At last year’s HRX/Smite World’s, one of the things Ajax teased to us was that this would be a year of community favorites. Gods that they often hear should be in the game have come to the Battleground of the Gods, and this one’s no exception. In the appropriately titled “Queen of the Underworld” update, the bride of Hades, Goddess of the Harvest herself, Persephone will be arriving in Smite. She’s going to be a mage (though I stand firmly by “She should be a Guardian”), and part of her UI might upset people with Trypophobia. Trypophobia is the fear or disgust of irregular patterns, holes, or bumps. Of course, we’re not here to discuss her kit specifically, that will come when I do my god review, not too far down the line. I do like her kit though, She has minions to summon, she can place skulls on the ground, and has an absolute banger of an ultimate. Grasp of Death looks like it will be a hit in the duo lane, and it … [Read more...] about SMITE – Queen of the Underworld Update Discussion
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Undead Nation: Last Shelter Review
I first saw George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead when I was around nine or ten years old. That year I absolutely wanted to be a zombie for Halloween. I made it about as far as some green face paint, a little fake blood, and a pair of my jeans with torn out knees. Still, I spent that 31st of October shambling around with my arms extended, hands hanging from limp wrists, groaning “Braaaaains” in my squeaky pre-pubescent voice. My love of zombies has only grown over the years, as has the popularity of zombie culture. There are at least 24 zombie movies by Romero himself, The Walking Dead comic book and subsequent TV show, and of course countless games. Some of these games are passable, but the vast majority are not. The mobile industry in particular seems to love a good zombie game, and a bad zombie game even more. As such, it was with some mild trepidation that I downloaded Undead Nation: Last Shelter for my Pixel. I originally discovered the game through an ad … [Read more...] about Undead Nation: Last Shelter Review
Valve Promises To Nuke Review Bombs
It’s safe to say that (outside of the revenue share) one of the best promises that Epic Games has made to potential games is the option to avoid a phenomenon that is becoming more and more prevalent on Steam and the internet as a whole: Review bombs. A review bomb, for those living in bomb-proof shelters, involves large numbers of people leaving negative reviews for a game. In the last few years, this has ranged from insertion of DRM, something stupid said by a community manager, the developer entering a publishing deal, an anti-China joke, bad updates, etc. Valve, in their consistent refusal to deal with community issues, has remained silent on the problem of review bombs. They have instituted what amounted to a bandage in the form of a graphical chart where customers can see if the negative reviews are consolidated to a very short time span. In a blog post released this morning, Valve has announced that the company will revisit user reviews starting with off-topic review bombs. … [Read more...] about Valve Promises To Nuke Review Bombs
MMO Week in Review: Atlas stumbles drunkenly into early access, yohoho and all that
2018 just cannot be stopped – not even the holiday season can put the brakes on this train. This week (and after several false starts and delays) Atlas finally set sail for early access, for the fee of $25 and the promise of a lengthy test, throttled servers, and endless cries of “ARK 2.0.” We also got a look at Ashes of Creation’s brand-new “Apocalypse” battle royale mode, raised eyebrows over Squadron 42’s huge delay and Star Citizen’s private investment, chatted with Amazon Game Studios about the closed alpha MMO New World, and debated the merits of Daybreak’s new lifetime pass. MassivelyOP has been dishing out more awards this week, with our picks for biggest MMO story, biggest blunder, best not-so-massively game, stormiest future, best MMO crafting, best studio, and best indie MMO. We’ve also kicked off our more silly end-of-the-year awards and our monthly recaps of 2018! Read on to catch up with the … [Read more...] about MMO Week in Review: Atlas stumbles drunkenly into early access, yohoho and all that
MMO Week in Review: The best MMOs of E3 and the summer sale (June 24, 2018)
Support Massively OP on PatreonWere you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! It’s been a meta week for MMOs: We posted our E3 awards, counted up the good MMOs in the Steam summer sale, kept an eye on the latest leg in the spyware scandal, and booed the WHO’s attempt to stigmatize gaming. Meanwhile, WoW offered a rare freebie weekend, and the Guild Wars 2 community is finally getting new content this week. Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions. THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s E3 2018 awards - We've finished rolling out all of our E3 2018 content this year, save a few last stragglers coming this weekend, so now we've chosen our favorites out of what we… The MMOs of the Steam Summer 2018 Sale - Valve's summer Steam sale is here, complete with a space theme. Here's what's notable in the … [Read more...] about MMO Week in Review: The best MMOs of E3 and the summer sale (June 24, 2018)