Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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A casual gamer and long-time MMO fan, Justin is often heard yelling, "Player housing for all!" in the Massively Overpowered offices. In addition to news, he tackles LOTRO Legendarium for LOTRO, The Perfect Ten, Jukebox Heroes, the retrospective Game Archaeologist series, One Shots, and the Massively OP podcast.

Personal blog: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster

Anarchy Online teases upcoming 17th anniversary event

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Happy 17th birthday, Anarchy Online! Seventeen years ago this month, Funcom first stepped out onto the MMORPG scene and "launched" this sci-fi title. We...

DCUO adds a civil war as a summer vacation destination

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Superheroes and swimsuits -- what's not to love? Even the hardest working warriors of justice deserve a vacation now and then. For them (and...

It’s love at first bite as Sea of Thieves patches in the megalodon

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With the current Bilge Rat Adventure event wrapping up in Sea of Thieves this week, salty sea dogs will have to find their fun...
Place after place.

Crowfall shines more light on its day/night cycle

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With a fully dynamic world that involves varied spawns, parcels that are moved around, and generated terrain, the Crowfall team had a tougher challenge...

Fractured reaches 30k registrations and shows off building mode

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As Fractured continues to ramp up to its hopefully successful Kickstarter campaign, interest ramps up from the MMO community about this indie title. The...

The Daily Grind: Do you carry a torch for any MMOs that were killed in development?

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Maybe I'm alone on this, but the more I examine MMO history, the more it troubles me how many potentially great games never even...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is on the cusp of Sanhok, goes on sale for $20

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After so very much build-up to the main event, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is finally ready to debut its brand-new Sanhok map on Thursday, June 22nd....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 175: Virtual heartbreakers

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, WoW Classic, Crowfall's delay, Defiance 2050's release date, Fortnite's Sony mess, Black Desert's dating mechanics, and EVE and Star Citizen's ship squabble, with mailbag questions on midgame MMO play and why MMO studios won't shup up and take our money.

Secret World Legends activates its anniversary event and refer-a-friend program tomorrow

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A year has gone by since Funcom rebooted The Secret World into Secret World Legends, and the studio is ready to celebrate that milestone...

Global Chat: The fallout of Fallout 76

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Bethesda's E3 reveal of Fallout 76 had many gamers and franchise fans talking, no more so than out among MMO bloggers. After all, taking...

Chronicles of Elyria brings its world to life with player chat and adorable bunnies

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You just couldn't resist the bunny post, could you? The bunnies were there and your mind goes, "Aww, fluffy little hoppity hoppers!" and now...

Whoopsie swastikas, stink bombs, and Twitch records: Just another day in the life of Fortnite

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Add "accidentally creating Nazi symbols" to things you probably don't want your popular video game to do. Fortnite players recently discovered that one floor tileset,...
Remember, you were the ones who couldn't wait for this game.

Bless Online cuts back its influencer program following conduct mishaps

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Neowiz is on a downsizing streak for its Bless Online emissary program, reducing the number of player ambassadors (read: influencers) for the game as...
No, we'd still prefer not.

Fallout 76 gives the beta edge to Xbox One and drives tourism to West Virginia

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One of the perks of pre-ordering Fallout 76 is that you'll be automatically included in the pool of B.E.T.A. testers. However, life is not...

Gran Skrea brings an indie sandbox MMO to early access

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On the prowl for an undiscovered indie MMORPG these days? You might want to check out Gran Skrea Online, as it just went into...

Sea of Thieves does a 180 on skeleton boats and is fine with it

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With skeleton ships sailing, volcanoes erupting, rowboats rowing, and the three-player brigantine vessel tempting, Sea of Thieves is firing a publicity broadside following its...

Shroud of the Avatar goes all-in on Star Wars homages

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With a revamp on the way with Release 55, Shroud of the Avatar's East Vauban Foothills is getting promoted from a Tier 3 to...

World of Warcraft tackles addon toxicity, previews how you’re going to lose your artifact weapon

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A small, seemingly insignificant addition to Battle for Azeroth might have a positive effect on World of Warcraft's modding community. Blizzard is adding a...

The MOP Up: Skyforge’s PvP revolution (June 17, 2018)

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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...

Global Chat: The best of both worlds

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If you have ever played more than one MMORPG, the thought has probably crossed your mind that you would love to see your favorite...

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