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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Firefly Online extends development to work in the original cast
Sometimes even big damn heroes have to wait until a plan comes together.
Firefly Online, the official online RPG that will be continuing the adventures of the...
Trove is going offline for two days to upgrade its data storage system
Heads up Trovians: Trion Worlds is preparing to take Trove offline for two days next week to upgrade its data storage system with better hardware. The...
Lord of the Rings Online’s server woes continue
Days after Lord of the Rings Online moved to its new datacenter, the game is still being plagued by server issues that is causing...
Blade & Soul plans star-studded launch event
If you haven't already, mark your calendar for next Tuesday, January 19th. That will be the day that the world comes to a halt...
Marvel Heroes starts selling Advance Pack 3 and 1602-era costumes
What, did you think that Marvel Heroes was going to take it easy and not churn out another small army of superheroes this year?...
Hearthstone senior game designer addresses player ‘restlessness’
Have you ever become frustrated with a studio for its lack of communication and the perception that the developers are goofing off instead of...
The Secret World adds four side missions and two rare bosses
Update 13.1 has landed with an ominous thud in the middle of The Secret World's Kaidan, and players can only shudder at what unholy...
The Realm’s creator wants to remake this 20-year-old MMO
MMO veterans might be familiar with The Realm (also known as The Realm Online), which was one of the first class of graphical online...
Dogma: Eternal Night puts up new pre-order page
Dogma: Eternal Night is not about to let a flopped Kickstarter campaign get in the way of its money. Er, dreams. Well, probably dreams...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO player councils useful or pointless?
Some MMO studios have decided as part of their efforts to foster understanding with the community to implement player councils. These councils, which are...
Global Chat: Making gaming resolutions
Do you make New Year's resolutions for gaming? I do and I've seen more than a few bloggers come out in early January to...
Battle Bards Episode 66: The best of MOBA music
This week on the Battle Bards podcast, the crew branches out from the familiar territory of MMO soundtracks and into the wild, untamed regions of...
MU: Origin starts mobile beta testing on January 25
MU: Origin, the mobile spin-off of Webzen's MU Online, will start closed beta testing on Android devices later this month. Players can sign up on the...
DDO starts taking player council applications
Ever want to bend a developer's ear and have influence on your favorite MMO? One option is to shout into the void of forums and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 46: The high price of VR
Justin and Bree discuss the Oculus Rift's pricetag, Marvel Heroes' David Brevik, Divergence Online, Smed on emus, and TUG, with mailbag questions on tstories, MOBAs, and skill trees.
Devilian begins 20v20 guild tourneys, grants 15 days of bonus gifts
Devilian players know that the game is absolutely shameless in its attempts to get you to log in and play it, with daily rewards,...
Richard Garriott cuts off (some of) his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar
Richard "Lord British" Garriott is well-known for several things: his creation of the Ultima series, his lavish geeky parties, his trip to space, and...
LOTRO’s new datacenter causes login headaches
Lord of the Rings Online's move to its new datacenter yesterday triggered a few significant issues that were unseen by the dev team before...
Final Fantasy XIV releases full Heavensward soundtrack next month
Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack has been often cited as a favorite element of the MMO and has grown significantly since its initial 1.0 release....
EVE Online starts CSM process earlier this year
Because of when EVE Online's Fanfest is happening this year, the election process for the game's Council of Stellar Management has started earlier than in...
