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: What was your first day in an MMO like?
Can you remember? Can you recall your very first day playing an MMO? Or has it been so long that time's made a mockery...
Devilian shows off Shadowhunter class and devil form
Action-RPG Devilian is cranking up its hype machine, with a pair of informative dev blogs posted this past week about the game's features.
The first...
Trion races to fix Trove server issues, offers compensation
Ever since launching earlier this month, Trove has become somewhat of a sleeper hit in the MMO community and enjoyed crowds flocking to its...
One Shots: Holding a torch for City of Heroes
No, you're not seeing yet another ancient screenshot from the late, great City of Heroes. No, this is something far more recent and special....
Nexus Telegraph: Rethinking WildStar’s challenges
Back when WildStar first launched, there was a rapid evolution of the general community opinion over challenges. Initially there was excitement over these on-the-spot...
The Daily Grind: What’s most important to you in a space sim?
I am still waiting for my dream space sim to dock at my port, and I'm not sure if it ever will. It's a...
Das Tal showing off small events with this weekend’s playtest
Das Tal is still a ways off from operating an ongoing alpha program, but the team is throwing a one-day test for this Sunday...
ArcheAge kicks off double XP weekend today
Got big plans for this weekend? No you don't any longer. You're going to cancel them, stock up on snacks and drinks, and then...
World of Warcraft raiding guild wipes 472 times before beating mythic Hellfire raid
How many times do you usually tolerate a full group wipe before calling it a night? Three? Four? Now imagine if your guild has...
TERA launches not one but two summer events
What's summer without a party or two? That's TERA's thinking, as the action MMO announced that it's dealing a one-two punch of celebratory fun...
Elder Scrolls Online sold 138,000 digital editions in June
A new Superdata report covering June is surprisingly glowing about the MMO industry. MMOs, combined with social and mobile titles, accounted for $660 million...
Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man patch plagued by nasty bugs (no, really)
Yesterday's Ant-Man patch in Marvel Heroes introduced more than virtual insects to the game, as bugs of a more serious nature plagued the servers....
Marvel Heroes patches in Ant-Man, story consolidation
Go small or go home! That's the mandate from Marvel Heroes today, as the action-RPG added its 49th hero, Ant-Man, to coincide with this...
Eternal Crusade upgrades to Unreal Engine 4
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is about to start looking a whole lot more attractive when you oogle its screenshots. This is because Behaviour Interactive...
Want to win at Crowfall? Become a mind-reader.
Hey, you know what would make you an incredible MMO PvP gamer? If you would just start reading the mind of your opponent already!
This...
War Thunder offers 11-part video tutorial series
War Thunder's combined arms approach to virtual warfare may be a little overwhelming for new players. But fortunately there's an 11-part video boot camp...
Skyforge soft launches after technical issues
Skyforge is making the jump to a non-wipable open beta today (aka a soft launch), although the team dealt with a server issue earlier...
Playable Togrutas confirmed for SWTOR Update 3.3
Togrutas, the colorful Star Wars race that boasts both head tails and hollow horns, will become available to play when Star Wars: The Old...
RIFT patch 3.3 is live with extra nightmares
You don't have to wait until Halloween for RIFT to break out the heebie-jeebies, as its Waking Nightmares update went live yesterday, though it was not...
RuneFest tickets now on sale for real money or in-game bonds
RuneScape's annual convention, RuneFest, is coming this fall to London. And while October 3rd is a ways away, you can purchase a ticket to...
