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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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...
Raph Koster: Crowfall ‘can feel more like a living world’
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
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
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
Well, you know that someone had to be the sneaky one and record the Warcraft movie footage from the San Diego Comic Con. And...
