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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The Daily Grind: The best MMO ever will be announced tomorrow
Tomorrow, it will happen.
Tomorrow, the curtains will be pulled back and the greatest MMO ever will be announced. Millions will gasp. Thousands will swoon....
WildStar previews its Halloween event, Shade’s Eve
It's no secret that WildStar has had holiday events in the works for quite some time now, although the developers held off releasing them...
Blizzard joins S&P 500 stock market index
If it wasn't clear before now, Blizzard's debut on a stock index further goes to show that the game studio is one of the...
Undead Labs cancels Moonrise, cites lack of projected profitability
Pokémon-like battler Moonrise won't be seeing the light of commercial release, apparently.
Undead Labs announced today that after several months in early access testing on both...
Project Gorgon is soon switching to Steam and restricting alpha access
With its successful Kickstarter campaign behind it, indie MMO Project Gorgon is forging ahead with plans to transition to Steam.
Elder Game sent out a...
Champions Online celebrates Vehicle Week
Rev your engines, for Champions Online is calling all superheroes to exercise their driving and flying skills for Vehicle Week.
The event, which is currently...
ArcheAge is launching in China next month
After a couple of delays, it looks as though China will finally be able to join the ArcheAge club in less than two weeks.
Tencent...
The Secret World unlocks Manufactory’s nightmare mode
The Secret World rolled out the next stage of Issue 12 by unlocking the nightmare mode for the new Manufactory instance.
Issue 12 came out on...
Otherland reschedules early access for September 10
A day after its early access was supposed to begin, Otherland announced that it has rescheduled the start of alpha testing on Steam for September...
Perfect Ten: Amazing MMO cosplay
I have nothing but deep respect for cosplayers because on two levels they are performing activities that I cannot. First of all, they put...
Ultima Online begins testing Time of Legends expansion
Did you forget that Ultima Online is rolling out an expansion later this year? You might have, but for faithful UO players, it's certain...
SWTOR vows all companions will return in the KOTFE expansion
BioWare took to a much-anticipated livestream last night to assuage fears concerning the fate of companions in Star Wars: The Old Republic when Knights...
PSA: Pick up WildStar at GameStop for $10
Although WildStar is shifting over to free-to-play this fall, you can get a discounted jump start by snagging a discounted retail box of the game.
GameStop...
Skyforge players called to repel multi-month alien invasion
A massive, multi-month alien invasion is underway in Skyforge, and the game's player gods are being called to do their part in the fight...
YouTube Gaming launches streaming platform
Move over, Twitch;Â your competition just arrived.
YouTube just launched its own streaming platform called, simply, YouTube Gaming. This subsite organizes both gaming videos and livestreams,...
Mobile game replicates the World of Warcraft raid healing experience
Healers are the often unsung heroes of any MMO raid, spending hours staring at health bars while the rest of the group gets to...
World of Warcraft unlocks Archimonde fight for raid finder
There's now nothing standing between you and PUG raid success in World of Warcraft's Hellfire Citadel, except perhaps gear, skill, and ill-timed AFKs.
Blizzard announced...
Star Citizen starts testing social module
Getting chummy with your fellow Star Citizen space pilots has taken one step closer to becoming an in-game reality today, as RSI announced that...
Star Trek Online bug creates neverending party
Once upon a time, Star Trek Online gave players a "party amplifier" that spawned a disco ball and other effects on command. Then a...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you avoid based on art design?
During my few weeks trial of Final Fantasy XIV, I came to two solid conclusions. First, the game was awfully pretty and detailed -- pure...
