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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Ship of Heroes gives more love to its warehouse district
Who knew that warehouses could be so exciting? Don't say such things to Ship of Heroes, because this superhero MMO is currently enthralled with...
Ex-Cryptic devs are making an Aliens shooter set in a persistent world
Way back in 2016, a trio of former Cryptic developers --Â Craig Zinkievich, Shannon Posniewski, and Matt Highison -- struck out on their own to...
Fortnite’s map update spawns a new city and biomes today
It may not be exactly all-new, but Fortnite's battle royale map is definitely improved thanks to today's loudly trumpeted update.
Patch V.2.2.0 expands and enhances the...
Crowfall’s Raph Koster goes into insane depth on the cost of creating video games
If you have an exceptional memory, you might recall that a couple of months ago, Crowfall and Star Wars Galaxies designer Raph Koster wrote...
Pantheon recaps 2017 and looks at harvesting
Are you pinning your hope and hype in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen for future MMO entertainment? Then you'll definitely not want to miss...
Battle Bards Episode 113: Anarchy Online
Alien, quiet, and weird — that’s the Anarchy Online soundtrack for you in a nutshell. For the first episode of 2018, the ever-contentious Battle...
SMITE unleashes the dog from hell
It's not Hagrid's dog from Harry Potter and it's most certainly not the evil corporation from Mass Effect 2, but SMITE's Cerebus brings both...
Just Survive wipes and starts over for the sake of ‘fair play’
Yes. There is indeed a yeti with a sniper rifle in the header. Let us all pretend that he doesn't exist and he might...
Age of Conan busts out a (small) patch, says saga server info coming soon
There's a heartbeat in Age of Conan after all!
Funcom turned its attention to the maintenance moded MMO this week with a small patch, pleasing...
Secret World Legends patch lays foundation for more events
Scraps of hope, brief Twitter conversations, and small hotfixes: These are the things that the Secret World Legends community are hanging onto these days...
Ready, set, punch: Hyper Universe is live today!
Ready for a different way to MOBA? Nexon's Hyper Universe officially launches today, bringing the action to a 2-D setting with several "inspired" champions...
The Daily Grind: What MMO zone biome puts you in an adventuring mood?
Two of my favorite MMORPG zones are World of Warcraft's Mulgore and WildStar's Algoroc. Both managed to catch some of the spirit and flavor...
Stardew Valley multiplayer arrives – in the creator’s house
Sorry for the headline tease, but we couldn't resist. As Stardew Valley fans -- or "Dews" as they call themselves -- eagerly wait for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 153: It’s a whole New World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, DDO, New World, RIFT, Elite, and ArcheAge, with a mailbag question on easing into full-scale MMO sandboxes.
PSA: Grab sci-fi squad game Red Solstice for free
How about a completely free multiplayer game to brighten up your Tuesday? Humble Bundle has you covered.
The games deal site is running a free...
Perpetuum to shut down official servers next week
Time is running short for robotic MMO Perpetuum Online -- but plans are moving forward to keep the game alive with a couple of...
Sea of Thieves talks about closed beta preparations and future plans
With the pre-orders going on, closed beta coming next week, and launch arriving in March, Sea of Thieves and its team has a lot...
Fortnite racks up 40 million downloads, boasts about its success
Forty million downloads. That's the staggering number that Epic Games is tossing around concerning its incredibly successful Fortnite after a busy holiday season. That's...
Cyberpunk 2077 could be coming to E3 with a playable demo and new trailer
Following a single "beep" of Twitter activity last week, CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 holds the rapt attention of gamers across the world who...
Aeria’s online shooter Ironsight aims for open beta
It's 2025. A megatsunami has caused massive damage all over the world, and resources have become limited. Instead of sharing and caring for each...
