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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Content Design Lead Benjamin Gross leaves Marvel Heroes, joins up with NCsoft
Marvel Heroes players are starting to get wind of the fact that Content Design Lead Benjamin Gross is no longer with Gazillion.
While he did...
SMITE doubles everything this weekend, gets a Dark Horse comic in December
SMITE really, really wants you to play it this weekend -- and it's not above a little bribery to make that happen. The MOBA's "Double...
StarBreak brings permadeath and power-ups to Steam
Here's something interesting that you might want to pick up and play today: StarBreak, a free-to-play massively multiplayer title, has just launched on Steam.
As...
The Division requisitions higher armor cap and new gear sets
While we don't know just yet when The Division's 1.2 update will be coming, when it does arrive it's going to be interesting.
A summary...
Chronicles of Elyria at striking distance to fund
With less than $90,000 to go, Chronicles of Elyria looks set to hit its $900,000 crowdfunding goal well before its month is up. "It...
Star Trek Online is launching on consoles this fall
The big announcements for Star Trek Online keep arriving. Last week it was the reveal of the Agents of Yesterday expansion; this week it's...
Devilian preps megaserver tech, introduces the pet appearance system
Doesn't the term "megaserver" give you instant goosebumps and make you want to stand up and salute the world for having birthed something so...
Lord of the Rings Online puts out a call for raid testers
Battle-hardened soldiers and Hobbits are being called into a special service for Lord of the Rings Online this week. Turbine has put out a...
World of Warcraft begins Legion’s beta testing
Alpha? That's so early 2016, you guys. Starting today, World of Warcraft: Legion is all about its beta test, which will run until the...
Crowfall delays features for more polish, looks at a ‘soft launch’
ArtCraft came out yesterday and admitted that it will not be able to make its projected dates on certain Crowfall features without sacrificing quality,...
Global Chat: Which MMOs have the best quests?
For some players, quests are either those things that serve to annoy with reading (in a game!) or merely provide gussied-up reward packages. But...
Chekov joins Star Trek Online in Agents of Yesterday
Over the years, Star Trek Online has become a high school reunion of sorts for actors from the movies and various series. One of...
Seventeen things you need to know about Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday
If you felt the flames of love for the original Star Trek series stoked by last week's announcement of Star Trek Online: Agents of...
Crowfall devs on stats, emotes, and chat bubbles
Have a spare few minutes in your day to exchange for a little Crowfall enlightenment? Creative Director J. Todd Coleman and Lead Designer Thomas Blair...
How Guild Wars 2 will improve WvW scoring
The Guild Wars 2 community has been asking for improvements to scoring in the game's world-vs-world battles, and ArenaNet is moving swiftly to bring...
The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO are you looking for?
There's no shame in admitting that you're looking for a new or different type of MMO to play. Maybe you just like exploring the...
Atlas Reactor welcomes one and all this weekend
Atlas Reactor is working hard to make a name for itself as a unique twist in the multiplayer PvP space. One of its challenges...
Asta’s Wrath of the Berserkers update brings a level cap increase and new area
Shh. You hear that? The rustling of leaves on the industry wind? The tweet of birds engaging in social media? The far-off distant sound...
League of Legends loses social systems lead, bans three pro teams
One of the most notable developers for League of Legends has left Riot Games for a "new challenge." Lead Designer of Social Systems Jeffrey...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 64: To boldly return
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, Chronicles of Elyria, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, TERA, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag question on metacritic for MMOs.
