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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H1Z1 publishes development roadmap
Wondering where H1Z1 is going to go after its successful pre-pre-launch? Well now there's a handy way to tell that game's future, as the...
First impressions of Skyforge beta, part two
In the first part of my Skyforge closed beta impressions, I took a look at the tutorial and character creation process. Suitably impressed albeit...
Star Trek Online delivers rare rewards for featured episode
Star Trek Online must really, really want you to play the featured episode Uneasy Allies, because the team is waving around rare rewards for...
Landmark plans prop palette patch
Landmark's big patch for this week -- which is tentatively scheduled for Thursday -- will be making a significant change to how players deal...
RIFT patch 3.2 plans massive wardrobe overhaul
Sporting the latest fashion will be much easier with RIFT's upcoming 3.2 patch, Echoes of Madness. It will include a sweeping overhaul to the...
Star Conflict brings in dreadnoughts, issues arms race
Massive dreadnoughts have invaded the already war-torn Star Conflict, ushering in a second season of intense PvP. Today's patch allows corporations to build dreadnoughts...
Infinite Crisis officially launches
Although you wouldn't be alone in thinking that Turbine's Infinite Crisis released a long, long time ago due to its extended stay in the...
Das Tal starts alpha sign-ups
Das Tal, the PvP sandbox brought to you by the color tan, has started accepting alpha sign-ups by the bravest of the brave. Of...
Fallen Earth fixes lag issues, works on new content
A short but welcome state of the game post for Fallen Earth yesterday revealed that the developers have been hard at work fixing various issues...
First impressions of Skyforge beta, part one
Slowly but surely, Skyforge has climbed my interest ladder until I was genuinely eager to check it out in its beta state. It's an...
Halo Online is coming to Russia only
Several years ago Halo fans were excited to learn that their favorite franchise was set to receive the MMO treatment. While that project ultimately...
Browser kingdom sim Illyriad celebrates its fifth anniversary
Not a lot of browser-based MMOs make it to their half-decade mark, which is why it's impressive to see the scrappy kingdom sim Illyriad...
Happy birthday, SMITE
Hi-Rez's MOBA SMITE turns one year old today. Confetti! Balloons! Free stuff! Yes, the devs are running a giant sale on gems, god packs,...
APB: Reloaded PC server merges incoming
Starting next month, APB Reloaded will be merging its current PC population in the west onto two improved servers, one in Europe and one...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?
For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...
Starship Empire gives you command of your own ship and crew
How much would a decent intergalactic starship cost? If you said $10,000, you are totally dreaming -- but you also might be in luck...
Sylvanas joins Heroes of the Storm’s line-up
Deadly but beautiful Sylvanas Windrunner is the latest champion to join Heroes of the Storm's legendary roster. Today's patch added the ranger, who uses...
Global Chat: Tripping over colors in MMO play
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to play an MMO while affected by colorblindness? A guest writer over at Epic...
Blizzard sues Chinese mobile games studio for Warcraft infringement
Chinese mobile game studio Lilith Games is the target of a new lawsuit by Blizzard Entertainment for allegedly infringing on copyrighted material from the...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 7
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Fanfest, ArcheAge's dolphingate, the PWE/Cryptic layoffs, Elder Scrolls Online's B2P relaunch, FFXI's maintenance mode, Guild Wars 2, and The Secret World, with mailbag questions on Sword Coast Legends and NWN.
