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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Sea of Thieves kicks off its recurring events with skeleton thrones
Running out of stuff to do in Sea of Thieves? The developers are trying to counter those summer duldrums with recurring in-game events, the...
Crowfall cranks out Pre-Alpha 5 while working on 5.7
This week, Crowfall's testing phase moved into Pre-Alpha 5 -- but you wouldn't know that to listen to the developers. The team seems much...
E3 2018: Skull and Bones fleshes out its gameplay with the Hunting Grounds
Player choice and random map elements are the key to the meat of Skull and Bones' replayability said Ubisoft at this week's E3 2018....
E3 2018: Sony blocks Fortnite crossplay with rival consoles, waffles on a response
This week's showing at E3 should have been a victory lap for one of gaming's hottest titles, but Sony seems bound and determined to...
Lord of the Rings Online continues to fine-tune class adjustments
How many number twos can Standing Stone Games put after a Lord of the Rings Online patch before it collapses from the sheer decimal...
Kritika Online begins testing new danger zones and Fractured Memories expansion
Danger! Danger! Danger zones, that is, and brand-new ones to try out this week in Kritika Online.
En Masse just uploaded the latest content patch...
Battle Bards Episode 122: Happy town
In peaceful villages and bubbly burgs, you just know that there’s bound to be an abundance of happy music! Whenever the Battle Bards regroup...
Blade and Soul preps two bonus events for its Celestial Dawn release
Seriously, what could be better than a juicy content drop for your favorite fantasy MMORPG? Well, how about a pair of events that tie...
World of Warcraft releases pre-expansion novel, nixes Blood Trolls allied race rumors
We're just (presumably) weeks away from the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, and World of Warcraft fanatics everywhere are starving for a hit of the...
Here’s everything you want to know about Fallout 76, including the making-of documentary
With players compiling a massive amount of useful information and Noclip releasing a making-of documentary for Fallout 76, we're starting to arrive at a...
Elite: Dangerous gives a glimpse at its future at Lavecon
Even as E3 rages on, the recent Lavecon has closed its doors for another year. The player-led gaming and geek convention continues to feature Elite:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.
Destiny 2’s latest story trailer marks the saddest moment in the game so far
For a game that begins with the heroes running away with their tails tucked between their legs and a seemingly unstoppable villain parading into...
E3 2018: Perfect World is paving the way to bring Steam to China
If you want to go somewhere to escape Steam's spreading influence, you might be tempted to head to China, where the country has officially...
E3 2018: Fallout 76 confirms private servers, mod support, and no living NPCs
As players continue to try to wrap their heads around Bethesda's vision for Fallout 76 (and fear a gaming apocalypse in which their previous...
Warframe gets ‘surreal’ with this week’s Sacrifice update
Get ready for a wonderfully weird adventure in Warframe this week, as the game brings in a new story and warframe with The Sacrifice....
The Daily Grind: Will Fallout 76 be a griefer’s paradise or a gamer’s dream?
On Sunday night, the Massively OP staff gathered in our virtual office to watch and discuss the Bethesda conference. There really was a little...
Fallen Earth’s new owners try to sort out a messy situation but aren’t discouraged
It's one thing to say that you'd like to rebuild an aging MMORPG that you just purchased. It's another thing entirely to figure out...
Fortnite finally delivers player reporting tools with Patch 4.4
"Naughty players" who are dragging down Fortnite's gameplay with griefing or frequent AFKing could now land themselves in some hot water, thanks to the...
Project Gorgon overhauls its damage-over-time skills
While Project Gorgon prepares some larger content additions for the future, last week's patch was focused on shoring up the game and tackling some...
