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 Daily Grind: How important are different body types in MMO character creation?
I know it's a pain for the art team to have to figure out how to get gear and weapons to fit different shapes,...
Atlantica Online introduces its Shadow Legion update
Eight new playable mercenaries have joined the Atlantica Online roster with yesterday's patch. The Shadow Legion consists of martial arts beggars who have begun...
Perfect World is bringing HEX to China
HEX: Shards of Fate may just have hit a jackpot when it sorely needed it. MMO Culture is reporting that the trading card MMO...
Sword Coast Legends demos single-player mode
Bummed about BioWare's 4v1 RPG Shadow Realms biting the big one? Then cheer up, little trooper: There might be a good substitute on the...
Own, expand, and develop your own piece of Crowfall’s universe
While most of Crowfall's playable area will be in temporary PvP campaign worlds, there will be a bastion of permanence in individual player housing...
H1Z1 won’t charge for Battle Royale anytime soon
After announcing yesterday that it would be offering a $6.99 monthly pass for H1Z1's Battle Royale mode, Daybreak Game Company said today that it...
Perpetuum spotted in movie trailer
It may appear only for a split-second, but Perpetuum is making its silver-screen debut in the official trailer for the movie Max.
The sci-fi MMO...
The Secret World begins #IAMTSW contest series
The Secret World's forum game is finally upon us, and as promised, it looks to be a doozy. Funcom will be running several weeks...
Pre-purchase Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain for free card back
Even though it's not out yet, you can go ahead and pay for Hearthstone's Blackrock Mountain adventure pack to have it waiting for you...
Migrate your NCsoft master account or face deletion
Are you still using an old NCsoft master account? If you are, then you're going to want to migrate to the new system before...
Lineage is opening its first subscription server in China
The name Lineage has gone hand-in-hand with free-to-play for a while now, but that might be changing. Chinese publisher Tencent Games is experimenting with...
Warframe is ‘retiring’ premium crafted armor
It's the end of an era for Warframe crafters. For reasons unknown but that probably rhyme with "martificial schmarcity," Digital Extremes is retiring three...
Elite: Dangerous starts Mac beta test on March 31st
Mac Elite: Dangerous fans who are feeling grounded while their PC brothers and sisters are cruising the stars will soon have their own chance...
Das Tal is considering a buy-to-play model
After a careful consideration of the pros and cons of various business models, including those of Crowfall, Guild Wars 2 and ArcheAge, the Das...
Guild Wars 2 starts second PvP ladder test season tomorrow
When we were kids, playing on ladders was a good way to get a scolding or a trip to the E.R. Now, they're the...
Eternal Crusade kills early game modules to focus on founder’s access
Changes have been afoot over at Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, and new Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson posted a second State of the Crusade post...
Crowfall promises VR support in exchange for 15,000 backers
Bet you didn't see this coming. As it ticks down its final Kickstarter campaign week, Crowfall has added a tantalizing stretch goal if the...
The Secret World is selling an all-in-one Tokyo pack
If you've fallen behind on purchasing your Secret World DLC or have yet to step foot into Tokyo, then Funcom has the deal of...
Perfect Ten: Combat-free MMOs
If there's one thing that always, always goes with MMOs, it's combat. I mean, we can't be a hero without killing something, right? We...
Origins of Malu begins early access on March 20th with PvP only
Origins of Malu will be launching its early access program this Friday, March 20th, with a buy-to-play hybrid model. The indie sandbox will initially...
