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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Subdivision names its streets after World of Warcraft
How would you World of Warcraft fans like to live on Ashenvale Way in real life? What about moving into a house on Stormwind...
One Shots: Every shot is awesome!
Today's headlining picture is another debut for One Shots: Funcom's LEGO Minifigures Online. I don't know many people outside of MOP who have even...
City of Titans gives a glimpse of its character creator, hints at 2016 testing
City of Titans doesn't seem to mind that some of its demo videos came to light over the past month, although the studio said that...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back and forwards with LOTRO
I think it is safe to say without any malice whatsoever that Lord of the Rings Online has firmly entered its autumn years.
Everything about...
The Daily Grind: What MMO sequel would you like to see?
Are we past the era of MMO sequels? Maybe yes, but also, maybe no. I like to hedge -- and this industry is always...
Dragon’s Dogma Online announces the Alchemist class
Right now Western fans of Dragon's Dogma Online can only look on with envy at their Japanese counterparts who are not only currently enjoying...
World of Warcraft invites you to ring in the new year with fireworks and pet battles
It might not be World of Warcraft's most content-filled event, but it is its most explosive. The New Year celebration for Azeroth kicked off...
Star Conflict summarizes its journey through 2015
Curious what Star Conflict has been up to over the past 12 months? The developers put together a new video to summarize the major...
Activision Blizzard buys e-sports company assets for $46M
Does Activision Blizzard see the business world as one big garage sale from which to cherry-pick deals? It certainly seems so, as the company has...
There are just a few more days left to enjoy DDO’s Festivult
As the holiday season and in-game events in most MMOs wind down, Festivult in Dungeons and Dragons Online is ticking to a close as well....
Dogma: Eternal Night shows sewer demo
Dogma: Eternal Night is not about to let a failed Kickstarter campaign get it down. After admitting to a "difficult year" in 2015, Prelude...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs to watch in 2016
A long time ago on another website far, far away, I held a tradition of kicking off the new year by listing the top...
Tree of Savior swings the banhammer following its Korean launch
Botters and exploiters, beware: Tree of Savior isn't having any of that. The newly launched Korean title has banned over 1,000 accounts in its...
PSA: Get your free Marvel Heroes character tomorrow!
Marvel Heroes is about ready to wrap up its 14 Days of Festive Favors, and the game has saved the best for last. On...
ARK: Survival Evolved is doing even better on Xbox One than PC
It's no secret that ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the most popular early access titles of 2015. What is somewhat surprising is that...
Albion Online extends beta test, nixes free-to-play for launch
Major changes are afoot at Albion Online -- and some might not make fans of the cross-platform sandbox too happy.
Sandbox Interactive announced today that...
The Daily Grind: What MMO did you forget existed?
The other day we did a story on Istaria (aka Horizons) and I said to myself in an empty room, "Huh. That's still around?"
I...
Global Chat: Wrapping up 2015 across the MMORPG blogosphere
As the final pages turn on 2015, MMO bloggers engage in a favorite pastime of recalling their best and most notable gaming experiences of...
Battle Bards podcast listens to Fallen Earth’s soundtrack
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, takes to the apocalypse with this week's look at Fallen Earth's soundtrack. What kind...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 44: Guild Wars 2 sounds and space questions
Justin and Bree interview Guild Wars 2's sound design team, then interview our "local" astrophysicist to answer your mailbag questions on space and space games.
