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
The Division movie names Stephen Gaghan as director
You may have forgotten that a The Division movie has been in the works since last year. That is understandable: Time passes, trash day...
One Shots: Healin’ skellies in Shards Online
When the NDA is away, the cats will play -- and take screenshots! Bless our dear community for documenting upcoming MMOs as they venture...
Massively OP Interview: Exploring LOTRO with the Tolkien Professor
If you are looking for a bridge between you and the sometimes dense (but quite popular) works of J.R.R. Tolkien, then you could do...
LOTRO starts testing player housing improvements
One of the most requested and most delayed requests by the Lord of the Rings Online community over the years is a revamp to...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO magic system?
While there are plenty of similarities among magic systems in MMOs (hey, how about you cast another fireball? There you go, champ!), there is...
Paradox Interactive is making a World of Darkness werewolf game
Those still licking their wounds over the years-old demise of the World of Darkness CCP MMO can howl with delight that IP-owner Paradox Interactive...
Dungeons and Dragons Online hypes Dragonborn race, Ravenloft expansion, and sentient weapons
In 2017, Dungeons and Dragons Online will officially add its third campaign setting to its melting pot with Ravenloft. Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini wrote...
Fox creates virtual and augmented reality games studio
Emerging from the efforts of Fox Innovation Lab, a new games studio called FoxNext has arisen.
Fox announced the new studio this week, saying that...
EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine moves over to World of Warcraft
Former PC Games editor and EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine announced yesterday that he's made a move to a position on a different MMORPG:...
Stitch together your own playable bodies in Crowfall
Do you have any qualms about playing with dead things in video games? How about playing a dead thing itself? Crowfall will offer both...
Star Citizen fends off pirates (the fun kind)
One thing that's for certain in the future of interstellar expansion, and that is the assurance that plucky pirates will take their Jolly Rogers...
Massively OP Interview: Standing Stone on LOTRO, DDO, and Daybreak
It's been quite a month since Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online announced that they were breaking off from Turbine as part...
EVE Online starts the process of electing its next player council
When the winter is coldest on the coast of Iceland, CCP lugs out its 20-foot wooden alpine horn and blows a signal that can...
Pokémon Go made $950 million in 2016, but players aren’t walking as much
There's no doubt that last year was phenomenal for Pokémon Go, as the popular app racked up an astounding $950 million in revenue by...
Albion Online previews Royal Continent layout
Say goodbye to Albion Online's Royal Isles -- and hello to the all-new Royal Continent!
In its upcoming Galahad release, Albion Online is wiping out...
World of Warcraft turns its attention to Patch 7.2
Now that the excitement over the launch of Patch 7.1.5 and Nighthold has died down somewhat, World of Warcraft's team is gearing up for...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts testing Update 34’s Tower of Frost
The first big content update for Dungeons and Dragons Online is being put through its paces on the test server right now, which means...
Wizards of the Coast forms new digital games studio led by Jeffrey Steefel
Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons might be getting an online upgrade in the near future. In a letter written this week to the...
RIFT launches fortress sieges and looking for raid tool
RIFT is stepping up its game -- its raid game, that is.
Yesterday, Trion Worlds released a "hotfix" that in actuality contained two major pieces...
Overwatch heralds the Year of the Rooster event
In a pair of short teasers, Blizzard announced its next in-game event for Overwatch: Year of the Rooster.
This Chinese New Year-themed event is kicking...
