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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Crowfall’s discipline system comes together
It's always exciting when an idea goes from a mere concept to a practical prototype, and the Crowfall team is definitely thrilled to be...
Rumor: Lost Ark’s next Korean CBT is coming this summer
What's going on with Lost Ark anyway? It's been a good long time since we heard anything about this promising and stunning-looking MMOARPG, including...
The Secret World kicks off another Golden Week
While Secret Worlders wait anxiously to see what Funcom has in store for the game's recently announced relaunch, the studio is attempting to distract...
Wakfu is throwing a birthday party — and you’re invited
Happy birthday Wakfu! The colorful isometric MMO is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week, and it wants you to be a part of the...
Guild Wars 2 peeks behind-the-scenes at its ‘chess raid’
How does chess factor into MMORPGs? When it comes to Guild Wars 2's newest raid, Bastion of the Penitent, the age-old tabletop game was...
Hearthstone dev performs an epic Un’Goro rap
Consider this your weekly public service announcement to remind you that game developers are people too -- weird, strange, and totally geeky people. As...
Here’s how that H1Z1 TV broadcast deal went down
Were you scratching your head over last week's announcement that H1Z1 would be bringing its upcoming PvP tournament to the CW network? We were...
MMO publisher Gamigo buys MMOGames.com
What happens when a global publisher of MMORPGs acquires an MMO news site? We're about to find out, as the Gamigo Group announced that...
Lineage 2: Revolution is officially coming to the west
Netmarble's mobile spin-off of the Lineage series will be officially coming to the west, the studio revealed at GDC this week.
Lineage II: Revolution launched...
See all of the ‘extreme polite socializing’ that Ever, Jane has to offer
Admit it: You have been weirdly fascinated and curious ever since hearing of the existence of Ever, Jane. This period MMORPG is definitely taking...
Path of Exile posts patch notes in advance of Friday’s Legacy Challenge League
There are just two days to go until Path of Exile launches its Patch 2.6 with the insane Legacy Challenge League. To help the...
Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!
It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
Take a primer on Revelation Online’s character paths
Hands up if you're already in Revelation Online's open beta early access! Anyone waiting until next week to try it out then? Are you...
World of Warcraft continues to refine Patch 7.2 in test, lays out March plans
When will Blizzard thaw enough to release Patch 7.2? The next big update for World of Warcraft might still be a while away, but...
SWTOR buffs CXP gains from operations, weekly missions, and flashpoints
Now that there's another hundred joyous galactic command levels to grind out in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you may feel a little overwhelmed...
Overwatch’s new season patch says it’s OK to change the rules
When Overwatch says that it has released its new game browser with its latest patch, that may sound like the most dull patch note in...
The Daily Grind: Do you wait for MMOs to arrive on Steam?
You might have noticed that last week, Anarchy Online finally joined the whole Steam crowd. It was weird to look at that story and...
Stardew Valley online multiplayer is coming… to Nintendo Switch
The wait for Stardew Valley's promised multiplayer mode has been longer than most initially expected, but the good news is that it's actually coming...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.
Global Chat: What powerful memories come from playing MMOs?
Upon seeing how a friend was becoming disenchanted with MMOs, blogger Ravalation hypothesized it was because he was shying away from other players too...
