Justin Olivetti
RIFT opens the River of Souls raid for progression players
Another day, another step forward for RIFT's progression server. Players on the Prime shard have another challenge to fill their current endgame time, as...
Bless Online: Server merges, compensation, and ‘summer camp’ with daily rewards
Bless Online's planned western server merges are live as of today as 15 servers merge down to four, two per region. Neowiz has compensation...
GOG offers No Man’s Sky refunds after players discover that multiplayer won’t come for months yet
As you may have seen, No Man's Sky is back in the spotlight thanks to this week's massive NEXT multiplayer update.
However, not all players...
Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs
Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
Blade & Soul’s False Idols update brings new raids, better subscription benefits
Once the servers come back up today, Blade & Soul is going to have a lot to offer its fans thanks to the new...
Boundless dares to escape early access and launch this September with full crossplay capabilities
How about news of an MMORPG launching here in the austere year of 2018? That's a pretty good way to pump up a day...
New World of Warcraft commercials have fun with Battle for Azeroth’s factional conflict
With Battle for Azeroth only a few weeks away, Blizzard is pulling out all the stops to promote the latest World of Warcraft expansion....
The Daily Grind: Rank the top three housing MMOs ever made
WildStar. RIFT. EverQuest II.
If I had to choose three MMORPGs that contained the best housing systems and then rank them, that list up there...
Grim Dawn preps challenge areas and the Shattered Realm for its next expansion
Don't expect a relaxing luxury cruise with Grim Dawn's Forgotten Gods expansion later this year; it's going to be a rough-and-tough ride that will...
Prosperous Universe will give players a say in planetary economic development
When you usually hear about voting systems in MMORPGs, they are usually tied to some cumbersome political system that most players will never get...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 179: MMO parenting fails
Justin and Bree discuss Star Wars Galaxies Legends, World of Warcraft, Elite Dangerous, LOTRO's Weatherstock, Trion's layoffs, No Man's Sky's multiplayer, DDO, and Wizard 101 updates, with mailbag entries on how to start an MMO blog and spooky stuff in Guild Wars 2.
‘Full multiplayer experience’ flies into No Man’s Sky today
There's no reason to explore the galaxy solo, thanks to today's massive No Man's Sky NEXT update. The "full multiplayer experience" has finally arrived...
Defiance 2050 works on a new co-op map while player interest declines
It is probably fair to say that Defiance 2050's reboot hasn't exactly shaken up the online gaming world -- or even made much of...
RIFT hangs ten with this year’s Summerfest
When we have a winged, masked figure riding a surfboard through the air in an MMO, we are firmly through the looking glass without...
Fallout 76’s closed beta is scheduled for October
Zip up those Vault Tec suits, kiddos, because you're going out into Fallout 76's West Virginia wasteland as soon as this October. That is,...
Thespian deer and bunny invasions come standard in Project Gorgon
The creators of Project Gorgon are a neverending fount of interesting ideas and unique systems -- so much so, in fact, that some days...
Fractured’s Kickstarter has just fully funded; stay tuned for this afternoon’s Q&A livestream
As Fractured counts down the final two days of its Kickstarter campaign, it looks as though the indie MMO has pulled it off: Just...
Runes of Magic heads to Steam this month
At this point in MMORPG history, it might be hard to find titles that aren't on Steam already. Late to the Valve party, however,...
World of Warcraft: Mexican wrestling, movie cuts, and Battle for Azeroth story spoilers
There is just no way to smoothly mesh this Frankenstein assortment of World of Warcraft stories together, so hang tight -- abrupt transitions ahead.
Why...
The MOP Up: Gnomeland Security orders EQ2’s Tinkerfest (July 22, 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...