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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WildStar’s contracts system is an alternate route to great rewards
Stuck at level 50 in WildStar with nothing to do? If you're eschewing the hardcore raiding and PvP life, then you'll be happy to...
Elite: Dangerous names space station after Terry Pratchett
Fantasy comedy writer Terry Pratchett, who passed away last week at the age of 66, will be honored with a place among the stars...
Crowfall hires former CCP exec as new community manager
Crowfall continues to add experienced industry veterans to its team, as ArtCraft announced today that it has hired Valerie Massey to be the new...
The Daily Grind: Were you playing MMOs 16 years ago?
This week, EverQuest is celebrating its 16th anniversary. That's right: It was all the way back on March 16th, 1999, that the seminal title...
Jukebox Heroes: EverQuest Online Adventures
From birth until its ignoble death, EverQuest Online Adventures always lived in the shadow of the EverQuest franchise's wing. As a chunky-looking subscription game on...
Deepworld takes mining to the next level
It's Tuesday here at Massively Overpowered, and that means it's time to play "Have you played?" So have you guys played Deepworld? If not, we...
Pathfinder Online adding leadership ranks and vaults with version 6
Next week, Pathfinder Online will continue its alpha rollout with the early enrollment version 6 patch. The team posted a features overview yesterday to...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 6
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's nerf, ArcheAge, BlizzCon 2015, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, Crowfall, and SWTOR, with mailbag questions on playstyle focus, podcasting, and WoW tokens.
WildStar tells the tale of the Ravaging of Arboria
Ever wonder why WildStar's floppy-eared Aurin are galaxy-hopping instead of staying at home and gnawing on carrots? It's because of an event called the...
Guild Wars 2’s Desert Borderlands will dramatically improve WvW
If you're excited about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Desert Borderlands map that will be replacing the three old WvW borderlands maps currently in the...
Crowfall eyes artifacts and relics as a new stretch goal
With eight days left in its Kickstarter campaign, Crowfall is pushing hard for last-minute stretch goal milestones. In addition to mounts and caravans if...
Line of Defense reevaluates F2P plans after shaky free weekend test
Following a tumultuous free play weekend, Line of Defense creator Derek Smart said that the game may or may not go forward with a...
Elder Scrolls Online patches in the cash shop
The Elder Scrolls Online's buy-to-play transition is finally here -- and in fact started up a day earlier than expected. Along with the business...
An Ingress convention could happen in 2015
Augmented reality MMO Ingress could be heading for its own official convention this year, thanks to the mobile game's popularity and growth.
Google's Niantic Labs...
Hawken snapped up by Reloaded Games
After languishing in limbo for the better part of a year, mech shooter Hawken will apparently be returning, thanks to a deal with Reloaded...
Guild Wars 2 patches in first-person view and map exploration changes
After a one-week delay, Guild Wars 2 has delivered a much-anticipated first-person view to the waiting eyes of players.
Today's patch is a hodge-podge of...
Investment firm sees a dark future for WildStar, bright hopes for Guild Wars 2
Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities is not predicting a rosy future for WildStar, although it still is recommending NCsoft as a "buy" prospect....
Sex and horror will mix in Revival
Revival is definitely aiming for a mature rating, as the horror MMO is also hinting that sex will be a part of the game....
EverQuest kicks off 16th anniversary with player-designed missions today
It was 16 years ago today that EverQuest welcomed players into its 3-D world and in so doing helped to propel MMOs to greater...
See Dark Age of Camelot’s new group finder in action
Wondering how that new casual group finder for Dark Age of Camelot is working out? Well, why not see for yourself?
One of the RvR...
