Planetside Arena Isn’t Dead After All, Early Access Coming September 19


Planetside Arena isn’t dead. After six months of complete silence, Daybreak Game Company has announced that the title will be entering early access on September 19. Daybreak posted a new dev blog noting that the early launch will contain a squads mode (12 players per squad) and teams (3 players) in 300-person matches, as well … Continue reading “Planetside Arena Isn’t Dead After All, Early Access Coming September 19”

SOE DDOS’er Gets 27 Months In Prison, $95 Thousand Fine


Another Sony Online Entertainment hacker is going to prison after entering a plea deal with prosecutors. Austin Thompson of Utah pleaded guilty to his part in a denial of service attack on Sony Online Entertainment’s servers as well as other victims between 2013 and 2014. Thompson, for those who recall, headed the hacker group Derp … Continue reading “SOE DDOS’er Gets 27 Months In Prison, $95 Thousand Fine”

Z1 Battle Royale Will Shut Down South American Servers


Z1 Battle Royale, the PC shooter by Daybreak Game Company, is coming to an end on season 3 and bringing big changes with it. Chief among today’s announcements includes the reveal that Daybreak is shutting down Z1’s South America servers on April 30 to coincide with the end of season 3. This move will consolidate … Continue reading “Z1 Battle Royale Will Shut Down South American Servers”

Diaries From H1Z1: I Walked 100 Levels, And I Won’t Walk 100 More


I promise this is my last piece about H1Z1 for a while, because I officially quit. Last week I reached the promised land, the deluxe apartment in the sky if you will. I hit level 100 on the H1Z1 battle pass. That’s right, praise me for accomplishing in roughly two months what most of you … Continue reading “Diaries From H1Z1: I Walked 100 Levels, And I Won’t Walk 100 More”

Diaries From H1Z1: How Does It Get Continually Worse?


I want to talk about H1Z1 on the Playstation 4. H1Z1 has become the Battle Royale of choice for me, partially because I have invested enough time and money ($20) into the game that I’d rather not start anew on another BR title and partially because I like the simplistic gameplay. I don’t have the … Continue reading “Diaries From H1Z1: How Does It Get Continually Worse?”

Planetside Arena To Launch March 26


Planetside Arena will launch on March 26, Daybreak Game Company announced in a news post circulated today. Initially set for launch in early 2019, Planetside Arena will now feature an exclusive Founders season to get the “most dedicated” fans in before launch. Before the full game goes live, however, Daybreak is still gearing up for … Continue reading “Planetside Arena To Launch March 26”

Line of Defense To Split: Line of Defense and All Out War


Turns out Daybreak isn’t the only company that can split its games in half. It’s been a while since we last heard from Derek Smart’s Line of Defense, the Planetside-competing open world shooter. According to the latest dev blog, 3000ad is wrapping up remaining features and continuing to port the game to Unreal 4 engine. … Continue reading “Line of Defense To Split: Line of Defense and All Out War”