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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Jukebox Heroes: MMO music for the holidays
I absolutely adore Christmas music -- in moderation and in season. I keep to strict personal rules not to listen to it before Black...
The Game Archaeologist: Wing Commander Online and Privateer Online
In late 2012, former Wing Commander developer-slash-movie director Chris Roberts emerged from a decade of obscurity to ask for help to fund his vision...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been part of a play in an MMO?
Two of my favorite MMOs, Lord of the Rings Online and The Secret World, share an unusual but interesting trait: They both have interactive...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2016 Online VGM Awards
With all of the award madness going on at Massively OP this month, it's the perfect time to unveil the 2016 Online VGM Awards!...
Skyforge goes on a dino dig and celebrates winter wonders
How will you spend your Christmas break? Skyforge is giving you two interesting options, one traditional and one... prehistoric.
Players with at least 1,000 prestige...
Mu Origin bonds players together with the companion system
Isn't playing an MMO more enriching when you're teamed up with someone else? Mu Origin thinks so, which is why it has added a...
EVE Online brings out better NPC artificial intelligence
CCP's Team Phenomenon is hard at work on some interesting tech for EVE Online, designing brand-new AI systems that are currently in testing. A...
Anarchy Online manufactures the winter holidays
Anarchy Online might be a tad tardy to the holiday party, but it's making an effort. With the game's December 20th patch, the Winter...
Crowfall traces the career of Gordon Walton
When you follow the development of MMOs, do you ever find yourself wondering who these people are making the games and what is their...
Project Gorgon ends Indiegogo campaign slightly shy of its $20K goal
After a solid run, Project Gorgon has closed out its Indiegogo campaign just shy of its $20,000 goal.
The fantasy MMO designed by Asheron's Call...
Standing Stone says LOTRO license renewal is a ‘non-issue’
One gets the feeling that the Lord of the Rings Online devs are more than a little tired of hearing questions concerning the IP...
WildStar triggers an all-weekend double XPmas
WildStar may choose to call its double XP weekend event an X-Plosion, but considering the timing of this particular weekend, we prefer to label...
Battle Bards Episode 88: Revelation Online
The new hotness on the MMO scene is Revelation Online, the Chinese import that has gamers abuzz with its flashy graphics and rounded theme...
Neverwinter adds more dungeon loot – and the space to store it
Here's something to look forward to in 2017: Neverwinter is preparing an overhaul of its dungeons that includes a whole lot more loot.
"I can...
Riders of Icarus challenges you to round up its reindeer
Are we... are we done with winter holidays in MMOs yet? Can we talk about something else now? No? Oh. Very well. What's next?...
Trove lights up Snowfest, lets players design minigames
Where are you spending your winter holidays? Trove is making a compelling case that you should hunker down in its pixelated, voxelated world for...
League of Legends, Dungeon Fighter Online top digital sales charts for November
The latest edition of Superdata's digital games market research is out for November 2016, and while there are no great surprises here, it's always...
Conan Exiles shows off its crafting and thrall systems
What are MMO NPCs good for, really? Usually they're either part of the quest system, trainers or vendors, or targets for our sharp, pointy...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most liked and most hated MMO fantasy creature?
MMORPGs are populated by a zoo's worth of creatures as part of our eternal safari to seek out new life forms and then extinguish...
EVE Valkyrie guides you through flying a support class fighter
Why would you ever want to fly a ship in EVE Valkyrie that wasn't the strongest, toughest, or most hard-hitting? The devs make a...
