Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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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

Raph Koster: Crowfall ‘can feel more like a living world’

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ArtCraft's Raph Koster is the star witness of an in-depth interview in which he discusses the development of Crowfall using the perspective of his...

Watch Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man control insect swarms

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If you could control a few million ants to do your bidding, how would you use them? Probably less responsibly than Scott Lang, aka...

Elder Scrolls Online gives you a first look at Imperial City DLC pack

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Elder Scrolls Online has been cruising along in buy-to-play mode for a few months now (and reportedly doing quite well for itself), but its...

Warcraft movie footage smuggled from SDCC

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Well, you know that someone had to be the sneaky one and record the Warcraft movie footage from the San Diego Comic Con. And...

The Daily Grind: Are dungeon finders a blessing or a curse?

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Dungeon finders -- they're great, right? They take away the hassle of forming groups and get scads of players into some of the most...

Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero

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I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...

Star Trek Online starts selling puppy lockboxes

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Quick, someone call the animal humane society because Star Trek Online is cramming innocent puppies into airtight boxes! This puppy abuse is part of STO's...

Skeletal King Leoric joins the Heroes of the Storm brawl

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You can't keep a mad king down, they say. Diablo's Leoric is the latest champion to join Heroes of the Storm's roster. Having scrabbled his...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22

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Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.

You can’t see the new Warcraft trailer, but you can read about it

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Last week's San Diego Comic Con was of great interest to World of Warcraft fans, as Director Duncan Jones led a panel of the...

Derek Smart calls for FTC investigation of Star Citizen’s finances, presents Chris Roberts with list of demands

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Game developer Derek Smart continues to be terribly concerned over the future fate of Star Citizen. After an epic-sized rant last week, Smart posted...

Star Trek Online releasing Broken Circle featured episode this Thursday

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It's time for Star Trek Online captains to take the fight to the Iconians. The game has been building up to an epic confrontation...

Guild Wars 2 combat working as intended, will work even more as intended in the future

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Don't expect Guild Wars 2 to change its combat to mimic the traditional holy trinity setup that most MMOs have, but do expect that...

Pathfinder Online starts Wrath of Nhur Athemon event

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Just because Pathfinder Online is still in the early access phase doesn't mean that it can't throw an event or two into the mix. In...

Hearthstone drops more possible Argent Tournament clues

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Oh Hearthstone, you tease you! After delivering an announcement about an upcoming announcement, Blizzard posted a cryptic short story on the game's website that...

Skyforge weathers early access issues

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Can't have an MMO launch -- even an early access to the soft launch -- without a few nasty surprises for both the studios...

Marvel Heroes on Ant-Man and the vote for future heroes

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With a panel at last week's San Diego Comic Con and preparations for this week's Ant-Man patch, Marvel Heroes has been quite busy talking...

See the fun that alpha testers are having in Albion Online

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After just a week and a half of Albion Online's summer alpha test, players are stacking up an impressive pile of videos showing off...
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Trove’s uber adventure worlds are challenging to the max

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Looking for the toughest content in the newly released Trove? Then you're going to want to climb the ladder of the game's adventure worlds...

One Shots: Blinded with science

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Skyforge is becoming a hot property for bored summer gamers looking for something new to explore. Reader Tyler reports in from the recent closed...

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