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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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...
Warface is bringing on a new publisher in February
Starting in February, online shooter Warface will have a new company at its back. Crytek announced yesterday that My.com will take over publishing duties...
Battle Bards Episode 90: Wizard101
Expecto MMOsium! The Battle Bards have donned their robes and taken to casting nasty spells on each other with their wands, all in the...
Dragon Nest introduces the Arch Heretic class
Dragon Nest is looking to revitalize its class lineup with this week's introduction of the Arch Heretic.
The Heretic is a Cleric gone a little...
Transformers Online is Overwatch with robots
In a perfect world, we'd already be playing a true Transformers MMORPG and enjoying every minute of customizable robots, on-the-go transformations, and roleplaying as...
Dark Age of Camelot continues to adjust pet classes
Beware Dark Age of Camelot pet classes: You may be merely slightly less omnipotent than before, thanks to this week's patch.
The team continues to...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online renaissance
As I peruse a hundred or so community blog posts every day, it's fascinating to me to see what games the MMO blogosphere as...
Star Citizen Q&A addresses the persistent universe
For MMORPG players, at least, the holy grail of Star Citizen's rollout is its persistent universe: a shared, ongoing server that's most familiar to...
The Daily Grind: Are contemporary settings underutilized in MMOs?
We all know that fantasy is by far the most popular setting for MMORPGs -- but what is the least? While not completely unrepresented...
ARK modders fight over Pokémon projects
Gotta catch 'em all... unless we're talking about Pokémon mods for ARK: Survival Evolved, in which case there might only be one in the...
Star Trek Online opens new crafting line in Season 12
There may be a Reckoning coming to Star Trek Online later this month, but it doesn't mean that captains have to start quaking in...
Closers Online shuts down in Japan, moves over to Taiwan
As of today, Closers Online is, um, closed in Japan. SEGA has shut down the game's servers and is handing all operations of the...
Wild Terra works on an ‘anti-grind system’
Eyeing a potential source of discord and disparity in Wild Terra, the devs said that they are taking steps to "reduce the gap" in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 100: The nesting instinct in Elder Scrolls Online
Justin and Larry discuss Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK, The Repopulation, the Switch, Nostalrius, HeroWarz, Pathfinder, and Star Trek Online.
Here’s how Lineage Eternal’s multiple character system works
One of Lineage Eternal's unique selling points that sets it apart from most other ARPGs is its multiple character system. This allows you to...
Massively OP Interview: Why Ship of Heroes is taking City of Heroes into space
What happens when a group of dislodged City of Heroes fans attempt to bring back the spirit of their favorite MMO while marrying it...
Asheron’s Call player preserves 50 towns in videos
Tick-tock, tick-tock. The countdown timer for Asheron's Call is running out, as the fantasy title has a half-month until it shuts down for good....
