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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Elder Scrolls Online says its population is growing, explains why cross-play won’t happen
These days, the Elder Scrolls Online team is laser-focused on the promotion and release of One Tamriel this fall. However, a recent interview with...
You can hide your costume in City of Titans
"It's taken three years. Three years of every possible thing going wrong. Three years of trial and effort, of skill and talent, of error...
Get double XP in WildStar this weekend
Let's assume that you're not part of the crowd that is hopelessly, helplessly fixated on a certain expansion right now. You're open to different experiences...
AdventureQuest 3D gives a spooky tour of its Halloween dungeon
According to major retail stores, we're already in the Halloween-slash-Thanksgiving-slash-Christmas shopping season, so don't be too scandalized when you hear that AdventureQuest 3D is...
Riders of Icarus has dungeons galore incoming
Give the Riders of Icarus team credit: It seems to be very gung-ho in pumping out more content for the relatively new MMO. So...
Crowfall answers more questions on building in your Eternal Kingdom
Player housing? Pah. That's thinking small. Now Crowfall, Crowfall is working on delivering its players the keys to citadels, castles, and palaces. It's a...
Project Gorgon promises weekly updates, eyes late 2017 launch
Fans of Project Gorgon who are starved for news about the in-development indie title will be glad to hear that the team has promised...
RIFT defends swing back to buy-to-play model for Starfall Prophecy
Trion Worlds has been doing its darndest to get out in front of any consumer issues with its decision to revert back to a...
Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?
When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...
ARK: Survival Evolved teases ‘gigantic’ reveal this Thursday
Don't you just love announcements about upcoming announcements? Perhaps PR teams are being considerate by giving you information so that you can rearrange your...
Ingress teams battle to a tie in Via Lux
The first day of a major Ingress player event resulted in a tie for both sides, with each claiming partial victory over the worldwide...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 80: Enter the Legion
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Trove, EverQuest II, Wargaming, Funcom, Star Citizen, SOTA, and TERA, with mailbag questions on gaming/life balance and dungeon bookmarks.
SMITE embraces death with Izanami
Some players like to play it safe, dwelling within the secure walls of high hit point pools, defensive buffs, and exit strategies. And then...
Lord of the Rings Online has a two-and-a-half-year plan
Lord of the Rings Online isn't prepared to close up shop in Middle-earth just yet. In a new interview with fansite Dadi's LOTRO Guides,...
Pokémon Go lifts the ban on some third-party map app users
Pokémon Go has a word of warning for those players using third-party map applications: Stop or you could be banned. Niantic said that even...
Landmark begins issuing 10-day trial keys
Players who haven't experienced the wide-open wonder of Landmark now have a free option at their disposal. Daybreak recently announced that it is issuing 10-day...
The Daily Grind: What are your first impressions of Legion?
Well, it's here. World of Warcraft: Legion has been out in the US for five hours now (more for Europeans!), which in internet time is more...
Path of Exile is about to get a turbo boost to its performance
Graphical slowdowns due to excessive particle effects look to be on the way out for Path of Exile, as the team is planning some pretty...
Mighty Quest for Epic Loot gets execution date
The decision has been made and the order passed down from on high: Mighty Quest for Epic Loot is to be executed on October...
Chronicles of Elyria team uses tabletop game theory to design its MMO
How does one create a brand-new MMORPG from scratch? One method is apparently using "paper prototypes," or using the format of a tabletop RPG...
