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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Mimics take over DDO, players terrified to open chests
Usually the sight of a fat, treasure-laden chest is a source of joy for Dungeons and Dragons Online players. It's where most of the...
RIFT starts Carnival celebration, previews Tenebrean Prison warfront
RIFT's anniversary event, Carnival, is now raging across the game's live servers -- but not on the new Prime progression server. While the latter...
Blade & Soul’s newest raid pits you against a sacred dragon
It's probably not the most encouraging of signs when a trailer for an MMO's newest raid mostly features player characters lying down following a...
Dreadnought lets you set up custom games with friends on the PS4
Starship captains get lonely in the inky black void of space and seek companionship amongst their own. When SpaceTinder fails, the next best thing...
Glitch-inspired Children of Ur abandons Google Chrome due to incompatibility
The uphill struggle to rebuild Glitch has hit a rather significant snag in Children of Ur.
"It saddens us to bring you this news, but...
Star Trek Online will make a 3-D model of your ship for hundreds of dollars
For Star Trek Online captains who have fallen deeply in love with their starship of choice, now they can take that ship out of...
Take a trip through Funcom’s 25-year history
From 1994's A Dinosaur's Tale to 2018's Mutant Year Zero, Funcom has blazed its own path through the video game genre as a developer...
EverQuest celebrates 19 years with a two-month anniversary event and a new progression server
When 19 years old you turn, reason for throwing a lavish party for yourself you will have.
As of tomorrow, EverQuest will turn 19 years...
Here’s everything you need to know about Sea of Thieves ahead of launch
With only a few short days until Sea of Thieves officially launches on Xbox One and PC this March 20th, it's safe to assume...
Lord of the Rings Online team works on future ‘far-flung adventures’
Having some issues with Lord of the Rings Online Update 22? A small patch released on Wednesday may have cleared it up. The small...
Battle Bards Episode 117: Destiny
Two Destinies for the price of one! For this episode, the Battle Bards are gearing up in their favorite space armor to take on...
Crowfall might put your head on a stick
Haven't lived up to your potential? Suffered the wrath of your enemies and paid the price for your folly? You could very well end...
TERA’s Male Brawler is here, as are free character slots
Feel like punching something hard in the face? Then get over to TERA, where the Male Brawler has joined his female counterpart in the...
SWTOR devs walk you through the selling points of Update 5.8
Ready for Star Wars: The Old Republic Patch 5.8's arrival next week? It's OK if not, because the developers are here to bring you...
Spellsworn launches, goes free-to-play
Watched the new Fantastic Beasts trailer and felt the deep pull of wizards and spells pull at you once more? You may be able...
Google and Ubisoft are working on a multiplayer open source server
The next time you play an online game, you might have Google to thank for handling the heavy lifting. The tech giant announced that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
Global Chat: Avoiding MMO activities
Have you ever noticed that you play it way too safe in your MMOs, especially when it comes to interacting (or not) with others? Aywren...
Forsaken Legends is ‘coming back to life’ as an MMORPG, looks at SpatialOS
One small title that we've been following for a few years now is Forsaken Legends, a procedural sandbox that seemed to package a bunch...
DC Universe Online gets lucky with its St. Patrick’s Day event
The impish and mischevious Mister Mxyzptlk is up to no good in DC Universe Online. The pint-sized villain is wreaking havok during this week's...
