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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Tree of Life launches and goes ‘beyond the journey’
Last week, colorful sandbox MMO Tree of Life slipped the bonds of early access and launched itself into the wild blue yonder of live...
Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy
We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...
EverQuest II brings out more familiars and expert raids with Game Update 104
Don't fret that your summer's slipping away; revel in the final days of August here, as EverQuest II delivered a new game update yesterday...
ARK won’t be featuring console crossplay any time soon
Friends and family separated by gaming platforms won't be coming together for a joyous reunion any time soon if they're playing ARK: Survival Evolved.
Crossplay...
Gamescom 2017: The Crew 2 races to release on March 16, 2018
Start planning the next leg of your cross-country vacation now because Ubisoft announced this week at Gamescom that it will be launching The Crew...
Path of Exile debuts in China, teases next expansion for December
First it was the launch of its nest expansion, The Fall of Oriath. Then it was its launch on the Xbox One. And now...
The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO?
In all of the years that I've been playing MMORPGs, I've noticed that it is far, far easier to return to a known property...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft’s wild frontier
How is World of Warcraft like the wild west of American history and legend? Something about Barrens chat might come to mind, but blog...
Moonlight Blade charges toward a final closed beta in September
It's the final countdown to the final closed beta for Moonlight Blade! Right now, Nexon is laying the groundwork for the game's final beta...
This Soulworker Online trailer might make you a true believer
There comes those tipping-point moments in following MMOs where an upcoming game goes from being of passing interest to "OK, now you have my...
Monster Hunter World’s Wildspire Waste trailer is faithful to its name
When you're going into one of the Monster Hunting games, you pretty much know what to expect: big weapons, bigger creatures, biggest battles. And...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 132: Filth TV
Justin and MJ discuss Secret World, LOTRO, Warframe, Path of Exile, Otherland, WoW, Ultima Online, ARK, Just Survive, EverQuest II, and West of Loathing.
ARK Park’s latest trailer goes in guns blazing
Welcome... to Jurassic Park!
What, that's not this thing? Oh, sorry, our bad. Welcome... to ARK Park! At least it rhymes!
The virtual reality off-shoot of...
Lost Ark sails into closed beta 2 this Friday
Countdowns could mean many things. Missile launches. Christmas. New Year's Day. Or in the case of Lost Ark, the start of its second closed...
Revelation Online preps level cap increase and raid for September, Assassin class for November
Don't assume that just because you're on top of things in Revelation Online, it's going to last that way forever. There's an upheaval planned...
Black Desert shows off 4K console version at Gamescom
It might have gotten buried in this massive list, but Black Desert is one of the MMOs that's slated to receive enhanced treatment by...
SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely
Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...
The Repopulation struggles to get content patch ready for release
The faithful and hopeful fans waiting for the next stage of The Repopulation's development might have a glimmer of hope to hang on to...
Drink in 20 glorious minutes of Blizzard Gamescom previews
While it's no BlizzCon, Gamescom has become an increasingly important platform for Blizzard to share exciting news about its roster of games. And we're...
SWTOR delays Update 5.4 by a day due to a last-minute bug
Sorry to rain on your Umbara parade, SWTOR players, but you're going to have to wait an extra day to dive into the August...
