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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Hearthstone’s game director fields questions about the expansion, ladder experimentation, and new heroes
With Knights of the Frozen Throne coming to Hearthstone next month, excitement is reaching a fever pitch for this already-popular card title. Game Director...
Aion gets frosty with Omens of Ice update
It may be a sweltering summer outside, but inside Aion it is frozen solid. Patch 5.6: Omens of Ice has released, giving players a lot...
Sea of Thieves channels The Goonies with its riddle quests
Not every map in Sea of Thieves will be as simple as "'X' marks the spot." The team discussed how it's developing more advanced maps...
Checking out RIFT 4.2: Celestial Storm
Summertime does seem to be ripe territory for MMORPGs to release sizable content updates in the hopes of keeping players occupied and luring back...
Skyforge celebrates its second anniversary with giveaways, trivia contest
While you weren't looking -- or maybe you were -- Skyforge tucked two years of live operation under its belt. The sci-fi action MMORPG...
Marvel Heroes unleashes maximum Carnage
What have you done, Marvel Heroes? What have you done? Oh sure, it's understandable that you'd want to get a new playable character to...
‘Strategic hero shooter’ Gigantic officially launches on PC and Xbox One
Make room in your gaming schedule because Perfect World's Gigantic is now out with a vengeance. The glowy MOBA PWE rescued after delays and multiple financial...
Raph Koster would put action combat in Star Wars Galaxies if made today
Recently, one of game designer Raph Koster's fans wrote in to pose him an interesting hypothetical question. If he were to remake Star Wars...
Chronicles of Elyria’s tribes will possess combat specialties
The tribes parade is still ongoing over at Chronicles of Elyria, as the fans aren't running out of questions and the developers aren't running...
Crowfall hosts a race and class ‘show and tell’ session
Remember how Crowfall announced back in May that it was decoupling its race and class archetypes to allow players to mix-and-match more freely? This...
Battle Bards Episode 101: Ragnarok Online
As the Battle Bards cruise into their second hundred episodes, it’s time to cover a very long-lived fantasy MMO from 2002, Ragnarok Online. The...
World of Warcraft expands Patch 7.3 testing to include final Argus zone and new dungeon
Just when you think you've seen everything that World of Warcraft's massive Patch 7.3 has to offer on the test server, here comes even...
Master X Master kicks off the ranked preseason
Listen, we need to have a talk about your MOBA dedication. You've been taking too much time off, seeing the sun too often, and...
MMORPG veteran Richard Garriott decries ‘space tourist’ label
If you haven't figured it out, Shroud of the Avatar and Ultima Online's Richard Garriott is on a press tour lately for his new memoir,...
LOTRO’s new allegiance system will take you to fantastic places
One of the new major systems that's coming with Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor deals with your pledged allegiance to certain Middle-earth factions....
Dark and Light launches on Steam early access tomorrow
Dark and Light's promised "wyvern-sized" announcement has come to pass, and it's a doozy for fans who have been anticipating this sandbox reboot. Snail...
The Daily Grind: How death-prone are you in MMOs?
Do you find yourself faceplanting a lot in MMOs? Do you measure your lifespan during a boss fight in mere seconds? Or are you...
Albion Online expands its launch rollout
Some MMOs have launch days, but some MMOs are not Albion Online, which is claiming a good chunk of this week to officially release...
Ghost in the Shell: First Assault Online might have just officially launched
The Ghost in the Shell franchise is no stranger to highly competent cyborg ninja police officers stealthing around the city in the coolest fashion...
Lost Ark shows off new zones, including one that takes place on the body of a slumbering giant
After a long info drought on the anticipated action-MMO Lost Ark, we're finally getting a deluge of lore and screenshots courtesy of Steparu. This...
