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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Sea of Thieves podcast talks about Gamescom and community questions
The wise sailor knows that a salty pirate is nothing if not long-winded, especially if you provide enough grog. So for the second episode...
Armored Warfare briefs commanders on its new Frontline map
A new PvP map is coming to Armored Warfare in Update 0.17, and its design might throw a monkey wrench into the plans of...
Farmers Faire returns to Lord of the Rings Online
Surly customers and flung produce: What's not to love about Lord of the Rings Online's Farmer's Faire?
This small annual event is returning to the game with...
Pirates, Bards, and Astrologers abound in Lost Ark
One thing is for sure with Lost Ark: You are not going to find yourself constrained and bored with a paltry handful of class...
Shroud of the Avatar refines Release 33, works on stability
Shroud of the Avatar's last content update, Release 33, came out last week, but the team hasn't been satisfied with a one-and-done approach to...
Crashed alien ship spotted in Elite Dangerous
Finding proof of alien life, even extinct alien life, has been one of the holy grails of explorers in Elite Dangerous. And now pilots have...
World of Warcraft lets players experiment with classes before boosting
Players paralyzed with indecision over which class to boost to level 100 in World of Warcraft now have a way to sort out their...
See how you can build your own spaceships in Dual Universe
If you've ever watched developers slap together spaceships (and sell them to you for a few hundred actual, not-play-money dollars) and thought, "I could...
Lord of the Rings Online hints at a Shelob raid, schedules Update 19 for this fall
Following the revelation of Lord of the Rings Online's two-and-a-half-year plan, the second part of a fansite interview turned its attention to the subject of...
Elder Scrolls Online says its population is growing, explains why cross-play won’t happen
These days, the Elder Scrolls Online team is laser-focused on the promotion and release of One Tamriel this fall. However, a recent interview with...
You can hide your costume in City of Titans
"It's taken three years. Three years of every possible thing going wrong. Three years of trial and effort, of skill and talent, of error...
Get double XP in WildStar this weekend
Let's assume that you're not part of the crowd that is hopelessly, helplessly fixated on a certain expansion right now. You're open to different experiences...
AdventureQuest 3D gives a spooky tour of its Halloween dungeon
According to major retail stores, we're already in the Halloween-slash-Thanksgiving-slash-Christmas shopping season, so don't be too scandalized when you hear that AdventureQuest 3D is...
Riders of Icarus has dungeons galore incoming
Give the Riders of Icarus team credit: It seems to be very gung-ho in pumping out more content for the relatively new MMO. So...
Crowfall answers more questions on building in your Eternal Kingdom
Player housing? Pah. That's thinking small. Now Crowfall, Crowfall is working on delivering its players the keys to citadels, castles, and palaces. It's a...
Project Gorgon promises weekly updates, eyes late 2017 launch
Fans of Project Gorgon who are starved for news about the in-development indie title will be glad to hear that the team has promised...
RIFT defends swing back to buy-to-play model for Starfall Prophecy
Trion Worlds has been doing its darndest to get out in front of any consumer issues with its decision to revert back to a...
Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?
When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...
ARK: Survival Evolved teases ‘gigantic’ reveal this Thursday
Don't you just love announcements about upcoming announcements? Perhaps PR teams are being considerate by giving you information so that you can rearrange your...
Ingress teams battle to a tie in Via Lux
The first day of a major Ingress player event resulted in a tie for both sides, with each claiming partial victory over the worldwide...
