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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Writer Drew Karpyshyn reminisces about SWTOR’s Revan
Legendary BioWare writer Drew Karpyshyn is joining the celebration for this month's release of the classic Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox One. In...
Star Trek Online’s secret weapon may be in its episode design
One Gamasutra writer's return to Star Trek Online created a (ahem) discovery that this MMO contains a great wealth of storytelling thanks to its...
Final Fantasy XIV announces fan celebration in Denmark
Final Fantasy XIV players in Europe have a great excuse to head over to Denmark next month, as the game is hosting its "first...
Sea of Thieves’ crew meets for a raucous parley
For the most part, Sea of Thieves has delivered a stream of short, bite-sized videos to show off various aspects of the pirate game...
World of Warcraft emulator leaders attempt to soothe a skittish community
Following a nasty bout of corruption and scandal, the Elysium Project -- a World of Warcraft vanilla emulator -- has officially disbanded. In its...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 47 focuses on launch priorities
Like clockwork, Shroud of the Avatar continues its long string of monthly updates with today's Release 47. It's a pretty notable release in that...
RIFT delays release of Mystic Archer soul
Bad news, RIFT players: If you were eagerly waiting to play the new Mystic Archer class, you're going to have to hold on a...
Black Desert ramps up Halloween, brings back black stone event, and deals with downtime
Over in Black Desert, there's a red moon rising, and that's just how the players like it. Halloween is ramping up in intensity thanks...
The doors to Hexsylvania creak open in Fortnite
There's one more haunted house to conquer in online gaming -- and this one may end you once and for all.
Fortnite announced the beginning...
Battle Bards Episode 108: Vampires and werewolves
Here’s a musical episode that you can really sink your teeth into! Your… ear teeth? In any case, the Battle Bards are evaluating our...
Path of Exile rearranges content release schedule, ships 150-page art book
Path of Exile is making a few small adjustments in its schedule of content release that includes a delay of the first major post-expansion...
Star Trek Online is bringing miracles and kilts to consoles next month
Once again, Star Trek Online's console community plans on catching to the latest update as Cryptic announced that Season 14: Emergence is scheduled to...
Magic: The Gathering Arena kicks off beta testing next month
Out of mana in your life? Magic: The Gathering Arena has a refill for you waiting. The multiplayer card game announced today that it...
EverQuest: Ring of Scale opens pre-orders for December’s expansion
December is but two months and two major holidays away, so don't fool yourself into thinking that you can put off those essential preparations...
RIFT prepares the Autumn Harvest and Crucia’s Claw update
Can you ever get too much of a good thing? RIFT is certainly trying to pack a very full week of activity, starting with...
Crowfall explains castle wall construction, addresses patch 5.3
Chances are that all save but the most architecturally nerdy among you don't find walls, panels, and sockets a particularly exciting topic. But your...
Bungie denies Destiny 2 community claims that third-party apps are triggering PC permabans [Updated]
We've updated with Bungie's latest statement at the end of this post.
It's a classic case of he said, she said: the MMO edition.
Following yesterday's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO gives you the best freedom of movement?
As part of my annual fall return to World of Warcraft, I've taken back up with my Druid and am loving it for an...
Small World of Warcraft patch triggers shivers of anticipation for Antorus raid
In the great annals of history, World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3.2 isn't going to warrant even a footnote or throwaway citation. And yet it...
World of Warships recruits Tesla to fight the evil forces of Transylvania
Do you recall back in the early days of World of Warships, when the game looked like it would be a World War II...
