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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Dota 2 Reborn revamps the game from the ground up
Dota 2 is stockpiling its arsenal against the competition with the advent of a massive overhaul called Dota 2 Reborn.
Dota 2 Reborn won't be changing...
World of Warcraft acknowledges ’emotional response’ to flying controversy
The full story on Blizzard's decision and subsequent reappraisal of grounding flying mounts in World of Warcraft is still being revealed. In a new...
Aventurine offers to license out classic Darkfall’s game code
The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that...
E3 2015: Perfect World is making Torchlight Mobile
Torchlight has no shortage of fans devoted to the stylized action RPG, and this week those fans have a new reason to rejoice. The...
Dark Age of Camelot announces its Otherworlds Campaign
The RvR frontier of Dark Age of Camelot is about to heat up, as Broadsword is on the verge of unleashing its multi-month Otherworlds...
Aventurine ditches Darkfall classic server project
It's a dark day for those who were hoping to see a return to the classic era of Darkfall. A few weeks ago, player...
One Shots: Bagpipes in the woods
I can't say that I'm the biggest fan of bagpipe music, although I do harbor a certain fascination for any musical instrument that looks...
Burstfire’s tactical shooter gives players one life per game
If you only had one life in a FPS match, how would it change your playstyle? Think about the implications of such a rule...
Nexus Telegraph: Five reasons I’m over the moon about WildStar’s free-to-play
So how about those anniversary gifts in WildStar, huh? A year ago I was tremendously excited that the early start to the game's launch...
The Daily Grind: What quest involving music have you liked?
Give me more variety in my quests, I always say. That is why I'm delighted when designers utilize elements such as, say, music in...
Cryptic introduces the Neverwinter Combat League
Neverwinter's getting serious about its competitive game, as the title is launching new PvP seasons for player rewards and glory.
The Neverwinter Combat League challenges...
Defiance’s third season includes MMO reward codes
Who would have thought that, three years later, both Defiance the television series and Defiance the MMO would still be chugging along? But here...
Trove will teach you how to train a dragon next week
Trove is apparently racing to see just how much content it can cram into this voxelbox title before it launches on July 9th. Next...
Cabal II soft-launches on July 2 with no wipe
It's a double dose of good news for Cabal II fans today, as ESTsoft not only announced the game's open beta launch date but...
RIFT’s Summerfest starts today
School's out for RIFT -- and Summerfest is in full swing! The fantasy title's summer event starts today and continues through July 1st, offering...
WildStar’s mystery event befuddles players
Yesterday evening Carbine Studios encouraged players to attend a WildStar mystery event on the Entity server, not spilling any other details as to what...
Steam’s summer sale offers mad MMO deals [Updated Monday]
Prepare your wallets to go broke and your libraries to fill to the brim with games that you'll never have time to play, for...
Guild Wars 2 showing off its guild halls at E3
In all of the Heart of Thorns hoopla and specializations diaries, did you forget that guild halls will also be arriving in Guild Wars...
The MMO industry mourns the passing of Christopher Lee
If you haven't heard the news already, then we're sorry to report that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings actor Christopher Lee has...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs
One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...
