Justin Olivetti
Senior Reporter
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.
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Master X Master tosses in troubled teen Xero, starts Halloween craziness
If you could gather up teenage angst and a childhood twisted by mad science, what would it look like? A better question might be,...
Chronicles of Elyria begins price increases in preparation of pre-alpha releases
Great ready to pay more for Chronicles of Elyria.
Soulbound Studios announced this week that it is preparing to raise the prices on all of...
SMITE to fold its Chinese players into the global community
Contrary to popular belief, sometimes server merges can be a very good thing -- especially if your country or region has been kept isolated...
Cursed trees and magic traps arrive in Dark and Light
Hope you weren't planning on getting any sleep today, because Dark and Light has brought nightmare fuel instead of donuts for today's update. I...
TERA goes on pink overload for breast cancer awareness
We are sure that you are one of the good ones that do not need any prompting to give to worthy causes, such as...
Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind soundtrack
Lately I've felt the need to get into gear and cover a lot of the more recent MMO soundtracks that have released alongside their...
Sea of Thieves offers up its full NYCC panel on multiplayer, holds players to ‘Pirate’s Code’
This month, Sea of Thieves has been beating pretty hard on the drum of "our multiplayer is going to be better than most other...
Secret World spin-off Hide and Shriek is free this Halloween season
Did you miss out on the unusual scare-or-be-scared premise of Hide and Shriek last year? Funcom's two-player Secret World spin-off stirred up some interest...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs help you understand endgame gearing?
One of my simmering frustrations about practically every MMORPG that I play is that when my character starts to get to high levels, I...
Dauntless lowers the hammer — in a good way
Multiplayer monster hunter Dauntless is taking its first steps to a new and improved combat system -- and hammer-using warriors are going to be...
Loki joins the Marvel Heroes console crew
Hope you enjoy hearing about the reincorporation of characters that were already in a game a long time ago, because there's a long road...
Crowfall demos more action harvesting, starts taking guild name reservations
Crowfall isn't content to make gathering as dull and repetitive as in other MMOs, which is why the team is putting great stock in...
Star Trek Online brings back TNG shuttle and Discovery uniform giveaway
If you're kicking yourself that you missed out on some of the more recent giveaways over at Star Trek Online, then kick yourself into...
Closers opens up its final alpha weekend to everyone
Here's an intriguing option for your weekend plans: Pour a tall glass of cel-shaded anime combat and down it before the buzzer sounds for...
Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming transmutation will let you bend gear to your will
It makes a certain logical sense that an MMO content expansion that deals with clockwork miracles would be the perfect time to introduce a...
Here’s how some online game developers justify lockboxes
Yes, it's apparently the Month of the Lockbox across the internet, as the level of discussion and controversy over how these items manipulate your mind...
Prominent MMO blogger Ravious has passed away
It's with a sad heart that we report that one of the most prominent and prolific MMO bloggers in the community passed away on Monday....
World of Warcraft finally lets you be a horse’s butt this Hallow’s End
Do... do we even need to follow up that headline with anything substantial in this space? Oh, my editor is telling me that I...
Legends of Aria wraps up final alpha test
It's time for Legends of Aria to say farewell to alpha once and for good.
The fantasy MMO wrapped up its so-called final alpha test...
EVE Online gives miners the tools to do the job right
Mining might not be the most visually impressive or glorious activity in EVE Online, but it helps to form the backbone of the game's...
