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

Conan Exiles rolls out The Frozen North expansion to PC and Xbox One

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It's a two-for-one special on news for Conan Exiles today! First up, the game has officially released into "game preview" on Xbox One, bringing...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO class do you love to have at your back in dungeons?

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We have all talked at length about which classes we prefer to play, but adventuring around in MMOs sometimes involves being with (gasp) other...

Young adults are the prime market for virtual reality

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It's a well-known maxim in gaming circles that younger players have more time but lack disposable income while older players have the money but...

EVE: Valkyrie allows players to ditch the VR headset

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This is just your weekly reminder from CCP that EVE: Valkyrie wasn't a figment of your imagination, it still exists, and please for the...
H1Z1

Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving

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Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.

Revelation Online’s housing moves in mysterious ways

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Not all MMO player housing is built to the same blueprints, and Revelation Online's system has a few quirks that sets it apart. One of...
Let me actually just get stronger.

World of Warcraft’s mythic dungeons are going to kick your butt in Patch 7.3

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Vacation time's almost over, sweetheart; it's time to go back to serious work in World of Warcraft. Additional Patch 7.3 datamining indicates that Blizzard's team...
Stop asking me what is best in life, I answered that.

Conan Exiles to partially restrict nudity on Xbox One

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Can barbarians experience censorship and shame? On a recent livestream, the Conan Exiles team briefly explained that there will be one significant difference between...

Wild West Online counters griefing with a rep system

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So many sandbox MMOs claim to have cracked the problem of griefing with an open PvP system -- but could Wild West Online actually do...

RuneScape beefs up inventions, offers more path to skill gear

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With RuneScape, it always helps to wear specialized outfits to help you level up a particular skill more efficiently -- but sometimes this gear...
Beware, beware, beware.

Shroud of the Avatar is playable for free right now

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If you haven't been aware of it, Shroud of the Avatar is currently running yet another extended trial for the remainder of the month. That...

Dark and Light turns on three new servers, does a few magic tricks

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Attempting to keep up with the current demand of the early access fantasy sandbox, Snail Games announced this morning that it is activating three...
WAHOO

Video games can grow or shrink your brain, study finds

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Does your brain feel a little lighter or heavier this week? It could be because of your gaming habits. A recent study on video games...

Dead Maze shuffles into the crowded zombie survival gamespace

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It's been years since slapping zombies into your game was a novel attraction, yet it still remains a popular feature for players and developers...

The MOP Up: Portal Knights splits up the party (August 13, 2017)

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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...

Kingdom of Loathing spin-off West of Loathing launches

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Sinister clowns. Demon cows. Filthy spittoons. You know you're intrigued already, but why stop at mere words when a world of western stick figures...

Arcfall delays PvP patch as it prepares to transition into alpha

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Here's a little bit of bad news that's followed by a large dose of good news for Arcfall fans. The team announced that it...

One Shots: Out for a monster stroll

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He just wanted to go out for a casual stroll. He picked the worst possible day to do it. Todd the Troll lumbered out of...

Albion Online wings a week of extra time at players for DDOS disruptions

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Albion Online emerges this week extremely battered and bruised after a prolonged series of DDOS attacks against the game and even demands for ransom...

Camelot Unchained lays the groundwork for NPCs

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Bot battles is the phrase on everyone's lips over at Camelot Unchained as of late. The team said in this week's newsletter that it...

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