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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The Daily Grind: What’s a rite of passage in your MMO?
Lately I've been playing a new Hobbit Hunter in Lord of the Rings Online, which has the added benefit of bringing me back to...
The Black Death on headshots and insta-kills
Combat is the primary focus for this week's update to The Black Death. The not-at-all-depressing sandbox decided to jettison parrying in favor of blocking,...
Warface declares a Blackout, activates a new west coast server
You and your team are stranded in the midst of a desert storm. As you squint through the murky atmosphere, enemy cyborgs (as is...
Sea of Thieves talks about bringing the game to PC
With 4,000 new players testing out Sea of Thieves' technical alpha on the PC, the team has a lot to say about how this...
Path of Exile preps for Xbox One, adjusts Harbinger challenge league
Even if you've spent all summer preparing to launch a major expansion, there's no rest for the weary over at Grinding Gear Games. The...
Secret World Legends allows players to convert Funcom points into Aurum
If you were sitting on a Scrooge McDuck pile of Funcom Points back when The Secret World announced its switchover to Secret World Legends...
Conan Exiles devs address Xbox One crashes, says crossplay with PC might be in the works
With the release of Conan Exiles on Xbox One's game preview program, there are plenty of questions from this new audience about the rollout...
City of Titans doesn’t have issues swapping male and female animations
Well this is a boon to the City of Titans project.
The development team behind the superhero MMORPG was fiddling about with some of its character...
Revel in these five new Wild West Online videos
Were you not appeased by the 13 minutes of Wild West Online gameplay footage earlier this week? What can we do to make you...
World of Warcraft goes all Project Runway this weekend
One of World of Warcraft's newer micro-holidays is raising fashion awareness this weekend, as the Trial of Style puts the spotlight on transmog creations...
Osiris: New Dawn explains its closed beta plan
Why would an early access game suddenly decide to hold a limited closed beta test? That's the question of the week for Osiris: New...
Overwatch promises that console reporting is (still) on its way
Remember how Blizzard said that a bad behavior reporting function was on its way to Overwatch's console edition? While the studio promised this week...
Crowfall divulges details on the diminutive Fae
Don't call them "tiny," not unless you want your Achilles heel slashed and your hair set on fire while screaming laughter fills your ears....
World of Tanks introduces PvE War Stories, amps up metal soundtrack
Maybe it shouldn't come as a huge shocker that the studio behind World of Tanks is into (pause for punny effect) heavy metal. Wargaming...
Kritika Online publishes fall roadmap, will officially launch in September
One of this summer's sleeper MMO hits has to be Kritika Online, a soft-launched action title published by En Masse Entertainment. It might not...
Ultima Online begins epic 20th anniversary event, warns of harassment threat
Is there any shame in throwing a birthday party for yourself? Not if you invite everyone and make it hecka fun, we say! Ultima...
Star Wars: The Old Republic marches on with class changes
If next Monday is Eclipse Day in North America, is it OK if we deem Tuesday to be Star Wars On A Train Day? Because...
Black Desert Korea introduces a skill fusion system
Have more than enough skills on your hotbar these days? Might as well mash them together and see what happens! Yes, it's like your...
Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
Battle Bards Episode 103: Wurm Online
You think you’ve heard strange MMORPG soundtracks before, but Wurm Online is about to take you to the odd frontier. With two distinctive soundtracks...
