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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Dual Universe puts community suggestions into development
Space construction sim Dual Universe wants its players to know that it is truly listening to their feedback. The team at Novaquark started up...
Sky Noon is a mash-up of Super Smash Bros. and westerns
Probably the most ingenious design decision of the original Super Smash Bros. back in the day was to ditch boring health meters in favor...
World of Warcraft emulators forge forward in a post-Classic announcement era
Curious about what's going to happen to all of those World of Warcraft legacy emulators with WoW Classic on the way? It doesn't look...
Camelot Unchained has 126 days to get everything ready for Beta 1
One hundred and twenty-six days. That's the current countdown timer reading as Camelot Unchained looks ahead to its July 4th beta launch, and it...
Battle Bards Episode 116: There be dragons
Mighty and majestic, scaly in hide and shrewd of mind, smoking with fury unabated… these are the Battle Bards! Also, dragons. Yes, in today’s...
Legends of Aria may delay its Steam early access start
Don't go taking any time off work in April with the hopes of playing Legends of Aria's early access program. In an Ask Me...
Neocron’s latest build is more stable and better looking
The community team behind Neocron's current development should be lauded for how much it works to both keep the game operating and improve upon...
Cyberpunk 2077 prepares fans for a ‘blockbuster’ franchise
Fans of CD Projekt Red and its games are no doubt starving for any morsel of information about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. And while...
Fire and blood rains down on Blade & Soul
The only thing worse than one overpowering force hellbent on revenge... is two. This is the threat coming to Blade and Soul with its...
Crowfall takes you behind the scenes for the formation of its vassal system
Have you ever had the burning desire to experience the magic, the majesty, the magnificence of the game development process as it happens? Truly,...
Overwatch gives love to old heroes and reveals Brigitte in new origin video
Yesterday's Overwatch patch was all about the love -- at least, if you care about Mei, Sombra, and Doomfist. The three characters each got...
Funcom reports that 2017 was the most profitable year in its history
With significantly higher revenue and sales coming in 2017, Funcom announced to its investors that it just came off the most profitable year in...
Funcom announces Mutant Year Zero, a tactical adventure game
If mutants, post-apocalyptic settings, and turn-based combat sound intriguing, then Funcom's got a pleasant surprise in store for you today with its announcement of...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Sea of Thieves’ PvP scene?
While there is no doubt that many -- including Massively OP staffers -- are excited about the March release of Sea of Thieves, there...
Villagers and Heroes releases for iOS mobile devices
Cross-platform MMO Villagers and Heroes made a leap to another platform this week with the release of the game for the app store. This...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching
Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
Legends of Aria reveals founder’s pack rewards
Planning on dropping a shiny dime (plus several hundred additional dimes) on one of the founder's packs for Legends of Aria? You'll gain access...
Shadow’s Kiss shows pictures of sex clubs, cemeteries, and penthouses
While we haven't heard too much about Shadow's Kiss following its small but successful Kickstarter campaign last year, the team has been teasing its...
RIFT team tackles Prime server Q&A
Have questions about next month's RIFT Prime server? You and everyone else, buddy. With the rapid rollout of the progression server ruleset, Trion Worlds...
Stash increases its level cap and posts its development roadmap
Turn-based MMO Stash, which officially launched back in early January, continues to grow into its big boy britches. On February 20th, the game rolled...
