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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Perfect Ten: The first 12 MMO expansions ever released
When we look back at MMORPG history, we tend to focus on the more notable game launches and less on the expansions that helped...
Lord of the Rings Online drops its PvP-centric Update 49 with the new Angmarim Sorceress class
We'll put this as plainly as possible: If you're not into Lord of the Rings Online's niche PvP (or "monster play") scene, there may...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Terror of Demogorgon expansion launches today
Dungeons and Dragons Online adventurers are called to descend into the game's famous Underdark once more, as today the Terror of Demogorgon expansion added...
The Daily Grind: What anticipated MMO completely let you down the first time you logged into it?
It's a lot of fun getting hyped up for an upcoming MMORPG, following it through the development process, watching all of the videos, and...
Indie fantasy MMO Misa Online shares eight minutes of pre-alpha gameplay
You may never have heard about Misa Online, a relatively new indie project on the scene, but pretty much think about it as if...
Zeus: God of Arrogance is an upcoming Korean MMO steeped in Greek mythology and naughty gods
The Greek god Zeus must have a terrible PR agent because he's getting slandered in an upcoming Korean MMORPG called Zeus: God of Arrogance....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 573: Project Demogorgon
Justin and Bree discuss SpiritVale's launch, DDO Terror of Demogorgon, Overwatch, FFXIV Mobile, and the situation with Shroud of the Avatar and the Ultima franchise, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on predictability (and not) in MMORPGs.
Online RPG Everwind recaps its early access to date: ‘We couldn’t have gone far if you hadn’t stood by our sides’
It's now been four months since the Minecraft-looking survivalbox Everwind went into early access, and the team behind the game took a moment to...
Star Trek Online: Undiscovered comes to consoles next week with a ‘reimagined’ Klingon storyline
When I was a teen in the early '90s, my absolute favorite Star Trek movie was The Undiscovered Country. And so Cryptic sent a...
EVE Online plans to scale back force projection to allow smaller groups a chance to be competitive
It's exceedingly tough to be a new kid -- or a new corp -- on the block in EVE Online these days, as nearly...
The MOP Up: Crimson Desert adds a cross-save feature across all its platforms
Hopping between gaming platforms got a lot easier as a Crimson Desert player, thanks to this past week's inclusion of a cross-save feature on...
Retro-styled MMO Hollowed Oath lets you get beat up while you’re offline (for a while)
In the cutthroat world of hardcore MMORPGs, players will exploit anything to their advantage -- including ejecting from the game if it keeps their...
One Shots: Quick, save your game!
The old school gamer in me sees this picture and immediately gets flashbacks to save points. Whenever you come across a peaceful spot like...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO still matters in 2026
When I first picked up the Lord of the Rings Online column for old Massively, it was 2010, and I was taking over for...
The Daily Grind: What was your last experimental or throwaway MMO character?
Not every character rolled is one that the player intends to make into his or her new main. Sometimes boredom or whimsy or inspiration...
EverQuest and EverQuest II offer community and individual incentives for Extra Life fundraising
The race is on to raise funds for this year's Extra Life campaign, and both EverQuest titles are in the thick of the action....
Bungie talks up Marathon’s Mid-Season 2 update, but players are far more interested in Destiny 2 these days
Bugie's extraction shooter Marathon is gearing up for a hefty patch when Update 1.1.5 arrives next week on July 21st. In a recent blog...
MapleStory Classic World opens sign-ups to August’s test, including MacOS support
With MMORPGs, time travel of a sort actually is possible when developers whip up legacy versions of classic titles. Fans of the 2000s version...
MMO Jukebox Song of the Week: ‘Loftia’s Study Cafe’ from Loftia
This week's MMO music track is from the upcoming Loftia, which dropped a 20-minute mix of chill vibes to help you get into the...
Entropia Universe gives all players a free apartment and improves the quality-of-life for Synths
The old-school real-money MMORPG sandbox Entropia Universe had quite the busy June, according to Swedish developer MindArk. In a press release wrapping up the...
