zombies
H1Z1: King of the Kill launches for PC on September 20, ‘pauses’ console development
You might have thought zombie survival sandbox H1Z1 had already launched, considering you probably paid for it back in January of 2015 when it hit early...
H1Z1 King of the Kill touts ‘completely redesigned’ interface
H1Z1: King of the Kill's development updates are coming as fast as the game updates, as there's a new producer's letter out this week...
H1Z1: King of the Kill map gets a full-scale revamp
H1Z1: King of the Kill is introducing a new map -- well, a complete do-over for an old map.
"The original map was created in...
Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games
John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
The Game Archaeologist: Six videos from MMOs that never launched
Whenever I compile lists or run articles on MMOs that never made it out of the gate, it seems as though talking about it...
Daybreak is cracking down on cheating, bad connections in H1Z1
In a letter to H1Z1: King of the Kill players Friday, Daybreak reminded players that third-party apps and programs that impact the game code to...
One Shots: Player barbecue
Oh, standing in the fires might look cool and give your character that mysterious aura that's so desirable among the trendy set, but in...
Pokemon Go: $35M revenue, movie deals, and the US government
Welcome back to our near-daily roundup of Pokemon Go news from around the alternate reality that we all live in now.
The US House...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
H1Z1 lets you harvest zombie blood
We know what you're thinking: "Zombie survival games are all well and good, but they don't really go far enough in allowing me to...
H1Z1: King of the Kill got a major combat patch today
Daybreak's Garrett Fern is blessed with an epic RPG name. He's also the H1Z1 combat and gameplay designer on deck to tell King of...
NBA champion Rick Fox partners with Daybreak’s H1Z1 for e-sport initiative
Multitime NBA champion Rick Fox has his sights set on H1Z1 as the next big e-sports field, so much so that he has partnered up...
Battle Bards Episode 77: Spirit of Adventure 2
Steff has decreed the return of spirit of adventure -- and so it shall be! In the second part of this theme, the Battle...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMORPGs of E3 2016
With E3 taking up so much head-space this week, we thought it only right to discuss how MMOs in particular fared at the convention....
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs for mature audiences only
As with mainstream movies, it seems that the MMORPG industry has settled comfortably into the PG-13 zone for its approach and themes. Sure, there's...
Lifeless enters early access today with a fresh trailer
Grim survival sandbox Lifeless officially launches into early access today. The game is published by Green Man Gaming, the same group behind survivalbox The...
E3 2016: State of Decay 2 is coming next year with co-op multiplayer
Bad news for humanity but good news for zombie apocalypse fans: Undead Labs announced today that it will be launching State of Decay 2...
Lifeless is staggering toward a June 16 early access launch
There's one thing that we know about zombies: Fast or slow, they will keep on coming with a determination and a hunger that can't...
Rebuild civilization after its collapse in Edengrad
What would you do if you woke up in post-apocalyptic settings? If your answer is, "Rebuild as fast as possible so that civilization can...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...