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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Star Trek Online tucks advanced starships into console crafting packs
The 23rd, 24th, and 25th centuries are so yesterday's Enterprise -- why not jump into the further future with a 26th century cruiser in...
Istaria kicks off Halloween early with a community contest
It makes sense, sort of, that in an MMO where you can dress up as a dragon year-round that Halloween might be a favored...
Lord of the Rings Online tidies up Mordor with a post-launch patch
Expansion launches come with all sorts of messiness, and it's up to developer to clean (or ignore) the issues that a great deal of...
Perfect Ten: Fresh approaches for familiar MMORPGs
Short of taking a blow to the head, there's very little I can suggest in the way of experiencing a familiar MMORPG for the...
DC Universe Online lays out future plans, teases skill point respec UI
Look up there, in the sky! Is it a producer's letter for DC Universe Online? Is it a state of the game post? Nay,...
The Exiled invites you to test its limited-lives ‘survival mode’ for a free month
As The Exiled (formerly Das Tal) struggles to attract a large enough audience to sustain the game's development and operation, the team turns to...
The Daily Grind: Is there any hope for WildStar?
It's no secret that WildStar has, for the duration of its existence, underperformed and struggled to find a large and steady audience. Even with...
Global Chat: What Asian MMOs can learn from the west
Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...
Overwatch kicks off the 2017 Summer Games
Let the games begin!
The Summer Games returns to Overwatch this week with a whole new twist and new rewards. Players can now travel to Sydney, where a...
LOTRO brings back summer festival for a reprise, talks about getting a ‘breather’ from Mordor’s gloom
Missed Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival the first time around? Have a few quests left to do or some extra tokens to...
Revelation Online opens the doors for player housing
Time to move into your very own house in Revelation Online -- or at least, an apartment situated in a large building that's riding...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 130: Flame and Fire
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor, Path of Exile: Fall of Oriath, and WoW's alt-friendly plans, with mailbag questions on MMO raiding and console MMOs.
TERA Online update brings balance to the classes
Where's the respect for the medium-sized patches? You know, the ones that are bigger than forgettable hotfixes but smaller than the glamorous content updates?...
WildStar says housing communities are coming soon, begins testing Prime Genetic Archives raid
Maybe it slipped under your radar, but WildStar has been quietly and diligently at work preparing the next two content updates for the game...
The Sims Online emulator project deals with the inevitable cease-and-desist from EA
It looks like any hopes of a Sims Online resurrection as a fan emulator project might be put to rest for good. The creator of...
Guild Wars 2 devs open up about the new elite specializations
It seems fair to say that one of the most exciting aspects of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire for fans is the announcement...
Raze: Dungeon Arena packs in over 60 dungeons onto your mobile device
Need a quick fix of Diablo-style action on your mobile device? Hong Kong Publisher Wonder Game has a solution for that coming this fall!...
Crowfall tests an itty-bitty teeny-weeny campaign map
Judge not Crowfall by its pre-alpha size, will you?
Let's hope not, because for the sake of testing the team is cramming players together in...
Conan Exiles developers dive deep into The Frozen North expansion
Never before have we seen players so eager to contract frostbite in the middle of summer as we are with the situation that's going...
Dark and Light patch serves a demolition notice to some players
A major update to Dark and Light today might serve as an eviction notice for some players' homes based on where they placed them....
