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 Repopulation offers $20 early access
Getting into The Repopulation's early access program is now cheaper than ever, as Above and Beyond has announced a new silver membership tier for...
Glitch releases two-volume soundtrack
While Glitch hasn't been available to play since 2012 (and won't be again until Children of Ur and Eleven finish their revival projects), the...
Run, Valiance Online, run!
There's always a world of difference between viewing MMO screenshots and videos. Sometimes you just have to see a game in action to get...
Mortal Online has ‘a few thousand’ active players
Ever wondered how many people are playing Mortal Online? Star Vault CEO Henrik Nystrom was unexpectedly candid about the question on the forums, saying...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO pet classes
Most folks have certain class traits that appeal to them. Some love being that long-range archer sniper, while others get juiced on the feeling of...
What do you think about WildStar’s capital cities?
What do you think about WildStar's two capital cities? Do you love or hate them? What do you think could be improved in them?...
Daybreak’s John Smedley: EverQuest Next is going to be ‘more than ok’
Worried about this week's mass firings of Daybreak employees and wondering what might happen to both Landmark and EverQuest Next? The studio has a...
HEX throws free Valentine’s Day tournament
Whether or not you have plans for this Valentine's Day weekend, HEX would like you to consider its arena test server as the most...
Richard Garriott: Open development and crowdsourcing is a ‘joy’
There's a lot of debate and discussion these days as to the virtues and usefulness of early access and transparent development, but at least...
Nexon pressures NCsoft as largest shareholder
While Nexon and NCsoft may be competing developers in the MMO space, business has made strange and hostile bedfellows of both.
After purchasing enough shares...
Crowfall will be buy-to-play with optional sub
Although we don't have the full idea of what Crowfall is, today we know more about how we'll be paying for it in the...
The Soapbox: Facing an industry of change
Right now I believe that we are on a threshold of change in the MMO industry, and it feels a little uncertain and a...
Listen to a Star Wars Galaxies and Earth & Beyond ‘post-mortem’
If you're looking for a blast to the past of science fiction MMOs, then clear your schedule for an hour of enlightening talk by...
Guild Wars 2 celebrates the Lunar New Year
It's the Canthan Lunar New Year in Guild Wars 2, so the question you have to be asking yourself is: Do you feel lucky?...
Ever, Jane’s lead developer is building a most unusual MMO
Have you heard about Ever, Jane and thought to yourself, "Who would make this kind of MMO?" Well, now you can meet the creator...
Trove takes to the skies in a new patch
What more can sandvox Trove add to its beta program? How about the power to rebel against the forces of gravity and take to...
Star Trek Online changes executive producers
Star Trek Online has a new captain helming its ship, as Stephen D'Angelo has stepped down as executive producer and long-time STO dev Stephen...
Read the scoop on Neverwinter’s newest zones
There's a lot to take in with Neverwinter's upcoming Elemental Evil module, including two brand-new zones to the game: Drowned Shore and Reclamation Rock....
Player structures are coming to Pathfinder Online
It's hard to think of a sandbox game without the ability to create and dwell in player structures, but until now that feature has...
Atari announces Asteroids: Outpost MMO
This has already been such a weird day for MMOs, so why not this? Atari announced that it's reviving one of its most famous...
