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 the most boring part of MMORPGs?
While MMORPGs are supposed to be these giant buffets of entertainment options available at our fingertips, the truth is that there are always parts...
Edengrad starts players down the Lost Highway
When you first step into the wasteland of Edengrad, you'll be treated to the classic post-apocalyptic experience of trekking through a dry and mostly...
Uncharted Waters Online makes landfall in the Americas
Uncharted Waters Online has always been about the discovery of the world through sail, whether it be real or mythological. One does wonder what...
ARK: Survival Evolved recruited one million players on PlayStation 4
Is there any stopping the juggernaut that is ARK: Survival Evolved? Not right not on console, at least. The dino sandbox topped PlayStation 4...
Path of Exile preps ‘ultimate flashback event’ with the new legacy league
Did you miss out on one of Path of Exile's more interesting challenge leagues from the past few years? Soon, you'll have the opportunity...
Star Citizen free-fly, 3.0 release interview, and Around the Verse
Valentine's Day may be over, but the chalky candy hearts and five-foot teddy bears remain. You know what's one other thing that's still around?...
Crowfall preps faction system, playtests, and houses
Coming soon -- not in time for this weekend's pre-alpha test, but soon -- is the first version of Crowfall's faction system. At some...
Old School RuneScape celebrates its fourth birthday
One of RuneScape's better and more popular experiments is celebrating its fourth birthday today. Old School RuneScape, the 2007-era version of the game that...
Dragon Nest players have Granom Nest to clear out
Think you've seen everything in Dragon Nest? You're pretty elite and you've come back in time from the future, so you probably have. But...
Sea of Thieves teases a larger world in its next alpha test
The jolly, rip-roaring fun of Sea of Thieves is only going to get crazier as more players and features come in the next alpha...
Shards Online pumps up early access hype with a community roundtable
Last week we reported that Shards Online is winding down its alpha program and gearing up for Steam early access launch sometime in the...
Blizzard: WoW Tokens are ‘harmless’ and ‘make people happier’
In a new interview with Glixel, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas opened up about the creation and use of WoW Tokens in...
Are NPCs conspiring to murder GTAO players?
The world of Grand Theft Auto Online has never been one of peace and safety, but as of late, it appears that the game...
Play Heroes of the Storm, earn a free World of Warcraft mount
There's a neat cross-promotion going on right now between Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft. Blizzard is encouraging its fans to give...
Battle Bards Episode 92: Dragon’s Prophet
Strap in for a fiery ride across the skies in today’s episode of Battle Bards! While Dragon’s Prophet was not fated to last long...
Lord of the Rings Online reprises its Yule Festival
Some Lord of the Rings Online players are doing a double-take at logging in today to see that the Yule Festival has returned once...
Devilian’s newest dungeon and raid goes live
Just in time for yesterday's lovefest, Devilian unleashed wave after wave of nailbiting terror with group instances that will make your hair turn white...
Conan Exiles unloads its kitchen sink patch and opens up its test server
The sizable update that Conan Exiles fans have been anticipating since, uh, yesterday has finally arrived on the servers. Chants of "Patch 15.2.2017! Patch 15.2.2017!"...
Marvel Heroes makes big changes to summoner builds
Pets and pet classes are one of the strengths of Marvel Heroes, as the superhero game has scads of characters that can summon and...
The Daily Grind: Which substitutes would you recommend for dead MMOs?
One interesting trend that I've noticed is whenever an MMO shuts down or is about to close up shop, there are usually discussions popping...
