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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Wander struggles with bugs, crashes
If you're thinking of picking up Wander to enjoy an exploration-heavy, non-combat MMO, you may want to consider waiting until some of its rougher...
The Secret World shuts down accounts linked to unauthorized Steam key resellers
Funcom is drawing a line for The Secret World players who attempt to use Steam keys from "unauthorized resellers" by shutting down accounts linked to...
Heroes of the Storm readies Eternal Conflict patch
Last week, Heroes of the Storm launched. But that was the past, and Blizzard is all about looking ahead to the future. Part of...
One Shots: The infinite summons
One of the stranger Final Fantasy tropes is that the more powerful a summoned creature is, the longer it would take for any given...
The Game Archaeologist: The Matrix Online
It's not every year that a movie comes along that captures the pop culture zeitgeist so powerfully and so quickly as The Matrix did....
The Daily Grind: Is swimming really that important in MMOs?
One of the big brouhahas that arose back in Star Wars: The Old Republic's development was the game's lack of any type of swimming....
World of Warcraft inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame
If you had to pick six of the most influential video games in history, what would they be?
For a panel of experts at the...
Allods Online gets Steam Greenlight go-ahead
If you figure that getting onto Steam is vital for the future of your favorite MMO, then Allods Online players have to be giving...
Destiny’s community helps to raise $1M for Nepal recovery
When tragedy struck and the call went out to pitch in, let it be said that the Destiny community stepped up to help. As...
Infinite Crisis fan organizes last hurrah
When faced with the end of a game that you love, how do you use those final days? While some might grieve over Infinite...
Tree of Life persecutes thieves and stymies griefers
Since landing on Steam early access last week, Tree of Life has been patching frequently and furiously. The team is not only working on...
Iron Realms creates user-friendly MUD client
It's easy for the modern MMO gamer to be put off by multi-user dungeons (MUDs), what with their lack of graphical frills and their...
Hearthstone welcomes new heroes to the table
Something intriguing is afoot over at Hearthstone. Blizzard. announced today that it's preparing to introduce new heroes -- not classes -- to its successful...
Champions Online is revamping its tutorial
If you ever felt let down or confused over Champions Online's introductory experience, then the team would like to welcome you to try it...
Voxelbox Trove is officially launching on July 9
This is it, Trove fans. The finish line of beta and the starting line for the official live game. Trion Worlds announced that Trove...
RuneScape players fend off a planet eater
Bummer: A giant creature named Tuska is heading toward RuneScape's world with the full intent of gobbling it up. Wait, did we say bummer?...
Istaria commits to shoring up the game in 2015
Not every MMO patch has to be a field of explorable content through which adventurers romp barefoot and fancy-free. Sometimes the unglamorous work of...
PlanetSide 2’s boots will hit the ground on PlayStation 4 on June 23
The countdown has begun for PlanetSide 2's invasion onto the PlayStation 4. Daybreak announced today that it will be releasing its MMOFPS on the...
Crowfall preps core combat test, commits to raising $1M from additional investors
With a large roster of potential classes, how will Crowfall balance it all? By starting small, of course. The devs wrote a new post...
Das Tal invites everyone to the alpha test for one day only
Das Tal's Kickstarter campaign is staring down its final week, and with only a little over 27 grand raised of its $55,794 goal, it's...
