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: Is dual-wielding dumb or cool?
If one weapon is neat, then two must be twice as great, right? That seems to be the thought process behind dual-wielding in video...
EverQuest switches to twice-a-year campaign DLC
EverQuest Executive Producer Holly Longdale dropped a few info-bombs on the community today with an update letter on the game. The biggest news was...
Crowfall delivers minotaur lore, Confessor sculpture
Crowfall is delivering a two-for-one dev update today, starting with lore behind the Myrmidon. The Myrmidon is a minotaur that made it into the...
Elite: Dangerous ups the ante for mining
A big Elite: Dangerous update called Powerplay is on the way, and with it will come significant improvements to the space sim's mining game....
Hearthstone unlocks Blackrock Spire
The scenic tour through Hearthstone's Blackrock Mountain continues, as the card game opened up Blackrock Spire yesterday to daring heroes. With the third wing...
Guild Wars plans ‘huge bash’ for its 10th anniversary
The Guild Wars that started it all will turn 10 years old on April 26th, which means one thing: party time!
ArenaNet announced that Guild...
SkySaga explains the tech behind its good looks
SkySaga's developers don't want you to automatically lump their title in with the rest of the voxel crowd based on it looks. A new...
EverQuest will run an open beta for its new progression server
Plans are moving forward for EverQuest's new progression server, and to help fill in the community, Daybreak has posted a new FAQ that explains...
Perfect Ten: Important features MMOs lacked at launch
Every MMO represents a journey, starting with an idea, progressing to a fledgling beta, launching as a production title, and growing thereafter. All of the...
First round of BlizzCon tix sells out
Within a few minutes of going on sale yesterday, the first round of $199 BlizzCon tickets completely sold out. The good news is that...
Spirit Lords is an adorable mobile ARPG by SWTOR’s Daniel Erickson
Jonesing for a fun mobile Diablo-like title? Then it might behoove you to check out the recently released Spirit Lords on both iOS and...
How Crowfall will be built for around $6M
How can Crowfall be made with less than $10 million in this day and age? That's the big question of the day that Executive...
EA shutters several online titles, touts SWTOR’s growth
It's a dark day for several online EA titles that contains ray of light for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
The publisher announced today that...
EVE Online re-opens alliance logo submissions
After being placed on hold for further review, the submission process for EVE Online alliance logos is back open and ready for player input....
Get a closer look at Defiance’s Alcatraz
The prison island of Alcatraz is the hot new destination of Defiance players following yesterday's patch. If you're a curious looky loo or a...
The Secret World gets hyped for Issue 11
With Joel Bylos out of the picture as The Secret World's lead, the monthly update letter torch has been passed to other members of...
Skyforge preps third beta test for next week
The beta events for Skyforge are flying fast and furious now, with the third test scheduled for next week. Allods Team announced today that...
The Daily Grind: Do you plan ahead in your MMOs?
I am a horrible, horrible chess player. It's not that I don't understand the game or have the mind for basic strategies but that...
Jukebox Heroes: The Crew’s soundtrack
Sometimes the best soundtracks are hiding where you least expect them.
Though perhaps I shouldn't be that surprised that The Crew has an impressive score....
Hearthstone leaps onto smartphones
Today, Hearthstone made the jump to its smallest platform yet: the smartphone. After releasing the popular card game on the PC, Mac, and tablet,...
