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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One Shots: On a highway to Hell
The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...
EverQuest fixing aggro issues, adjusting progression server XP flow
Taunting may not be the sexiest feature of an MMO, but for tanks it's as vital an issue as they come. Happily for those...
Revival puts the finishing touches on renovation kits
Soon Revival players will have more toys with which to play in their houses, as renovation kits are almost here.
"We spent the week testing...
Dragon Nest Europe tech issues takes game offline for days, loses some data
It's been a grim week for Dragon Nest Europe, as technical issues forced the team to take the game offline on February 2nd for...
ArcheAge’s costumes will soon come with stats and levels
Fashion or power: Who says you can't have both? Not ArcheAge, that's for sure, because the game is getting ready to introduce costumes with...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten strange pre-release facts about World of Warcraft
An endless ocean of words, a tsunami of thoughts, and a riptide of fan devotion has flooded the gaming world about World of Warcraft...
The Daily Grind: What’s the appeal of survival games?
It hasn't escaped my attention that survival games have become an insanely popular video game market over the past few years. Titles like ARK:...
FFXIV’s Sephirot will break you (or vice-versa)
See that lumbering, chain-laden beast? That's the charmingly named Sephirot, who is but the first part of the Warring Triad in Final Fantasy XIV.
He's also...
Crowfall explains its skill system with an extensive FAQ
When Crowfall launches, it plans to have upwards of 1,500 skills available for players to choose and train. Before your eyes cross just thinking...
DC Universe Online unlocks cross-play between all its platforms
Heists, prison breaks, and new friends are the topic du jour of DC Universe Online. Episode 21 is out today for members (and available to...
RIFT’s subscription package improves as F2P gets a little worse
In all of the hubbub surrounding Trion World's changes to the business model of RIFT, it might've been easy to overlook the fact that...
Bless Online confirms western release… some day
If you've been hoping that Bless Online would be making its ways to western shores, then this should perk you right up: It's going...
Amour strikes in EverQuest and EverQuest II
Expressing affection for one's fellow player, bringing like souls together in love, and gorging on many things covered in pink frosting -- 'tis the...
Gloria Victis introduces dynamic events and improved launcher
Dynamic events: All MMOs are required by law to contain them these days or be subject to the wrath of our digital court system. Wanting...
Ingress event moves from Brazil to Seattle over Zika virus fears
A large gathering of Ingress players in Rio, Brazil for an anomaly -- a multi-hour in-person gaming event -- has been mostly moved to...
More souls and massive tech improvements head to RIFT this year
As RIFT approaches its fifth birthday this spring, Executive Producer Chris Junior revealed many exciting changes and improvements that are coming to the game.
The fun...
Build a stronghold to keep the monsters out in Fortnite
The world has ended... somehow. And you're among the few human survivors in a sea of disagreeable monsters. What to do other than to...
Jukebox Heroes: Six soundtracks from MMOs that never launched
As an MMO fan, there are few things as sad as a promising game being killed in development without seeing the light of a...
Overwatch’s beta revs back up next week
It's been a long while since fans have been able to duke it out in Overwatch's beta. The game's test went offline on December...
Villagers & Heroes update includes a secret zone and Valentine’s Day event
The first major drop of the year for Villagers & Heroes went live today! The Copse of the Treants continues the high-level journey through the Blighted...
