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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Armored Warfare upgrades to tier 9 vehicles
Armored Warfare, that "other" tank game, has an update out that's adding a whole new tier of vehicles to the mix. The M1A2, CRAB, BMPT-72,...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO support class?
Seeing Camelot Unchained roll out its vision for its trio of support classes brought a smile to my face the other day. See, I...
Devilian begins final closed beta test and previews the Shadowhunter
The finish line for Devilian's western test cycle is fast approaching, as the game entered into its fourth and final closed beta yesterday.
The big...
BioWare nerfs SWTOR companions hard, asks for feedback [Updated]
MMO players have always known the danger of a class or feature being overpowered, as it can draw the attention of developers and invite...
Guild Wars 2 Quaggan holiday merch available to pre-order tomorrow
Every MMO seems to have its breakout race, and for many Guild Wars 2 players, it's the lovable and squishy Quaggan. So what if...
World of Tanks update adds Berlin map, PvE tutorial
Tank commanders, it's time to roll on Berlin! The newest map to World of Tanks is but one of many additions in this week's...
Aion’s Abyss is shaken up with Patch 4.9
Strange and wonderful things are afoot in Aion's Abyssal region following yesterday's Patch 4.9.
The content update comes as a shockwave has hit the game's...
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
Infinity: Battlescape crosses fundraising goal
I-Novae Studios is surely popping the cork today to celebrate the fact that its space sim, Infinity: Battlescape, has passed its $300,000 funding goal...
Funcom to announce three new games in 2016
Watch out world: Funcom is cranking up its game factory for 2016.
In the studio's Q3 2015 report, Funcom said that it would be announcing the...
Crowfall moves into the next phase of pre-alpha testing
It's heady times for Crowfall developers and supporters, as ArtCraft announced yesterday that the project is taking a significant step into the next phase...
Eco puts final pieces into place for its alpha release
The global survival game Eco is just a few short days away from opening the doors to crowdfunding backers for its alpha test, and...
Check out some Civ Online factions and gameplay videos
The next best thing to actually being in a beta is to watch someone play it, which both sates your curiosity and creates an...
LOTRO players host Friendship France gathering this weekend to show solidarity after attacks
Communities around the globe are still coping with the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, and in MMOs, it's no different. Similar...
Trove invaded by bloodthirsty turkeys
Normally, Thanksgiving is a time to both count one's blessings and gorge on high-calorie foods. In Trove, however, it's a time to run for...
The Secret World welcomes new community manager
The Secret World has a new face in its community management team, as Funcom has promoted Andy "Odonoptera" Benditt up from GM to CM.
Benditt...
Devilian beefs up its PvP game for its beta 4 event
Trion Worlds is eager to show that it's trying to be more flexible and adaptive with its upcoming Devilian import, saying in this month's...
The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred style of MMO combat?
A passionate WildStar discussion-slash-debate in my guild the other day on the subject of MMO combat styles had us all taking sides on what was...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
