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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League of Legends denies Season 5 rewards to banned or restricted players
If you've been a bad boy or girl this year and still expect to reap rewards from League of Legends' Season 5, then you...
Allods Online update has werewolves and vampires living together, mass hysteria
Have the itch to get out and explore some unclaimed territory? Allods Online players will get to do just that with the advent of...
Marvel Heroes starts Mystic Mayhem event, announces STASH change
Limbo is open for business in Marvel Heroes, although players may go through hell when they get there.
Gazillion took the game's old Limbo zone and reworked it...
Why individual MMOs and MOBAs are their own market
There's an interesting think piece on Medium that tackles misconceptions when it comes to trying to pigeonhole players and games into categories. The crux...
ArcheAge taking sign-ups for free server transfers soon
In just a few days, ArcheAge will begin accepting sign-ups for server -- sorry, evolution -- transfers.
Trion Worlds announced yesterday that players affected by...
Star Trek Online’s New Dawn will be ‘full of mystery’
Star Trek Online is on the verge of a storyline shift with the upcoming Season 11: New Dawn, as it puts the wraps on...
WildStar dev hints at adding path options
Yesterday the WildStar team hosted a Reddit AMA about the new Cosmic Rewards system, and during that conversation one player asked about being able to...
League of Legends retunes juggernauts
League of Legends' juggernauts -- what Riot Games is calling its slow, powerful melee characters -- are being retuned with Patch 5.16.
The latest patch...
Interact with this EVE Online overview video
Some people learn by watching and listening while others require hands-on interactivity for the lessons to sink in. So why not both? YouTuber Scott...
Crowfall sees crowd control as an important but tricky mechanic
Crowd control is a delicate and contentious topic for MMO designers, especially ones who are making PvP games. And while the Crowfall team isn't...
Destiny is going to get way better with The Taken King
When Destiny's The Taken King comes out on September 15th, it's going to be adding so many features and making so many changes that...
Guild Wars 2 will demo ‘challenging group content’ at PAX
Guild Wars 2 fans heading to PAX Prime later this month will find a lot to do with their favorite MMO.
ArenaNet said that the...
Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming soon to a pocket near you
It may be true that interest in playing and developing mobile games has peaked, although personally I very much like mobile gaming. On the...
Trion’s Trove has a million monthly users
Could Trove be the sleeper hit of 2015? Signs are looking good already. While the sandvox title lingered in open beta for quite some time,...
Earn juicy rewards with Firefall’s new bounty system
Taking a cue from achievement, task, and contract systems in other MMOs, Firefall is planning to institute a bounty system that will connect daily...
TERA closing in Taiwan and Hong Kong — at least for the time being
TERA fans in Taiwan will soon find themselves out of a virtual world come November.
MMO Culture is reporting that the publisher, OMG Digital Entertainment,...
Wurm Online database error breaks loyalty program
A database error and subsequent attempts to fix it have left Wurm Online's loyalty program in a state of disrepair.
Lead Developer Rolf Janssen admits...
Das Tal preps stress test boss battle
An upcoming public test for Das Tal promises to provide a bit of a surprise for players.
The team announced that it's preparing a new...
Get a recap of Star Citizen’s development journey to date
Star Citizen's development is already the stuff of legends and bardic tales, and it isn't even close to being completed yet.
If your memory of...
The Daily Grind: Could The Secret World survive as a single-player game?
Most MMOs would make terrible single-player games by virtue of their scope and design. Take multiplayer out of it and most of us would...
