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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Wizard Online takes a stab at a full-fledged VR MMO
With virtual reality headsets hitting the market, a hot topic in the MMO community has been over when we'll be seeing VR merge with...
The Division’s ARG wants you to scan your money to see how dirty it is
Do you want to know how much pee is on your money? The Division is here to help you find out.
Cash Contagion, a new...
Should you play Black Desert or Blade & Soul?
Just the other day we were discussing in the office the differences between Black Desert and Blade & Soul, and I said that I...
Mark Jacobs talks about Camelot Unchained’s balance and classes
If there's one thing that you should know about City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs is that the man likes to talk at great length,...
LOTRO activates its new datacenter on January 11
Although it was delayed from its planned roll out last year, Lord of the Rings Online's new datacenter is now ready for deployment. Executive Producer...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO are you rooting for this year?
While the booing section of the internet might get loud and almost suffocating at times, I believe that there's quite the large crowd of...
World of Tanks rolls out a new PS4 beta test this weekend
If you missed out on World of Tanks' first beta test on the PlayStation 4, then you'll have another shot at it as the...
Get pumped up for SMITE with this cinematic trailer
Dragging a bit now that you're back into the normal post-holiday routine? Then drink up a tall glass of rock-n-roll with this a new...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 45: MMOs in the new year
Justin and Bree discuss Albion Online, The Repopulation, Firefall, Crowfall's innovative "vessel" system, and Pathfinder Online, plus mailbox questions on EverQuest Next, ArcheAge's health, and WoW.
Revival seeks more fans, plans investment into the game in 2016
On the verge of getting the Stage 1 client of Revival released, IllFonic posted a start-of-the-year newsletter to rally the faithful and encourage them to...
Project Gorgon gives away free gifts for the new year
It's a very happy new year in Project Gorgon, as this week's patch brings not only a home for animal players but also free...
Origins of Malu is launching in stages early this year
Wondering whatever happened to Origins of Malu? Apparently the devs were working elsewhere for a while but have now turned their attention back to...
John Smedley on player emulator projects: ‘Good for them’
Ex-Daybreak President John Smedley took to Twitter last night to throw his support behind MMO emulator projects. While most studios publicly ignore or condemn these...
Jumping onto a Final Fantasy XIV Japanese server can be a culture shock
Have you ever been curious about how different the Final Fantasy XIV experience is on its native Japanese servers? One English-speaking player decided to...
RuneScape throws a month-long party for its 15th anniversary
Yes, believe it or not, RuneScape is turning 15 years old this year, and by the look of it, this MMO is still doing...
ARK lets you hop around on a prehistoric kangaroo
Bet when you woke up this morning you didn't know that you were going to learn what a Procoptodon was. Well you are right...
Escape from Tarkov starts taking preorders
Gear up, mercenaries: Escape from Tarkov has started taking preorders for four different game packages, even though the title hasn't gone into testing yet. The...
Valiance Online tests new client-to-server architecture, previews new website
Crime never sleeps and superhero MMOs never take a holiday from patching. Valiance Online has been hard at work whipping up a couple of new...
The Underground is a cute 2-D sandbox
"Do anything, craft anything, be anything."
That's the promise of The Underground, a 2-D MMO that harkens back to an earlier era of online game...
How to abuse Blade and Soul’s character creator for evil and amusement
There are two types of MMO gamers when it comes to character creation. The first group attempts to craft a character that looks terrific...
