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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AD2460 is going free-to-play next week
Will a shift in business model help the indie space strategy title AD2460 leap ahead in popularity and play? That question might be answered...
Ever, Jane touts new beginner experience
Ever, Jane is anticipating being a gateway for people who have never played video games or MMOs before, which is why the team has...
Elder Scrolls Online is giving away a million bucks
Who ever told you that playing video games would never pay off? If you happen to win Elder Scrolls Online's new giveaway, you can...
Path of Exile demos multi-pet deployment
The other day I saw a blogger ask why MMOs don't often let you have more than one pet out at a time, combat...
Snowfest showers Trove in joy and presents
Ho, ho, holy moly, it's Snowfest in Trove!
The holiday season is already upon this voxelbox, with plenty of presents and rewards to be earned...
MapleStory pulls pay-to-win sack from Reboot world cash shop
Excitement over MapleStory's tougher Reboot world was marred by accusations of pay-to-win by the community. The chief complaint centered on the sale of meso...
Players are upset that Elder Scrolls Online is selling werewolf and vampire transformations
This may be a first for MMOs: A cash shop is selling infected bites. And the players aren't too happy about it, although it's...
Get to know WildStar’s Deadeye Brightland and Mondo Zax a little better
If only school was as entertaining as MMOs, all students would come out as geniuses. Well, for those looking to expand their knowledge about...
Check out World of Warcraft’s upcoming class halls
One of the major new features of next year's World of Warcraft: Legion is the class hall system. As the name suggests, class halls...
College students whip up Adventure Guild, a mobile turn-based MMO
Who says that you have to be graduated to be a force for gaming good? A team of college students at Rochester Institute of...
Perfect Ten: Where to get your MMO podcast fix
We'll assume since you're a savvy gamer reading Massively OP that you're already well aware of the world's best MMO podcast. But what do...
Monster Hunter Online’s Chinese OBT will be open to all
You might recall with some sadness that Monster Hunter Online is a Chinese exclusive. And while that still holds true, the good news for...
Labyrinth of Druids mixes fantasy with Lovecraftian horror
Druids: No one knew who they were or what they were doing -- at least until now! MidDream Studios is in the process of making...
EVE: Gunjack launches on Samsung Gear VR
Not every inhabitant of the EVE Online universe is some fancy hotshot pilot with a billion-ISK warship under his or her seat. As CCP...
EverQuest II begins planning 13th expansion
We hope EverQuest II players aren't going to get too comfy in last month's Terrors of Thalumbra, as Daybreak is already hard at work planning...
Guild Wars 2 promises quarterly balance updates, says e-sports are crucial to the game’s growth
ArenaNet Lead Developer Colin Johanson has strong words in defense of Guild Wars 2's emphasis on e-sports, saying that these programs are "extremely successful" and...
The Daily Grind: What rules would you make for flying mounts in MMOs?
Some MMOs eschew the entire idea of flying mounts. Some have them in from day one, while others add them in at a later...
Global Chat: Sifting the good raiders from the bad
Game designer and blogger Psychochild posited an interesting question recently: How can you tell the difference between a good raider and a bad one?
He...
Infiltrate Anti-Santa’s camp to save RuneScape’s Christmas
RuneScape's notorious Anti-Santa is back and plotting another war on Christmas festivities. It's up to players to infiltrate his camp in a new seasonal...
SWTOR subscriber rewards include playing as HK-55
The next chapter for Star Wars: The Old Republic's expansion storyline won't arrive until February 11th, but BioWare is attempting to give players a...
