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.
Personal blog: BioBreakTwitter: @sypster
Wargaming’s WWII games remember the rescue at Dunkirk
In time for this weekend's blockbuster release of Dunkirk, Wargaming's World War II games will all be hosting special events to tie into the...
LOTRO Legendarium: Mordor’s pre-order is flat-out ridiculous
Outrageous. Ridiculous. Exciting. Exploitative. Controversial.
This past week's announcement of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor's launch date and pre-order packages set ablaze discussions and...
Crowfall gives a sneak peek at its new eternal kingdom building blocks
Do you have visions of what your mighty castle fortress will look like in Crowfall's eternal kingdom? To help with your fertile imagination --...
Star Citizen’s derelict ships offer dangerous excitement, plus new Lost & Found cinematic
Is it possible for one game to think of every little detail in a fictional universe? Star Citizen's various teams are certainly trying to...
7 Days to Die turns the electricity on and hits Steam’s 100 best-selling games of all time
If you don't already have a copy of 7 Days to Die in your Steam library, you may be part of a shrinking crowd...
Secret World Legends: ‘We plan to continue producing new story content for years to come’
In a combination of review and interview, Gamasutra's Katherine Cross took a new look at Secret World Legends to see what had changed with the...
Global Chat: Learning from Master X Master
We've certainly remarked several times on Massively OP how much like an MMO Master X Master is, even though it firmly checks the "MOBA"...
Grim Dawn takes you on tour with the new Inquisitor
While Diablo III fans have their shiny (decaying) Necromancer to play with, Grim Dawn players are still tapping impatiently as they wait for the...
Crusaders of Light launches globally on iOS with Android coming next week
Will there ever be a mobile MMORPG that handles the complexity and delivers the fun of a desktop or console experience? There have been...
Get pumped for LOTRO: Mordor with wallpaper art and a soundtrack interview
While Lord of the Rings Online players are chewing over the Mordor pre-order packages, there are a few free ways that fans can get...
Chronicles of Elyria is using voxel models for its upcoming MUD
"We're pretty sure you'd rather play the game before the heat death of the universe than have us hand-craft an entire worldwide ecology from...
Sea of Thieves shares the risks and rewards of shipwrecks
As part of the emergent gameplay of Sea of Thieves' missions, player crews will occasionally come upon signs in their voyage of shipwrecks lying...
Diablo III activates double XP weekend tomorrow as an ‘apology’ for a Patch 2.6 exploit
A Diablo III exploit has caused some stress and rampant cheating within the community lately, leading to a hotfix, rollback, and bonus XP event...
You can pre-load Destiny 2 right now on consoles — if you’ve paid money for the privilege
Console players could find themselves very busy this July if they've landed a spot in the Destiny 2 beta. Early access for the test...
Revelation Online announces housing and archaeology systems
Either Revelation Online was jealous of Twin Saga or houses on the backs of giant turtles is a thing in Asia, but the MMO...
Could Blizzard be working on offline modes for its games?
Imagine one day sitting down at your computer, firing up the Blizzard launcher, and choosing to play World of Warcraft or Diablo III... offline....
Atlas Reactor adds a hula-hooping catgirl to its crazy roster
Hula-hoops and cats -- they go together like cats and anything else that cats aren't especially known to do. But somehow Atlas Reactor is...
Villagers and Heroes explains Starfall’s class revamp
Has Villagers and Heroes bitten off more than it can chew? The fantasy MMO is preparing to roll out a massive, top-down revamp to...
PlaneShift is an open-source MMO you might have missed
This past Saturday, we posted a column discussing open source MMORPGs -- and specifically, how rare they are even after thousands of online games...
Chronicles of Elyria won’t stop talking about tribes
If you're just now tuning into Chronicles of Elyria after an extended absence, then welcome to Tribesmania! That's the informal term we're giving to...
