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

Dwell is the lovechild of crafting sandboxes and a SNES art style

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At first glance, Dwell looks like it might have been taken right out of the 16-bit era. With its pixel art, tiny little people,...

Perfect Ten: MMO features that help players express individuality

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When you play a single-player game, you automatically feel quite special and unique. You are, after all, the very centerpiece that the entire game...

Conan Exiles brings PlayStation 4 up to parity, is still working to address critical issues

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Remember back when Conan Exile's release made it the newest and hottest kid on the block? We were all so much younger, back in...
How near, how far.

The Daily Grind: What kind of superhero do you want to make in an MMO?

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While City of Heroes is long gone, you can't keep a good cape down. With a couple of superhero MMORPGs out on the market...

Shroud of the Avatar doesn’t discriminate against zombies

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Shroud of the Avatar is taking a bold stance in portraying the differently living in a wider range than is usually seen in MMOs: "When...
Cool.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 172: Delays and do-overs

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Dauntless, Trove, H1Z1, Bless, RuneScape, Echo of Soul, Wargaming, FFXIV, hyper-realism, wacky MMO jobs, and Solo (but no spoilers!)

EA eschews lootboxes and premium passes with Battlefield V

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If you haven't heard the word, EA may be hopping off the lootbox train -- at least for the time being. The mega-publisher took a...

DC Universe Online gets super-stylish in today’s GU83

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What's the point of being a superhero if you look like your mom still dresses you? Or worse, if you look like you still...

ArenaNet answers a slew of classic Guild Wars questions

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Guild Wars 1 may have been supplanted and largely deemed obsolete by its sequel, but rest assured, there still exists a multitude of fans...
dead game driving

H1Z1 zooms past 4.5 million downloads on PlayStation 4 and hands out free weapons

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Remember how H1Z1 was riding high last Thursday off of the 1.5 million downloads on the PlayStation 4? The battle royale game has actually...

State of Decay 2 tallies up one million sales despite the zombie apocalypse

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Despite shaky performance and numerous reports of severe bug issues, Undead Labs' State of Decay 2 is another big hit for the studio. Outlets...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds apologizes for communication deficiencies, lays out top priorities

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Players frustrated with the spotty communication from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' development team may have a legitimate reason for complaint. In a letter posted over on...

Camelot Unchained conforms to GDPR regs, shows off new visual effects

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Europe's new GDPR regulations are creating a lot of busy work for many MMORPG studios including City State Entertainment, which had to spend over...

Solo has a couple blink-and-you’ll-miss-it references to Star Wars Galaxies

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One of the best aspects of all of the new Disney Star Wars films is their references to places, events, and characters outside of...
Hot.

Dauntless beta testers face staggering queue numbers

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This just in: Dauntless is hot stuff right now! Hopeful testers, crowding in to try Dauntless' new open beta, quickly racked up massive queues over the...

The MOP Up: Hyper Universe is heading to Xbox One (May 27, 2018)

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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...

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth allied race unlock requirements, Mythic+ seasons, and more

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News is flying fast and furious as World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's beta test continues. Let's catch up on a few details, shall...

No, Bless Online’s naked pets are probably not going to make it to the west

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As the effort to westernize Bless Online continues, Neowiz is facing one issue that is bringing out the snickering junior higher in all of...

One Shots: The cream of the shuttercrop

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What do you get when you ask MMO players with bulging folders of screenshots to pick their very, very best to show off? An...

Elite: Dangerous closes credit exploit, resulting in space saltiness

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Dealing with either a broken system, a credit exploit, or both, Frontier announced to its community this week that it was going to have...

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