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

Shroud of the Avatar pops out a free October trial, runs a Halloween contest

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You can't turn around in this genre these days without Shroud of the Avatar leaping out at you with another free trial. And so...

Connect with other online gamers via MMO Book Club’s Guild Wars 2 romp and MMOCircles

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Feeling a little isolated? Having a hard time making friends? Does your mother have to validate how special you are? Here are a couple...

Boat mounts, Halloween, and Billy the Kid blast into Wizard101 and Pirate101

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As Pirate101 celebrates its fifth birthday this month, there is no shortage of things to keep budding buccaneers occupied in this strategy MMO. New...

Battle royale mode propels Fortnite to over seven million players, adds supply drops and duos

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One million players? That was September. Now it's (early) October, and Fortnite Battle Royale has already shot across the seven million player line without...

Dungeons and Dragons begins testing Mists of Ravenloft expansion with a new race

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A week after Dungeons and Dragons Online teased the reveal of the much-anticipated Mists of Ravenloft expansion, the MMO started testing some of the...

Perfect Ten: The 10 live MMORPGs everybody should try

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If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...

Overwatch and Pokemon Go bring back Halloween terror

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"The nights grow cold and monsters appear. A great evil gathers and Halloween draws near..." Oh yes, it's that time of year again. The sheer...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community rocked by death threat controversy

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Here is a lesson that we should all take to heart: Smack talk is one thing, actual death threats are entirely another. The Counter-Strike: Global...
No, be a dude.

League of Legends dev who insulted streamer is no longer with Riot Games

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Two days ago, we reported that a League of Legends developer had landed himself in hot water after he went grossly overboard in insulting...

The Daily Grind: Do dinosaurs help or hurt your immersion in MMOs?

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My kids, being of a younger age, tend to find dinosaurs pretty darn awesome. They went bananas the other day when they saw a...

Global Chat: The MMO community’s Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire impressions

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It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...
Cha

Crowfall goes over the history and perks of Humans and Elves

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Even Crowfall, as progressive as it is with its racial choices, must bow to the ironclad law of MMOs that state, "Every fantasy game...

Wild Buster runs limited alpha test while continuing to raise funds

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We've been covering Wild Buster with a mixture of interest and amusement, as this patchwork MMO is a little too weird and inexplicable to...
Everyone comes to our house.

Catch up with Legends of Aria’s final alpha with a town hall Q&A and a fresh start guide

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The word "final" certainly attracts the attention, which is perhaps why there's this excited buzz around Legends of Aria's final alpha. The test kicked...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 138: Mystery MMOs and the mobile revolution

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, the mobile MMO avalanche, in-development MMOs from AAA studios, Black Desert's Kamasylvia, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on the MMO industry going backwards and the small touches in MMOs.

Multiplayer backstab simulator Throne of Lies launches

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Don't have enough paranoia and doubt in your life? Here comes along Throne of Lies to help you with that. Somewhat based on the popular...

Dark Age of Camelot welcomes players back with a free month for its birthday

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Happy birthday Dark Age of Camelot! This month, Mythic's (now Broadsword's) classic realm-vs.-realm MMORPG celebrates its 16th birthday following its 2001 launch. The team raised...

This is how MMO lockboxes manipulate your mind

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It is not going to shock you to hear that lockboxes are kind of evil. We here at Massively OP have been beating on...

RIFT provides a free upgrade for housing dimensions

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Unexpected bonuses are always a delight, true? RIFT players are in for a treat later this week, as Trion Worlds is improving its housing...

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how toxic gamers try to intimidate Blizzard devs

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As the discussion and response to Overwatch's legendary toxicity problem continues, even the development team isn't spared from the impact of this, ahem, "passionate"...

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