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: Are dungeon finders a blessing or a curse?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Trove’s uber adventure worlds are challenging to the max
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
Skyforge is becoming a hot property for bored summer gamers looking for something new to explore. Reader Tyler reports in from the recent closed...
The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Online
The Sims Online was one of the odder entrants into the MMO genre, an online iteration of an immensely popular game franchise that promised...
The Daily Grind: What was your last encounter with an MMO gamemaster like?
MMORPG game masters may be the unsung heroes of the industry. While developers get all of the spotlight and community managers the attention, the...
Black Desert video review rips MMO beta as a ‘shallow game’
When it comes to MMO betas, don't you usually want to cut through the hype and hysteria to get at the truth of whether...
Skyforge’s producer welcomes players to early access
Skyforge's Live Producer Aaron Biedma took the time today to welcome players to the game's early access week, noting the passion that fans have...
