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

Sea of Thieves trailer dares you to ‘be more pirate’

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All other studios, it's time to pack it in: Sea of Thieves has won the Trailer Olympics, at least for 2017. In Rare's newest video,...

Forsaken Legends is not dead, but it is downsizing from an MMORPG

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It has been a very long time since we have heard anything out of the indie team behind Forsaken Legends, an ambitious procedural sandbox...

Marvel Heroes dishes out a hefty daily allowance as the game counts down to extinction

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Marvel Heroes players are dealing with the fallout of yesterday's announcement that the superhero MMO is being shut down by Disney and will officially...
I what

Battle Bards Episode 109: Club Penguin

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When you’ve got a club full of penguins overseen by the Mouse House itself, you know things are going to get both wacky and...

Conan Exiles update scrubs out dupe bugs as servers are wiped

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By Crom, Conan Exiles is under attack by dupe bugs! Funcom hurried to push Update 31 live yesterday to deal with the issue and...

Shroud of the Avatar entices players to complete survey with in-game rewards

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Portalarium and Travian Games are looking for useful feedback for Shroud of the Avatar -- and they are not shy in their approach to...

Pantheon devs meet up at TwitchCon and make a convert

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It took a convention to bring together a development team. Visionary Realms shared in its November newsletter that many of Pantheon's team members -- some...
We never like these things.

Former SWTOR dev talks about designing ethical lockboxes

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An extensive Twitter thread from former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert grappled with the timely and touchy topic of lockboxes and microtransactions...

Perfect Ten: What to expect when you play World of Warcraft Classic

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Are you ready to play the most anticipated MMORPG from 2004? It turns out that, yes, many of you are. The frenzy over World...

Harry Potter ARG won’t drag down Pokemon Go’s development, Niantic says

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Now that we're all waving around sticks and shouting garbled Latin in preparation for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, it is entirely possible that players...

World of Warcraft Classic CMs talk class balance while the forums melt down

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It's a really weird and interesting time to be a World of Warcraft fan. While the announcement of WoW Classic has revitalized discussion about...

Funcom continues its streak of profits thanks to Secret World Legends

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The money scene continues to progress generally well for Funcom, which reported a third consecutive quarter during which it made a tidy sum. Funcom...

The Daily Grind: How can MMOs repurpose older zones?

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One of the best gaming experiences that I had this past year was going through the entirety of the Bingo Boffin storyline from start...

Crowfall opens up dozens of race and class combos

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It's a good time to be a Crowfall pre-alpha tester. The select elite are being treated to a new build today that adds in all...

Hyper Universe triggers a free testing weekend, brings in Bruce Lee’s stunt double

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Players seeking a different twist on the familiar MOBA format might want to take a look at Hyper Universe. This slightly crazy game pulls...

StarCraft 2 unlocks free-to-play options, but it’s not completely free

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First announced at BlizzCon earlier this month, StarCraft 2 is now free-to-play for anyone who would like to engage in Blizzard's hit real-time strategy...

Wild Terra compensates players for server issues, adds tutorial and dailies

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Emerging from a rough stretch of server issues, Wild Terra has apologized to its testers and offered to make it up to them with...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 144: Harry Potter and the Deathly ARG

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Justin and Bree talk Guild Wars 2 mounts, the Harry Potter ARG, SWTOR's merge, WoW, LOTRO, Pocket Legends Adventures, Android games, and Bluehole's Ascent: Infinite Realm, with mailbag questions on GW2 marketing, visual effect shenanigans, and MMOs as escapism.

Secret World Legends drops a hefty quality-of-life update with ‘anima allocation’ system

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It may not be season two, but today's update might get Secret World Legends' playerbase excited even so. Update 2.1.4 adds plenty of quality-of-life improvements...

Dark and Light wipes chaos servers to add house competition

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If you are not acquainted with Dark and Light's chaos servers, let us refresh your memory. These shards have a heavy PvP focus with...

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