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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Sword Coast Legends is launching on Mac and Linux as well
Good news for Sword Coast Legends fans who are hoping to play with their friends of "other" persuasions: n-Space has announced that the game will...
Marvel Heroes celebrates its second anniversary with Doctor Doom
Dust off your capes and adjust your ruby-quartz visors, for tomorrow is Marvel Heroes' second anniversary and all are invited to join in the...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in a cultural decline?
An editorial over at Rock Paper Shotgun attempts to tie two topics together as one: why there will never be a World of Warcraft...
Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying
How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...
MechWarrior Online brings MechLab online with today’s patch
MechWarrior Online has had a rocky go of it lately, apparently breaking ties with former (and now defunct) publisher Infinite Games. But you can't...
Guild Wars 2’s second stronghold beta test is happening right now
The fight of the century -- or at least the next 24 hours -- is on in Guild Wars 2. The fantasy MMO is...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 16
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's F2P, The Secret World's motorcycles, Echo of Souls' soft launch, Greed Monger's doom, Marvel Heroes' updates, plus mailbag questions on underused races, multiboxing, and tiny MMOs.
LOTRO musicians prepare for Weatherstock VII
For seven years now, it's been a tradition among the Lord of the Rings Online community to assemble at the summit of the iconic...
ARK: Survival Evolved launches today on Steam early access
Before you go see Jurassic World this summer, why not experience it yourself? The dino-hunting simulator, ARK: Survival Evolved, launches today on Steam early...
LEGO Worlds releases on Steam early access
Since Minecraft more or less ripped off the very concept of playing with LEGOs, why not return the favor? That seems to be the...
What World of Warcraft would look like in Unreal Engine
Many words have been spilled about World of Warcraft's relative immunity to aging due to its stylized graphics. And while that art style is...
MapleStory 2 is launching in Korea on July 7
Predictions of a July 2nd launch date for MapleStory 2 were off -- but only by a few days. Nexon announced that the colorful...
Valiance Online begins a patch blitz
Superheroes don't do anything in half-measures, and neither does City of Heroes spiritual successor Valiance Online. The team updated the title yesterday with the...
Derek Smart defends Alganon against review bombing
It's safe to say that Alganon has not been a well-liked game on Steam since its arrival on the platform on May 5th, at least...
One Shots: Reflections of me
One fun in-game photography trick is to use reflections, mirrors, and glass to offer a different -- and sometimes more artistic -- vision of...
WildStar hands out gobs of gifts for its birthday
Don't let WildStar's upcoming free-to-play transition distract you from a more immediate reason to celebrate on Nexus: The sci-fi MMO is marking its one-year...
The Game Archaeologist: Mythic’s Imperator Online
It is a truly difficult thing to create something completely new and original, especially in storytelling and setting. It's perhaps impossible in this day...
Otherland beefs up its clan and PvP feature set
Progress on the revived Otherland project has been running quiet for most of this spring, but now that looks to change. Today, Drago Entertainment...
Trion Worlds secures ‘Reactor’ trademark
No, it's not one of Tony Stark's inventions, but that doesn't mean this reactor is any less intriguing. Upon doing some sleuthing, RiftGrate discovered...
Catching up with Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long
As Kickstarter projects successfully funded via the power of nostalgia have proven, gamer loyalty can burn strong even decades after experiencing titles that make...
