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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Be a ‘superstar’ in Music Man Online’s open beta test
"What's up, superstars!"
Obviously, that's directed at you, not us. And as a superstar, you'll no doubt be interested in participating in Music Man Online's...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 23
Justin and Bree discuss Smed's resignation, Project Gorgon, Guild Wars 2's Tempest, Camelot's tribute, SWTOR's Togrutas, and WildStar's stat overhaul, with a buncha mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes.
The Repopulation revamps its PvP system
Forget what you might have seen or played of The Repopulation's PvP in the past, because the upcoming sandbox MMO is bringing to bear...
Announcing the official MOP Marvel Heroes supergroup, Massively Underpowered!
You've probably noticed that several members of the Massively OP staff are obsessed with Marvel Heroes. Well, we thought it was high time to...
War Thunder exec fired after pressuring YouTuber to sign contract
A heated exchange between one avid War Thunder YouTuber and the game's producer has seemingly resulted in the producer losing his job for overreaching...
Skyforge plans major post-launch patch
Skyforge's shaky quasi-launch is starting to settle down, as the team has added more hardware and improvements to increase server stability. Even better, the...
Stormhaven Studios forms to work on sandbox Saga of Lucimia
Group-oriented sandbox Saga of Lucimia has taken a significant step to legitimacy this past weekend by announcing that it is now under the umbrella...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on mass market MMOs, Smed’s resignation
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Brad McQuaid has a word or two (thousand) to say about the ongoing debate as to what constitutes an...
Star Trek Online’s lead writer departs Cryptic
If you've spent any time with Star Trek Online fans, then you'll know that there's a widespread appreciation for the game's deep and consistent...
ArcheAge makes amends for past mistakes by banning bots and easing up on RNG
In responding to a post on ArcheAge's official forums about the game's missteps and its future, CM Seraphina Brennan assured players that Trion is...
World of Warcraft is really, really big
One thing we grizzled World of Warcraft veterans tend to fondly remember are the naked gnome races that showed us just how big --...
One Shots: Aerodynamically impossible
Back in the late '70s, the first Superman flick had the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly." Well, I look at the...
The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Drakkar
Kingdom of Drakkar, also known as Drakkar or even Kingdom of Drakkar II, is a really odd duck among the annals of MMO history....
The Daily Grind: Are you trying a different MMO this summer?
I find that summer is a great time of the year to let my gaming wanderlust run free, giving me permission to try new...
Marvel Heroics: Help! What hero should I play?
Superheroes are quite used to hearing cries of distress and pleas for help, but who lends a hand when the caped crusaders need assistance?...
Perfect Ten: MMO fan fashion scenes
For some of us, having the best gear -- stat-wise -- isn't a driving force for playing MMOs. Now, the best-looking gear? That's a...
The Daily Grind: What was your first day in an MMO like?
Can you remember? Can you recall your very first day playing an MMO? Or has it been so long that time's made a mockery...
Devilian shows off Shadowhunter class and devil form
Action-RPG Devilian is cranking up its hype machine, with a pair of informative dev blogs posted this past week about the game's features.
The first...
Trion races to fix Trove server issues, offers compensation
Ever since launching earlier this month, Trove has become somewhat of a sleeper hit in the MMO community and enjoyed crowds flocking to its...
One Shots: Holding a torch for City of Heroes
No, you're not seeing yet another ancient screenshot from the late, great City of Heroes. No, this is something far more recent and special....
