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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Phantasy Star Online 2 has a crossover with Tales of Zestiria
One of Phantasy Star Online 2's big hooks is doing crossovers with other major game franchises. The latest of these mashups is with Bandai...
Here’s how to jury-rig a VR alternative for Elite: Dangerous
If you've had dreams of flying spaceships in the third dimension but were too poor to afford an Oculus Rift, then one clever gamer...
Sanctions force World of Warcraft, Diablo III ban in Crimea
When gamers are caught in the crossfire of international politics, bad things can happen.
Due to US sanctions against Russia, World of Warcraft and Diablo...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on MMO emulators?
Emulators. They're a touchy, murky, grey-area subject for many people and one that we don't touch on a lot here on the site due...
Global Chat: Are MMO players too mean to game developers?
Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...
EVE Online fan calculates an 18% drop in subscriptions
There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed....
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 9
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day, Neverwinter on Xbone, EverQuest II, SWG's NGE, Trove, Star Trek Online, WildStar, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2 leveling and the VR trend.
Black Desert fans are troubled about game changes
When the primary beta process for an upcoming MMO is taking place in another region and language, it's often difficult to understand how the...
Daybreak dev muses about mobile Vanguard diplomacy game
Vanguard's diplomacy system was always one of the most-talked about features of that late fantasy title, using a card minigame to simulate conversational conflict...
Read the confession of an MMO duper
Dupers -- players who take advantage of exploits to duplicate rare items in-game in order to sell them -- can be a type of...
Are ‘me-too’ MOBAs a development trap?
There's no doubt that the MOBA genre is a behemoth in the industry right now, with titles like League of Legends and DOTA 2...
Meet the MMO that lives in Second Life
Welcome to MMOception: an MMO within an MMOÂ (or if you want to get technical, an MMO within a "virtual world"),
By using scripting and the...
Now Greed Monger’s project lead has bowed out
The crumbling of the once-promising crowdfunded sandbox Greed Monger continues, as project lead Jason Appleton announced that he's abandoning the project and giving control...
Music Man Online beckons players to dance and date
Music Man Online -- a game that has a delightfuly confusing acronym, by the way -- has very little to do with 76 trombones...
World of Warcraft throws a 10-day sale that includes Warlords of Draenor
Good Blizzard sales don't come around too often, so if you've been holding off on buying World of Warcraft or its most recent expansion,...
Get a sneak peek of LOTRO’s Update 16
Lord of the Rings Online is gearing up for a big content push this month with Update 16. The devs put the patch on the...
One Shots: Row, row, row your boat
When I'm perusing my One Shots mail folder seeking that special picture that will make the headlines, I'm not looking for anything in particular....
LOTRO Legendarium: Why you need to read the books if you play the game
While my Kindle is loaded with so many new books I've yet to read that I really should take a few months off to...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever want to change your character’s race?
We all whine and complain about MMO cash shop offerings, but you know what's one item that I'm always glad to see? A race...
Destiny fixes raid bugs, balances strike difficulty
Both raids and strikes lie heavily upon the minds of Destiny's development team as it prepares a number of fixes in the coming Update...
