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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Path of Exile has plans for ‘years’ of expansions
A rather extensive (and we do mean extensive) Path of Exile developer Q&A revealed that the game and studio is growing nicely. "There are...
Guild Wars 2 allows you to preview locked dyes
Want to know exactly how that new dye is going to look before you drop some serious money on it? Guild Wars 2 understands,...
Skycastles take flight in TERA’s newest patch
Hope you're not afraid of heights, for skycastles have arrived in TERA. The gravity-defying guild houses are just part of yesterday's Patch 30.09.
Guilds won't...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best sound design?
We pay a lot of attention to what we're seeing in MMOs, but have you ever stopped to really process what you're hearing? Sound...
Linkrealms reboots as an open PvP server
As the name of the brand-new Phoenix server implies, Linkrealms is rising from the ashes of oblivion to deliver a fresh experience for players.
Linkrealms,...
World of Warcraft goes live with Patch 6.1
It may be one of World of Warcraft's smaller content updates, but Patch 6.1 still squeaks into that category with several quality-of-life improvements to...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 3
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, EverQuest Next, Storybricks, Neverwinter, Crowfall's Kickstarter, and Skyforge, with mailbag questions on Livefyre and MMO IPs.
Crowfall pushes its Game of Thrones connection
If you've gotten the eerie feeling that Crowfall is not-so-subtly trying to establish a connection in fans' minds between the MMO and the hit...
H1Z1’s Hizzy Awards showcase player achievements
Now that the Oscars are over, where will award show junkies go to get their fix? Never fear: Daybreak has you covered with the...
TERA dungeon triggers player controversy
A new TERA dungeon named Ghillieglade has raised the ire of European players who discovered that the "extremely easy" instance delivers incredible rewards with...
Crowfall: The ultimate union of MMOs and strategy
What do you get when you take a few of the most experienced developers in the MMO industry and give them the freedom to...
The Daily Grind: Are you still on board with EverQuest Next?
The Daybreak buy-out. Mass layoffs. No more Storybricks. And it might not even be free-to-play!
There are plenty of reasons to go all Chicken Little...
Order and Chaos Online update adds dungeon, wheel of fortune
It doesn't look like peace is coming any time soon to Order & Chaos Online. In fact, a fallen angel named Annemone has invaded...
Starriser takes a stab at space empire strategy
Have you ever had a whim of dropping your normal, ordinary life and taking to the stars, not to peacefully explore them, but to...
PlanetSide 2 soon expanding PlayStation 4 beta to Europe
European PlayStation 4 players will soon have no reason to feel left out of the PlanetSide 2 fun, as Daybreak informed the community over...
EverQuest is getting a new progression server
EverQuest has made a reputation for itself over the years as an MMO that isn't afraid to experiment with progression servers, and as such...
Runes of Magic plans server merges
North America and Australia Runes of Magic players, buckle up: You're about to experience some server merger turbulence. During this period, drink service will...
Destiny is adding strike matchmaking to patch 1.1.1
If you've been having a hard time finding companions to help you through your weekly heroic strikes in Destiny, then Bungie is sending patch...
WoW and Destiny topped media mentions in 2014
This will probably not come as a shock to you, but a lot of press was talking about World of Warcraft and Destiny last...
One Shots: Dragons can be heroes, too
I've given dragons a lot of flack over the years for being overused, underwhelming stock MMO bosses when bears deserve top billing. But what...
