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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World of Warcraft 6.2 coming on June 23 with Hellfire Citadel raid
World of Warcraft's Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire is coming on June 23rd, we found out today. When it lands, the patch will be...
SWTOR clarifies Knights of the Fallen Empire’s instant level 60 character
Among the participants in the SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire announcement parade was one fellow bellowing out, "You'll be able to create a...
E3 2015: Heroes of the Storm invites you to the Eternal Conflict
Heroes of the Storm has been out for, oh, about six minutes now, but we guess that it's never too soon for Blizzard to...
The Daily Grind: Which classic MMO would you like to try running?
Hey guys! Did you hear about this Darkfall thing? If we all pool our allowances together, we could buy and run our very own...
Global Chat: Does the 12X leveling speed hurt or help SWTOR?
I love seeing interaction and cooperative projects between MMO bloggers because what fun is there in being an island? Especially when we talk about...
World of Tanks coming to Xbox One in July
World of Tanks has already stormed the beachhead of Xbox 360, but it's aiming for even more significant gains with its Xbox One release...
E3 2015: Gigantic’s closed beta starts in August
The "shooter MOBA" Gigantic is making strides toward launch, and one of the bigger steps that it will take will be in launching its...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 18
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Elder Scrolls Online's console launch, SWTOR's new expansion, WoW's flight fiasco, Cabal II, failed Kickstarters, plus mailbag questions on gratuitous complexity and Turbine's future.
Rush of Heroes imports chart-topping Asian mobile MMO
One of the biggest Asian mobile MMOs is looking to see whether it can replicate its success in the North American market. I Am...
Perpetuum adds random assignment system
Think you've done all that there is to be done in Perpetuum to date? Well, the sci-fi sandbox might just have a new challenge...
Crowfall raises $2M in crowdfunding, demolishes the holy trinity
Crowfall continues to rake in hefty amounts of donations, as the title just crossed the $2 million threshold for crowdfunding to date. More than...
You can bounty hunt rogue agents in The Division
Looking for a fun place to vacation next year? We do not recommend The Division's Dark Zone, unless you find a lawless area of...
Shroud of the Avatar’s zombies are infectious fun
Every MMO, whether sci-fi, fantasy, or equine, must at some point feature zombies. It's video game law.
Fortunately for Shroud of the Avatar fans, it...
EVE Online video hints at Entosis Link’s power
EVE Online may be seeing a shift in how its intergalactic warfare works with the advent of the new Entosis Link. According to CCP,...
‘Speed MOBA’ Solstice Arena shutting down, offers parting gift
After two years in operation on both mobile devices and the PC, Solstice Arena is calling it quits.
The so-called "speed MOBA" announced last night...
Eternal Crusade reduces scope, promises earlier delivery
Are you willing to take a swirl of good news and bad news with your alpha? Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade fans have no choice,...
An exclusive chat with Path of Exile’s Chris Wilson
Massively: We're here with Path of Exile Producer Chris Wilson to talk about the state and future of this ARPG. Thanks for joining us...
Dota 2 Reborn revamps the game from the ground up
Dota 2 is stockpiling its arsenal against the competition with the advent of a massive overhaul called Dota 2 Reborn.
Dota 2 Reborn won't be changing...
World of Warcraft acknowledges ’emotional response’ to flying controversy
The full story on Blizzard's decision and subsequent reappraisal of grounding flying mounts in World of Warcraft is still being revealed. In a new...
Aventurine offers to license out classic Darkfall’s game code
The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that...
