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: When’s the last time an MMO made you laugh?
There are few things that I love more in gaming than to have a genuine laugh-out-loud moment. Maybe something silly and stupid happens in...
Hearthstone celebrates its first birthday
Hats and helms off to Hearthstone, as the Warcraft-themed online card game is one year old this week. The team is encouraging the community...
Worlds Adrift will let you be a nomad of the skies
Imagine that you're a nomad of the skies, constructing and sailing your airship to nearby floating islands in search of rare crafting materials. Imagine...
EVE Fanfest will be cold; EVE gets a new artbook
EVE Fanfest 2015 is coming in a little less than a week, and if you can't attend in person, you do have the option...
RIFT is upgrading its wardrobe system
Good news for the RIFT fashion set: Trion Worlds is working on an overhaul of the wardrobe system to give you even more cosmetic...
Guild Wars 2 dumps WvW requirement from world exploration
Have you been stuck on the last bit of world map completion in Guild Wars 2 because the World vs. World zones weren't cooperating?...
Crowfall walks you through the life of your character
Today Crowfall treated its fans to a whopper of a dev diary detailing the path of progression that a character will take from a...
EverQuest Next ditches lore and general discussion forums
Assuming that there will be a wealth of lore and backstory in EverQuest Next, you won't be finding out about it on the official...
Embezzlement scandal hits NCsoft
Three NCsoft employees have been caught embezzling funds from one of the company's newer titles, a multiplayer mech shooter named Project HON.
The theft, which...
Mage Faire Online conjures a conflict-free creative playground
Had enough of combat in MMOs? Are you looking to express yourself... magically? Then you might want to take a peek at Mage Faire...
TUG alpha patch adds traps, slingshot, and storage
It's safe to say that you'll be accumulating a lot of materials and gear in the indie sandbox TUG, so storage is of a...
Lineage II: Infinite Odyssey announced
Make room in the 2015 expansion pool because Lineage II is about to do a cannonball right into the middle of it.
NCsoft announced today...
Drakensang Online adding new continent, increasing level cap
If Drakensang Online isn't normally on your radar, you might want to check it out in the near future, particularly if you enjoy action...
BlizzCon 2015 is coming this November 6 and 7
Any uncertainty over whether Blizzard was going to throw a convention this year is now over, as the studio announced that BlizzCon 2015 will...
WildStar’s next drop adds contracts and vanity pets
Looking forward to the next evolution of WildStar? Well, it's coming, cupcake! The team announced today that it's started testing the next drop, Invasion:...
Crowfall devs: ‘We see crafters as a full-time playstyle’
Crowfall's Kickstarter campaign has crossed the 12,000 backer mark and hit yet another stretch goal. This means that the team will be giving an All-Father...
DUST event orders the death of five million clones
As the saying goes, one death is a tragedy; five million is a pile of loot.
At the start of this month, DUST 514 ordered...
Camelot Unchained alpha test ‘a huge success’
"Alpha was, quite frankly and with as little hype as possible, a huge success."
Mark Jacobs used the above to lead into a debriefing of...
Director of Design Chris Whiteside leaves Guild Wars 2
Former Guild Wars 2 Director of Design Chris Whiteside has left ArenaNet to pursue other opportunities.
While on a long roadtrip, Whiteside tweeted the news...
Play Trove to earn a RIFT budgie mount
Giant flightless birds make great commute buddies, not to mention that they take the simplest biofuel available. But if you want to get your...
