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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TERA announces the Elin Gunner, tees off Argon Assault event
We guess TERA was feeling left out of the Asian "little girls with big guns" club, because Bluehole announced this week that the Elin...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Hearthstone returns to Northrend in Knights of the Frozen Throne
There's a chill wind sweeping in from the north(rend) today: Knights of the Frozen Throne is now live in Hearthstone!
The expansion is one of...
Neverwinter’s Tomb of Annihilation is coming to consoles on September 12
Don't fret, anxious console players: Your adventures in the completely safe and not-scary-at-all jungles of Chult are coming soon. In about a month, as...
Worlds Adrift update makes ships stronger and the environment more dangerous
In many ways, Worlds Adrift is sailing into new territory for MMORPGs, as there aren't a lot of games out there that let you...
Black Desert team reveals perma-AFK leveling, tent camping, and a wicked sea monster
(We've updated this article since it went live with additional notes from Kakao - it's all at the end!)
When it comes to divining the future...
Guild Wars 2 begins selling level 80 character boosts
Does anyone actually take a character to level 80 in Guild Wars 2 the normal way any more? With all of the boosts given...
Rumor: World of Warcraft’s next expansion leaked
Warning: If you hate potential spoilers about World of Warcraft, you may want to skip the rest of this article!
Photos and descriptions of the...
Here’s what an Elder Scrolls Online LEGO set should look like
An official LEGO set for The Elder Scrolls Online will probably never happen -- although never say never, because SWTOR totally got its line...
Dogma: Eternal Night will let you order around your own mortal minions
After a protracted period of self-induced silence, the Dogma: Eternal Night team has slipped out of the shadows to whisper dark tales of its...
Star Trek Online tucks advanced starships into console crafting packs
The 23rd, 24th, and 25th centuries are so yesterday's Enterprise -- why not jump into the further future with a 26th century cruiser in...
Istaria kicks off Halloween early with a community contest
It makes sense, sort of, that in an MMO where you can dress up as a dragon year-round that Halloween might be a favored...
Lord of the Rings Online tidies up Mordor with a post-launch patch
Expansion launches come with all sorts of messiness, and it's up to developer to clean (or ignore) the issues that a great deal of...
Perfect Ten: Fresh approaches for familiar MMORPGs
Short of taking a blow to the head, there's very little I can suggest in the way of experiencing a familiar MMORPG for the...
DC Universe Online lays out future plans, teases skill point respec UI
Look up there, in the sky! Is it a producer's letter for DC Universe Online? Is it a state of the game post? Nay,...
The Exiled invites you to test its limited-lives ‘survival mode’ for a free month
As The Exiled (formerly Das Tal) struggles to attract a large enough audience to sustain the game's development and operation, the team turns to...
The Daily Grind: Is there any hope for WildStar?
It's no secret that WildStar has, for the duration of its existence, underperformed and struggled to find a large and steady audience. Even with...
Global Chat: What Asian MMOs can learn from the west
Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...
Overwatch kicks off the 2017 Summer Games
Let the games begin!
The Summer Games returns to Overwatch this week with a whole new twist and new rewards. Players can now travel to Sydney, where a...
LOTRO brings back summer festival for a reprise, talks about getting a ‘breather’ from Mordor’s gloom
Missed Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival the first time around? Have a few quests left to do or some extra tokens to...
