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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Casually Classic: Three questions I have for WoW Classic’s probable Pandaria
Oh hey, Cataclysm Classic is here. You can absolutely sense the palpable excitement and community buzz over it, much the same way you can...
Lord of the Rings Online to reveal its newest hobby, Birdwatching, this Friday
It's (almost) official: Lord of the Rings Online's second and newest hobby is to be Birdwatching.
SSG's Orion teased the reveal on the forums, saying...
Dungeons and Dragons Online hands out free dragon mounts, grants more time to claim free xpack
It's a double dose of good news from Dungeons and Dragons Online this week. Update 67.3 arrives today with a few tweaks, including the...
Warner Bros. battler MultiVersus officially relaunches with cross-platform play
The jury is still out whether or not "MultiVersus" is a clever title, but either way, Warner Bros. popular team battler finally slugged its...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs where you absolutely love the visuals – but that’s it?
As much as we like to tell ourselves that we are deep and mature people of substance, sometimes all it takes is a little...
Extraction RPG Dark and Darker drops its aspiration of multiclassing – for now
When a game becomes more well-known for its drama than its content, that's usually a big ol' red flag warning all but the most...
Cozy MMO Brighter Shores says it’s still on track for a Q3 2024 release
For all of you craving a brand-new MMO that hasn't been delayed to death, here's some promising news: Brighter Shores, the cozy skill-based MMO...
Lord of the Rings Online’s ultra-slow progression server finally hits level 100 this week
Almost three years after it first launched, Lord of the Rings Online's Treebeard server is finally hitting the level 100 threshold this week.
The game's...
Diablo IV makes its new Masterworking crafting skill cheaper to use
Now that Diablo IV's item game-reshaping Loot Reborn update has had some time to settle into the ARPG's landscape, the studio is taking the...
Star Trek Online’s June event lets you earn a free T6 starship
If you've played Star Trek Online to any moderate or serious extent, you know that having a Tier 6 starship is a "must have"...
The MOP Up: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s Chinese launch crashes from high demand
Dungeon & Fighter is one of those odd franchises that nobody seems to notice in the west but is incredibly, obscenely, immensely popular in...
Global Chat: V Rising isn’t the Diablo clone you might expect
In An Age tucked into the bloody meal that is V Rising following the vampiric survival game's launch and found it a mixed bag...
One Shots: Who left the lights on?
As a dad, I am perhaps consumed by a drive to make sure that all of the lights in the house are off when...
WoW Classic’s Taiwan team stages a fake Cataclysm festival with a doofy dragon
World of Warcraft's Cataclysm Classic expansion went live this past week, and Blizzard is doing some really odd things to keep this decade-old expansion...
Fortnite’s Wrecked season rolls in with a Wasteland biome and Fallout armor
Who's ready to rumble in the wasteland? Fortnite hopes it's you, as it launches the third season of Chapter 5, which it's calling Wrecked.
"Ah,...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever feel like you’re outside the wall of an MMO fandom?
It's a disquieting feeling to be around a bunch of people who are "in the know" on a trend or fandom but you're not....
Elder Scrolls Online brings back its XP-crazy Explorer’s Festival
With the Gold Road chapter right around the corner for Elder Scrolls Online, it's the perfect time to get your character in tip-top shape...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
EverQuest launches Teek and Tormax, a new pair of time-locked expansion servers for subscribers
The O.G. EverQuest is at it again, as the classic MMO launched a pair of highly anticipated new time-locked progression (TLP) shards this week...
