Justin Olivetti
Battle Royale roundup: Realm Royale, H1Z1, PUBG, and Cuisine Royale
All hands on deck, people! We are at Maximum Battle Royale this summer and the bubble hasn't burst - at least not yet. Maybe...
Great, now Sea of Thieves’ skeletons have gotten into the gunpowder
Just when you thought that you could handle anything Sea of Thieves' rascally skeletons could throw at you, now they have barrels of gunpowder...
World of Warcraft gets its epic ducks in a row for Battle for Azeroth
With the Midsummer Fire Festival roaring through July 5th and artifact weapons on their way out of the game, World of Warcraft is heating...
Guild Wars 2 continues efforts to fix its living world episode issues
When you deliberately add roller beetles to your game, you have to know that bugs are going to be an issue.
Guild Wars 2's newest...
Battle Bards Episode 123: Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
With eagerness in their hearts, the Battle Bards rush toward another Guild Wars 2 soundtrack, ready to bask in the aural glory of this...
Under pressure, Sony claims it’s looking into solving its crossplay dilemma
Under great amounts of pressure to reverse its anti-crossplay stance with the PlayStation 4, Sony has finally capitulated somewhat by saying that it is...
RIFT hands out free progression server vault space
Have you ever gotten excited about a game issue or MMO extended downtime because you know that there's a good chance that you will...
Crowfall’s seasonal changes affect more than just the vistas
Forget oohing and ahhing over day/night cycles in MMORPGs -- Crowfall is bringing whole seasons to its campaign worlds, and they're going to be...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Lord of the Rings Online plans a ‘perfect picnic’ with this week’s summer festival
Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is coming back on June 28th, and this year the event has a couple of exciting surprises...
Overwatch adds positive player endorsements and the looking for group tool
Who's a good-tempered Overwatch player? You! Yes, you are! And you know this because you just got an endorsement from some other player in...
World of Warcraft begins to retire artifact weapons in preparation for Battle for Azeroth
Players who have logged into World of Warcraft since yesterday have discovered that doomsday has finally arrived for their artifact weapons. Yes, these weapons...
The Daily Grind: What are your ‘must have’ features for an MMO space sim?
With Star Citizen on the way (eventually) and smaller efforts like Prosperous Universe, Starfighter Inc, and Dual Universe in the works and titles like...
Final Fantasy XIV’s community is rocked by a fansite sexual harassment scandal
When it comes to ranking friendly, warm, and welcoming MMO communities, Final Fantasy XIV is right up there near or at the top of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...
BioWare: ‘Anthem is unlike anything we’ve ever done’
Game Informer is enjoying a heapload of exclusives on BioWare's upcoming Anthem, including an interview with the game's leads. The studio said that the...
Daybreak mourns the death of H1Z1’s lead animator
This week, Daybreak is grieving over the loss of one of its key developers, David "Sarge" Carter. Carter worked as an animator on a couple...
Neverwinter goes gothic with today’s Ravenloft module launch
It's a big release day for many MMOs across the industry, and Neverwinter wants to get in on that hot summer action with the...
Citadel of Sorcery shuts down after 14 years of development
Chances are that you have never heard of Citadel of Sorcery. MJ, our resident "has played every MMO in the universe" expert, only vaguely...