Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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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.

Personal blog: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster

Jukebox Heroes: Six cover songs of popular MMO tunes

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There's a dedicated subcommunity of video game music afficionados out there that love these soundtracks so much that they devote considerable effort to producing...
AGAIN!

Asta Online pumps out first major content update

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Even though Asta Online hasn't officially released yet, it's in that persistent open beta state that's launch in all but name. So we'll go easy...
Here in my car, etc.

The Crew heads off to the stunt races

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The Crew isn't the sort of game that you want to give to first-week drivers ed students as a way to teach them responsible...

Bless Online AMA gets all of the questions, has few answers to give

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Those anticipating the arrival of Bless Online in the west are still coming to grips with the news that the game will be published...
Mars mars mars mars.

PAX East 2016: Mars survival game ROKH delivers demo, preps Kickstarter

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The next week may be crucial to the future of ROKH, a persistent survival sandbox that happens to be set on Mars. Darewise Entertainment...

Blizzard begins distributing Overwatch’s digital goodies

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If you haven't noticed, Blizzard sure does love to cross-promote its games through special edition extras. Encouraging players to explore the entire Blizzard ecosystem...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG ‘Oh crap!’ skill?

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We've all been there: You saunter into a combat situation, feeling all elite and cocky, and before you know it, you're in over your...

PAX East 2016: Let It Die is a crazy, gruesome survival action game

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If you haven't noticed, we're currently in the middle of another game development trend, this time centered around making survival action games. Can't go...

Battle Bards Episode 73: Spooky & Magical II

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By popular demand -- which you should read as "Syl's imperial fiat" -- the Battle Bards podcast is returning to the fertile musical landscape of...

Mu Legend wants to satisfy your ARPG cravings

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Has Mu Legend grabbed your attention yet? This action-RPG has been in development since 2011 and is on the cusp of closed beta testing...

Hearthstone confirms April 26 launch for Whispers of the Old Gods

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Talk about those old gods, man. They are always dreaming inky doom for fleshy mortals, rising up through shower drains to interrupt your karaoke,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 61: Update-o-rama!

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Ascent, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, RIFT, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on The Secret World and WoW killers.

Trove: Mantle of Power is a gem of an expansion

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As you read this, the head start for Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, has opened its doors to players who purchased one of...

Children of Ur adds skills and buffs to its alpha

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What's a Glitch remake without a hearty dose of skills and buffs? A poor remake, that's what! Fortunately for Children of Ur, the TinySpeck-sanctioned...

Aeria Games to publish Bless Online in the west

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It's happening, people, it's really happening. Bless Online is heading to the west, for real, after months of speculation. Aeria Games has signed on to...

RuneScape releases greatly improved NXT game client

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RuneScape has come a long, long way from its days of being a crude assembly of jagged polygons. While the title got a nice visual...

Beta blossoms on Tree of Life’s branches

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After a year of preparation, Tree of Life's beta test is finally here. The test marks the debut of an almost brand-new look and feel...

Villagers & Heroes is coming to Android tablets

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Villagers & Heroes is one of those underappreciated MMO gems that's been flying under the radar for a while. It might look an awful...

The MOP Up: ARK’s free PvP version goes wide (April 17, 2016)

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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...

Star Conflict celebrates Cosmonautics Day

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Star Conflict stood up straight and saluted Cosmonautics Day this week, a day that marks the 55th anniversary of humanity sending a person into space for...

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