnite on Nintendo Switch doesn’t include Save the World
You remember Save the World, right? The mode of Fortnite wherein you build a base and defend against zombies? The one that was supposed...
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...
The Survivalist: Eight ways to give Just Survive a fighting chance
Do you remember at the beginning of May when Just Survive was talking about "working on a plan to go forward"? I understand if...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
H1Z1 discusses the imminent return of the Z1 map and Auto Royale
The past is just practice. Accurate? Not always. But it seems to cover the current plans for future development for H1Z1, which is eagerly...
The MOP Up: Fractured Lands has fun in the apocalypse (June 3, 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...
Trace the history of the battle royale genre from inception to now
It all started with a new mode for DayZ. No, it all started with Minecraft. Wait, maybe it started with deathmatch games. There's a...
Shroud of the Avatar doesn’t discriminate against zombies
Shroud of the Avatar is taking a bold stance in portraying the differently living in a wider range than is usually seen in MMOs:Â "When...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 172: Delays and do-overs
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Dauntless, Trove, H1Z1, Bless, RuneScape, Echo of Soul, Wargaming, FFXIV, hyper-realism, wacky MMO jobs, and Solo (but no spoilers!)
H1Z1 zooms past 4.5 million downloads on PlayStation 4 and hands out free weapons
Remember how H1Z1 was riding high last Thursday off of the 1.5 million downloads on the PlayStation 4? The battle royale game has actually...
PUBG Corp sues Epic Games, claiming Fortnite plagiarized its UI and items
Last autumn, Bluehole and PUBG Corp locked horns with Epic Games over PUBG's assertion that Fortnite had all but ripped off PUBG's battle royale...
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...
H1Z1 has a huge debut on PlayStation 4 with over 1.5M downloads
Could H1Z1 be saved through the PlayStation 4? There is no doubt that Daybreak is banking heavily on the battle royale title striking big...
H1Z1 launches open beta for PS4, is swarmed with over 200K concurrent players
It's been a long time coming, but H1Z1 finally hit open beta on the PlayStation 4 last night. If you forgot the game was...
First impressions of State of Decay 2: Frolicking fun with friends and zombies
State of Decay 2 is out, and I know, I know, it's not an MMO, but it does have online multiplayer in a shared...
Daybreak promises a patch for Just Survive – but it’s also ending lockbox sales
When Daybreak's Columbus Nova fiasco and layoffs were hitting last month, most of the company's MMORPGs resurfaced without missing a beat, reassuring their playerbases...