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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Guild Wars 2 denies expansion date rumors, addresses ‘peaceful’ WvW bug
Don't believe everything you read from online retailers. This is the lesson that we must learn again as a supposed summer release date for...
Dark Age of Camelot throws Memorial Day bonus weekend
Dark Age of Camelot fans might want to adjust their plans for the upcoming holiday weekend in the US, as Broadsword is turning on...
Crossout gives you the freedom to mix-and-match death machines
Remember how hot the vehicular combat genre used to be, especially in the '90s with titles like Twisted Metal? Apart from the short-lived Auto...
Behind the scenes of the Marvel Heroes machine
With Marvel movies and television shows coming out left and right (and the comics, of course), hitching your game to this hot property is...
Eternal Crusade lays out its plan for open world conflict
Just because Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade will be primarily a PvP title doesn't mean that it's going to section itself off in tiny little...
The Repopulation to launch in Q4 2015
Just when you thought The Repopulation was doomed to be in eternal testing, Above and Beyond Technologies announced that it's releasing. This year. This...
Funcom financials trend downward, new CEO appointed
While it could have been worse, Funcom's Q1 2015 financials could have been a heck of a lot better, too. In yesterday's financial report,...
The Daily Grind: Are you drawn to cute in your MMO?
I am so not ashamed to admit that, hands-down, Squirrel Girl is my favorite Marvel Heroes character. Not only is she voiced by Tara...
Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?
Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...
Trove’s monster bash update is a graveyard smash
Trove seems to be pulling a major update out of its brain voxels on a monthly basis now. Coming hot on the heels of...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 14
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's chaos, NCsoft's financials, Trove, Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, ARK: Survival Evolved, Neverwinter's Xbox numbers, and The Division's delay, plus mailbag questions on Reddit gaming culture and escapism vs. lockboxes.
Heroes of the Storm goes into open beta, prepares for launch
With two weeks left until the launch of Heroes of the Storm, anticipation is growing over Blizzard's entry into the MOBA field. Well, now...
Das Tal devs talk about inspiration, weapons, armor, and meaningful conflict
Das Tal is forging ahead with its Kickstarter campaign, netting over $19,000 out of its $55,794 goal with 21 days left. The team is...
Dungeon Fighter Online promises gifts for all if ‘Jerry’ loses weight
Sometimes there are stories that come across our desk and elicit an immediate response of, "What is this I don't even." This is one...
Landmark dev: Dungeoneering will become a large part of the game
Landmark is a sandbox MMO that allows players to engage in a number of non-combat activities, but playing as a pure pacifist might be...
The World of Warcraft selfie scavenger hunt is on
You laughed when they brought the selfie camera to World of Warcraft. You rolled your eyes at friends who spammed your Twitter feed with...
WildStar gives free techno-kitty pet to everyone
Good news for those who were inconvenienced by WildStar's extended maintenance the other day: The game will be giving everyone affected a unique cyborg...
Albion Online’s newest dev answers community queries, snaps at EVE trolls
Albion Online is surely milking its acquisition of Game Designer Matt Woodward for all its worth. After Albion heralded his arrival with a level...
Valiance Online plots its strategy going forward
What's going on in the super-powered world of Valiance Online? Quite a lot, actually. The spiritual successor to City of Heroes posted a list...
Mortal Online opens the doors to Sarducaa
If you are a Mortal Online player, you were probably in heaven this past weekend, as the game patched in a whole new continent...
