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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Ashes of Creation is ‘close’ to Alpha 2, shows off server meshing tech
If there are two things that we know for certain about Ashes of Creation's second alpha test, it's that (1) Intrepid Studios really loves...
Whatever happened to ‘nostalgic’ 2-D MMO Kakele Online?
If you are thirsty for some old school MMO vibes in a more modern package and don't mind dipping into the shallow end of...
Perfect Ten: 10 more MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed, from Elyon to Defiance
Last year, I assembled a list of 10 former MMOs that not only have ceased to exist but have ceased to be remembered (for...
The Game Archaeologist: World of Warcraft in the 1990s
MMORPGs don't pop out of nowhere, ex nihilo, to suddenly be enjoyed by players across the globe. Good ones take several years, dozens of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best character select screens?
With The War Within pre-patch arriving in late July, World of Warcraft's character select screen is getting a huge makeover to allow you to...
Corepunk’s third alpha test arrives this week with a fully voiced pilot episode
A third round of alpha testing for the genre blended Corepunk kicks off this week, starting on Monday July 1st and running through Sunday,...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ game modes help to refresh its theme park design
League of Legends' game director explained why the MOBA is adding a Vampire Survivors-type mode to make it more like a "theme park," saying,...
Global Chat: Tarisland’s controls, WoW Classic permadeath, and Dawntrail tips
The Ancient Gaming Noob doesn't mince words in a recent essay: He found Tarisland pretty annoying right from the start. One key complaint? The...
Lord of the Rings Online hosts a stress test for its new Ringwraith event server
With a pair of fresh Lord of the Rings Online legendary servers coming in July, time and testing is paramount to making sure that...
One Shots: Dawntrail, ho!
Memories of a brutal 48-hour downtime for Final Fantasy XIV are fading into distant memory as the playerbase basks on the shores of Dawntrail....
Anarchy Online gets a nod from Funcom on the occasion of its 23rd birthday
While last year saw an in-game celebration for Anarchy Online's 22nd birthday, so far there hasn't been much more than a brief acknowledgement from...
Kickstarted MMO Fractured Online to fully launch on July 24th
While an official launch date is cause for celebration under normal circumstances, it seems doubly so for the rough road that MMO sandbox Fractured...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs show blood and battle damage?
At the risk of sounding like a bloodthirsty gorehound, I do kind of wish that MMOs did more to visually represent the damage that...
PSA: New World throttles back on its character transfer cooldown timer
Here's an important public service announcement for any New World players who are thinking of transferring their characters: Amazon is reverting the cooldown for...
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail’s early access sees predictable queues, emerging issues
Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion, Dawntrail, is weathering its first day of early access. And as with all weather, there are sunny patches and...
Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrates its first year under Broadsword’s banner
Star Wars: The Old Republic's streamlined dev team faces the daunting task to keep the game looking active and healthy as it crosses its...
After a delay, WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 4 targets July 11
It might've taken a little while longer than expected to get here, but WoW Classic's next Season of Discovery phase is slated to arrive...
Elder Scrolls Online makes its Clockwork City DLC free during July
Elder Scrolls Online's 10th anniversary celebrations aren't winding down quite yet. After releasing the Gold Road expansion last month, ZeniMax is returning to its...
DC Universe Online switches update days, readies summer event
DC Universe Online's latest game update isn't so much notable for what it contains -- it's a fairly minor patch -- but when it...
Lord of the Rings Online expands testing on new cooperative crafting event
As Lord of the Rings Online barrels toward both Update 41 and two new legendary servers in July, the Middle-earth MMO is scrambling to...
