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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Jukebox Heroes: Infinite Crisis’ score will get you pumped up for the good fight
I love a really good superhero score. Some of my favorite pieces include John Williams' Superman theme, Danny Elfman's Batman introduction, Brian Tyler's Iron...
Villagers and Heroes gets a do-over with Reborn
Class-based sandbox Villagers and Heroes is looking to update its image in the coming weeks as the title reinvents itself as Villagers and Heroes:...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 15
Justin and Bree talk about Blade & Soul's western approach, WoW's war on flying, The Repopulation's launch date, EverQuest's progression server, Age of Conan's anniversary, and Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch rebuild, plus mailbag questions on repellent MMO IPs.
Star Citizen suffers huge asset leak, answers community questions
It's not been the best week for Star Citizen. The upcoming space sim suffered a massive 48 GB data leak after a community manager...
Roll a Warlock in Dungeons and Dragons Online next month
Time to roll up a new character in Dungeons and Dragons Online! In a new producer's letter, Robert Ciccolini said that the team will...
Elder Scrolls Online begins cracking down on ‘fradulent’ game keys
It could be one of the most heart-dropping emails an MMO player could get: a notice that the game key he or she purchased...
Richard Garriott’s first CRPG playable in Shroud of the Avatar
In 1977, Richard Garriott designed his first computer RPG on a teletype at his high school in order to earn a computer of his...
One Shots: My imaginary friends
Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds...
LOTRO Legendarium: Eight years, eight pictures, eight stories
I might be a little tardy in doing this, but every spring since I started to write about Lord of the Rings Online, I've...
World of Warcraft: No flying in Draenor, perhaps forever
World of Warcraft player pilots are officially grounded for the indefinite future.
Lead Designer Ion Hazzikostas said that while Blizzard was originally looking at turning...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel alone in your games?
As one or two people have pointed out, MMOs are multiplayer by their very definition -- and massively so. Yet even if you're in...
Blizzard takes cigar from Heroes of the Storm character, internet flips tables
Tychus is now on the nicotine patch.
Blizzard has removed the cigar from its depiction of the Starcraft II character in its upcoming Hereoes of...
Allods Online looks for approval on Steam Greenlight
Allods Online is looking to join the not-very-exclusive Steam club by going through the greenlight process. Right now the game is up on Steam...
SkySaga starts alpha 4, unveils new website
SkySaga is not lying low these days; the colorful sandbox recently launched its fourth alpha test, which it has expanded to include more players...
League of Legends tests automated punishments for bad player behavior
Getting on top of bad player behavior in League of Legends may be an impossible job -- for mere people, that is. But what...
EverQuest’s new progression server comes online (again)
After a disasterous initial outing and subsequent wipe, EverQuest's Ragefire server came back online last night to welcome players back to the classic era...
Age of Wushu opens The Warrior’s Journey expansion
Feeling the urge to travel vast, untamed lands? Then it might be up to Age of Wushu to fill that need. The martial arts...
Lineage II starts work on an EU classic server
After NCsoft solicited the Lineage II playerbase last month about whether or not it wanted a classic server in Europe, the community has answered...
EverQuest’s new progression server wiped due to launch issues
It was a less-than-auspicious beginning for EverQuest's highly anticipated progression server.
The new server, Ragefire, came up yesterday and was immediately beset by several issues...
Star Trek Online Iconian War featured episode delayed
The Iconian War is hot stuff in Star Trek Online these days, but players will need to cool their heels due to a "critical...
