Justin Olivetti
Ragnarok Online shuts down in Europe due to new regulations [Update: US servers blocking EU access]
Update: This story was a miscommunication in the media. It turns out that while the servers are staying up, Ragnarok Online's North American servers...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds balances weapons, brings Miramar map to the Xbox One
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't giving up the fight against Fortnite for the market share of the battle royale crowd. The PvP shooter has a ton...
Warframe moves quickly to fix Khora patch
With the new Beasts of the Sanctuary patch now live in Warframe, Digital Extremes has found that it has its hands fully trying to...
Dungeons and Dragons Online overhauls its daily rewards
Like many MMORPGs, Dungeons and Dragons Online has a daily reward system, which it calls "Daily Dice" (D&D, dice, you get it). In today's...
Crowfall invites you to attend a meeting with its world builders
Apparently inviting players to attend ArtCraft's actual (or cleverly staged?) developer meetings was such a hit that Crowfall is doing it once again. A...
Lord of the Rings Online takes a step forward in lockbox transparency
Ever since Standing Stone Games started ramping up the prominence of Lord of the Rings Online's lockboxes following last year's Mordor expansion, the microtransactions...
Guild Wars 2 tortures Dervish fans with an outfit but no class, denies excessive data collection in ‘spyware’ controversy
World polish and bug fixes are at the forefront of Guild Wars 2's latest patch, which went live yesterday.
Several nagging issues across the game...
Destiny 2’s Warmind DLC turns Mars into an adult playground
Get your butts to Mars, Destiny 2 players, because you're needed for the upcoming Warmind DLC. Bungie did a full reveal of the game's...
The Daily Grind: Would you appreciate the option to swap your MMO class?
I'm no stranger to the allure of alts in MMO, but there are some games where the content is so massive that I don't...
RIFT gets ready for patch day while ArcheAge re-enables transfers and name changes
A couple of small notices swung our way from Trion Worlds' MMORPGs. Tomorrow, RIFT is going to be updating the game, and with the...
World of Warcraft starts beta testing Battle for Azeroth
Can you beta test a battle? Don't see why not. Just ask everyone to attack very, very carefully and memorize where their starting positions...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 166: Russia breaks the internet
Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, Trove, Ultima Online, the Russian Telegram crisis' effect on MMOs, TERA, Kritika, RIFT Prime, and MapleStory 2, with mailbag topics on zoning out in MMOs and finding classic play niches in modern crowdfunded MMOs.
Legends of Aria works toward June open beta
Hope you haven't booked that summer vacation just yet, because Legends of Aria would like to interest in a fantasy holiday. The studio announced...
Project Gorgon explains why its appeal isn’t merely nostalgia-related
Project Gorgon, the scrappy indie MMO that recently went into Steam early access, hosted an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit to talk about...
Destiny 2 is about to unveil its Warmind DLC
The second DLC expansion for Destiny 2 is arriving early next month -- but players can get all of the details on it today.
Bungie...
Overwatch inadvertently reveals lunar colony revamp for future patch
The relatively new(ish) Horizons Lunar Colony map in Overwatch is getting a revamp -- but don't tell anyone else because it's supposed to be...
Daybreak says it has ‘no affiliation’ with Columbus Nova, the company it said bought it in 2015
Note: We've updated this piece heavily at the end with Daybreak's statements and further links.
A chain of business connections could have a real and...
Durango: Wild Lands set to launch on Android in SEA next month
Amid all of the spring MMO releases that are cropping up, be careful not to overlook what could be one of the hottest of...
Roblox takes down popular Pokemon-themed MMO
One of the big dangers of granting content creation tools to the community -- especially in a game that swings some game revenue back...
World of Warcraft’s new communities system aims to bring players together in Battle for Azeroth
Among the various features and additions coming with World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth this summer, communities has gotten buried in all of the...