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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BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft’s classic server will be a ‘massive effort’
In the process of picking yourself up off of the floor following Friday's announcement of World of Warcraft Classic at BlizzCon 2017? As your...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO soundtrack makes you the most nostalgic?
In covering MMORPG music for the past five or so years, I've discovered something interesting (yet not truly surprising). I can appreciate and even...
Star Wars: The Old Republic has a free minipet and companion for you
Free expansions, free mounts, and free character slots. Star Wars: The Old Republic has been buttering its players up lately, and that trend is...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth expansion
Enough of World of Warcraft's two biggest factions palling together on adventures across time and space -- war has come to this game once...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft ‘Classic’ finally delivers on legacy servers
World of Warcraft delivered a jaw-dropping surprise to its loyal community with an amazing announcement at this weekend's BlizzCon. Blizzard took to the stage...
BlizzCon 2017: Hearthstone announces Kobolds and Catacombs expansion with single-player dungeon run
On one of the best BlizzCon stages to date, Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode stole the crowd's collective candle with an announcement of the...
Ashes of Creation wants to create the ideal and iconic RPG tavern
It's a well-worn but welcome roleplaying game trope that adventurers gather before quests in a colorful tavern full of shady characters, intrigue at every...
The Repopulation preps for ‘massive’ patch next week with world bosses and fishing tournaments
Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, November 8th, because this is the day that The Repopulation will get back on the patch train once...
Warframe developer Digital Extremes is building a new ‘free-to-play action MMO’
Sharp-eyed readers caught some interesting information in Digital Extremes' latest company report.
The Warframe developer slipped in a line that it was working on a...
Roblox adds Xbox One cross-play, is now a ‘complete cross-platform ecosystem’
The bizarre behemoth that is Roblox is growing to even more gargantuan proportions as the team continues to connect its community. The social gaming...
Dual Universe’s pre-alpha launch was ‘a huge and fantastic moment’
With limited-run tests on September 30th and October 21st, Dual Universe is taking small steps for dev-kind into the pre-alpha world. The team reports...
Vote for your favorite player-created Guild Wars 2 instrument of death
Power to the people! Guild Wars 2 has opened the polls for players to cast their vote on which fan-created weapon should be made...
That EA and Nexon announcement is a FIFA-sized kick in the you-know-where
Well. Talk about an intentional foul.
That "mystery MMO" that EA and Nexon were teasing? It turns out that it was merely for FIFA Online...
Crowfall shows off new UI windows (and some eye candy for the nerds)
"Boxy and functional" is not usually a compliment unless you want to get slapped or are describing a Volvo. But when it comes to...
Jukebox Heroes: Revelation Online’s soundtrack
Eastern MMORPGs have a great shared legacy of incredible soundtracks, ranging from Aion to Lineage II to Final Fantasy XIV. And while there are...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Mordor soundtrack is now available
Months following the release of Lord of the Rings Online's climactic expansion comes the soundtrack to Mordor. Composed by Chance Thomas, this 16-track score...
Wild West Online continues to postpone persistent alpha, posts female character render
Wild West Online's pattern of delays in its testing process continues. Back in August, the team behind this western MMO posted a schedule that...
Secret World Legends teases season two, participates in Extra Life
Saying that revenue from Secret World Legends has "exceeded expectations," Funcom opened up to Venture Beat about what's coming next for the supernatural MMO.
"Season...
Dungeons and Dragons Online fans break down Ravenloft pre-order packages
Dungeons and Dragons Online fans who find themselves scratching their +2 noggins over the different Mists of Ravenloft pre-order packages now have an ally...
Elder Scrolls Legends joins ESO in the Clockwork City
The Clockwork City looked so inviting and cool that Elder Scrolls Online's card battling little brother wanted to get in on the fun. Elder...
