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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Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s leveling journey shows how much retail has lost its way
In the past six months, I've been tracking a very interesting conversation that's arisen over what the MMORPG genre as a whole has lost...
Monsters & Memories hires four new devs and improves game performance
After a couple months of quiet, indie MMO Monsters & Memories has emerged to deliver an update regarding its progress. Niche Worlds Cult reports...
Lord of the Rings Online opens the Corsairs of Umbar expansion for player testing
The first round of public testing for next month's Lord of the Rings Online expansion popped up on the Bullroarer test server yesterday as...
Villagers and Heroes brings back raids, ushers in Halloween Horde of Horrors
There's an ill moon hanging over Villagers and Heroes these days. Wait, did we say "ill?" We meant "chill." A totally chill moon over...
Dungeons and Dragons Online readies a community-wide challenge and a Deck of Many Curses
The latest batch of adventures went up on the Dungeons and Dragons Online test server this week. But if you were expecting the same-old,...
RIFT revels in Autumn Harvest celebrations during its Steam Tennaversary
You know what MMO threw a pretty good Halloween time? RIFT. Its Autumn Harvest was one of the better annual festivals for the MMO...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry about getting too old for MMORPGs to release?
As I start to give the oncoming approach of the age of 50 a long, hard stare, I've had a new, weird concern arise:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 441: A Blizzard trick or treat
Justin and Bree discuss MMO Halloween events, Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, WoW Classic's LFD, Embers Adrift, and Ship of Heroes, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on the potential for WoW on console and Gamepass.
Mad World goes after unauthorized macro programs that ‘compromise fairness’
Jandisoft's gritty yet beleaguered MMO Mad World is taking a stand against botters and macros. The studio posted an announcement last week that it...
Elite Dangerous’ Frontier Developments readies a round of layoffs
It certainly seems like we've in the thick of layoff season right now, what with Epic Games, Twitch, and Cryptic all letting personnel go...
EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push
It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...
Lord of the Rings Online previews two Corsairs of Umbar zones
With the expansion coming in November, a new Extra Life campaign, and the Harvestmath festival keeping things spicy, Lord of the Rings Online has...
The MOP Up: Aion Classic finally gets its delicious revenge
Aion Classic unleashed Update 2.4: Stormwing's Revenge on its servers this past week: "Get ready to battle Stormwing and defeat Yamennes to loot heroic...
One Shots: A most adorable destroyer of the cosmos
As we enter the delicious aroma of fall and the spine-shivering thrills of Halloween, is there any MMO that deserves to be revisited this...
Post-apoc survival shooter The Front charges into early access
It feels like the other day that someone was asking on the MOP podcast if there were any MMOs set in contemporary times. And...
LOTRO Legendarium: What could a LOTRO challenge server look like?
Lord of the Rings Online's legendary server experiments aren't done yet. Even though it's been a while since we've seen a new shard come...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Funcom MMORPG?
My nostalgia and I had a Moment the other day when I saw that Funcom was celebrating its 30th anniversary. Even though I freely...
Funcom releases a free Conan Exiles-themed text adventure
Just because Conan was an illiterate brute who'd much rather be burning down libraries than curling up with a good book in an overstuffed...
Global Chat: What do I need to know about New World’s new expansion?
Rise of the Angry Earth is making some big waves for New World this month, and it stands to reason that many people are flocking back to...
World of Warships runs a cross-promotion with the 24-year-old Heroes of Might and Magic III
Winner of this year's "Out of Nowhere Award" comes the news that World of Warships is hosting a cross-promotional collaboration with Heroes of Might...
