Justin Olivetti
Ever wonder what a World of Warcraft TV series might look like?
Steaming TV services are making every fantasy franchise under the sun these days, from Lord of the Rings to Wheel of Time. So how...
Jukebox Heroes: My ‘best’ FFXIV music picks
Recently, Square Enix invited Final Fantasy XIV fans to vote on their favorite music tracks from what has become a very expansive and acclaimed...
One Shots: Our favorite screenshots of 2018
As we begin to put a big bow on 2018 and send it off to wherever years are stored -- VH1, we assume --...
The MOP Up: TERA’s Valkyrie goes to console while Vainglory comes to PC
No matter what platform you're on, there's good stuff coming your way! TERA's Valkyrie update is finally making the jump to Xbox One and...
The Game Archaeologist: Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2
At the end of June 2014, dozens of online worlds flickered and vanished with the flip of a switch. It was a online apocalypse...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO holiday tune?
Seeing as how 'tis the season and all that, even the sound of MMOs is changing for the holidays. Christmas tunes are popping up...
Lord of the Rings Online offers an everything-in-one $200 bundle
There's a pretty strong opinion out there that Lord of the Rings Online's lifetime subscription was one of the best such subs in the...
Torchlight Frontiers’ Dusk Mage harnesses both dark and light
Don't call it Twilight anything -- the Dusk Mage has her own non-vampire thing happening. The most recent of Torchlight Frontiers' classes to be...
Lord of the Rings Online cultivates better lootboxes for impatient Elves
We all know that if there's an important bug in an MMO, developers will get around to fixing it... sooner or later. But if...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO decorates the best for the holidays?
Like some of you, I am really into decorating for the holidays. Not Clark Griswold-drain-the-Chicago-power-grid crazy, but I love transforming my environment into something...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 199: Delay after delay
Justin and Bree discuss delays and do-overs for Project Nova, Path of Exile, Fractured, and Blades, plus WildStar's sunset, Red Dead Online, and Fallout 76's many messes, with mailbag questions on keeping up with new MMOs and combat-free titles.
The first early access shot is fired in Civil War battler War of Rights
Attentive MOP readers will know that we have been covering an interesting Civil War title called War of Rights for a while now. Apparently...
One Shots: Hobbit herbal hobbies
If Hobbits are seen as being generally lazy creatures that gobble up their weight in food every day, then how come they have such...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter comes under siege
The Cult of the Dragon is throwing the city (and game) of Neverwinter under siege once more, and players are going to need to...
LOTRO composer Chance Thomas loses sound company over ponzi scheme
Many Lord of the Rings Online fans are well acquainted with Chance Thomas. While not the only composer for the MMO, his work on...
LOTRO Legendarium: Taking a fresh look at Lord of the Rings Online’s early zones
One of the unexpected benefits of jumping onto Lord of the Rings Online new progression servers is that it's giving many of us a...
The Daily Grind: Who are your favorite recurring MMO NPCs?
Every MMO player knows that a vast majority of NPCs that we encounter will be one-quest stands. We'll do something nice for them, they'll...
Torchlight Frontiers gears up for another alpha test
Following a fun and frisky first closed alpha test, Torchlight Frontiers is ready to dive right back into it. Alpha 2 is on its...
Shadow’s Kiss peeks at mad science, mummies, and pole dancing
Time to dive into the seedy underbelly of the city and see what's going on with the indie vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss. The month...
Valve’s Artifact is live to ‘reimagine’ the online TCG genre
Trading card game fans know the name Richard Garfield well. The man created the legendary Magic: The Gathering back in the early 1990s, but...