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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Overwatch activates its Oasis map
Welcome to Oasis: tropical paradise, Arabian aesthetic, and home to high-tech research skyscrapers. Oasis is also the newest map in Overwatch, which means that...
Villagers and Heroes ‘Ultimate Package’ update and iOS port coming soon
Villagers and Heroes might never be considered in the same league as some major MMORPGs, but let us tell you that those MMOs will probably...
A Guild Wars 2 player has discovered the game’s gold cap
How much money can you hold at any given time in Guild Wars 2? You might be the type of player who struggles to...
Video game voice actor strike continues, union claims it could aid developers
You might not realize this, but the voice actor strike that started last October is still ongoing in 2017. Video game voice actors have been...
The Daily Grind: How do you buck the system in MMOs?
I cannot be the only player who secretly delights in small rebellions against the intended plans and designs of MMO developers. Every so often,...
Global Chat: The Standing Stone standoff
Following the announcement of LOTRO and DDO's new studio and the subsequent cancellation of the Asheron's Call games, you can better believe that the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 98: New year roundtable
Justin, Bree, Eliot, Larry, and MJ sit for a roundtable podcast on the best MMOs of 2016, the 2017 outlook, our annual awards, and MMO resolutions.
Black Desert Online extends Lavientias event, gives XP bump
Citing an issue with the current Lavientia event, Black Desert said that it will be extending the event so players can be assured of getting...
ArcheAge is going back to its roots with its next update
Vague details are starting to emerge about ArcheAge's next major update, according to the game's Korean site. ArcheAge 3.1 promises to go back to...
Tolkien Prof offers free LOTRO course starting today
Ever wanted someone knowledgeable about Lord of the Rings to explain the books and give you a hands-on tour of Middle-earth? Then you're in...
Star Citizen talks about the process of creating lore
"We wanted to take some time to day and talk about the process, how lore is actually made for a video game, since that's...
AdventureQuest 3D previews its new bank vault
Inventory woes in AdventureQuest 3D might not be going away anytime soon, but they should be lessening come next week's patch thanks to the...
Tree of Savior works on better optimization and class balance
When it comes to vital qualities of action RPGs, having a silky smooth framerate even under extreme visual duress is right there at the...
Why and how Warhammer Online failed
It might be hard to remember at this point, but back in 2008 there was a fever-pitch excitement for Mythic's Warhammer Online. The RvR...
Dota 2, The Division list among the best-selling Steam games of 2016
One of my favorite things to do at the end of each calendar year is to read all of the "best of" lists that...
Crowfall team says 2017 is ‘gonna be our year,’ shows off the Templar
Crowfall isn't wasting any time in claiming dominance over 2017. ArtCraft's J. Todd Coleman said that, "2017 is going to be our year, I...
WildStar drops a late-year teaser
What's Carbine Studios hinting at? The WildStar developer dropped "a mysterious message" from Drusera, the game's iconic AI, on Twitter this past Friday. "You have...
Elite Dangerous is creating a Carrie Fisher outpost in memory
Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the only sci-fi MMO that is paying tribute to the late Carrie Fisher this month. Following community entreaties...
One Shots: The Christmas when no one showed up
If an MMO throws a Christmas party and no one shows up, who gets the presents? Will that eggnog ever get drunk? Are the...
LOTRO Legendarium: A cautious hope for the future
One of the threads that weaves the Lord of the Rings narrative together is that of hope. Holding onto faith in friends, perseverance against...
