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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LOTRO tests Mordor’s improved character models and allegiance system
The third public preview test of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor arrived yesterday, further expanding the beta of the upcoming expansion. New this...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle interest in multiple MMOs?
Friends and readers know that I have a serious issue with being overwhelmed in all of the MMORPG options out there. I keep wanting...
Wizard101 tests chat channels while Pirate101 has fun with a rooster sheriff
Here's something interesting we learned this week by perusing the Wizard101 newsletter: The game apparently has a stronger following than you'd think among YouTubers, bloggers,...
Stormy weather lies ahead for Sea of Thieves
It can't all be pristine blue waters and smooth sailing for Sea of Thieves; this is the open ocean, after all! This week the...
Global Adventures is a new treasure-hunting Diablo clone with zombies, roller skates, and ninjas
We've seen some odd Kickstarter projects come across our desk, but Global Adventures has to be up there in more ways than one.
This colorful...
Chinese government attacks on Honour of Kings MOBA leads to child locks
You may not have heard of Honour of Kings, but that's probably because you don't live in China. It's one of the most popular...
SWTOR teases next week’s raid bosses, seeks Galactic Starfighter feedback
Next week on July 11th, Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to unleash carnage with Update 5.3. The summer content patch will  change up...
Secret World Legends posts roadmap for the next year
Funcom is making good on its promise to post a development roadmap for Secret World Legends, as it just put up the schedule of...
Pokémon Go celebrates its anniversary with a hat-wearing Pikachu
It is genuinely hard to believe that it has been a year already since Pokémon Go took the world by storm (and dominated the...
Here’s how to build your first Worlds Adrift airship
You might know by now that that Worlds Adrift is an MMO based around sailing airships to floating islands, but did you know that...
The secret of Tibia’s mystery door is finally revealed
Last year we ran a story on an extremely exclusive door in Tibia, a very long-running MMO, that would only be opened by a...
Doomfist punches his way onto Overwatch’s test servers
It makes sense that if you're expanding your popular team-based shooter, you'll want to introduce a character who punches really, really hard. Actually, it...
Path of Exile moves forward with Fall of Oriath’s beta testing
Things are getting downright serious with Path of Exile's upcoming expansion. The team recently pumped out the second wave of the Fall of Oriath...
West of Loathing has a showdown with an August release date
It's high noon on the streets of a dusty town, and one game is prepared to draw and fire... in about a month. West...
Diablo III turns its seasons up to 11
How is Diablo III at 11 seasons already? Well it is and we must deal with it, probably by clicking furiously and mindlessly looting...
Secret World Legends deals with community server issues following yesterday’s patch
Will Secret World Legends' auction house ever stay online? For the second time since the reboot's launch, Funcom has disabled the system, although this...
With the Lord of the Rings lawsuit settled, LOTRO moves on with sunflowers and Weatherstock IX
It looks like things are cooling down on the legal front following a protracted court lawsuit between Warner Bros. and the Tolkien Estate concerning...
Riders of Icarus pulls back the curtain on the Trickster
Riders of Icarus' summer content patch looks like it will be a doozy, particularly with the headlining Trickster class to rope in players and...
DDO pits Drow against Dwarves in Update 36: Duel for the Underdark
Dungeons and Dragons Online fans are about to shake off their summer stupor and dive deep underground, thanks to the next big chapter of...
Secret World Legends update opens elite dungeons, beefs up patron benefits, and gives out free inventory
As promised by the dev team last week, Secret World Legends' first post-launch patch is here and contains a lot of quality-of-life improvements for...
