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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The MOP Up: Aura Kingdom 2’s global pre-registration arrives with NFTs in tow
Aura Kingdom 2: Evolution, the mobile follow-up to the first Aura Kingdom, started taking global pre-registrations this past week. By signing up, players can...
Wayfinder prepares its community for this week’s early access launch
August keeps racing along, heedless of any laidback summer vibes, and the next thing on the release calendar is the early access debut of...
One Shots: Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...
Lord of the Rings Online hopes to get River-hobbits in your hands by the end of August
Lord of the Rings Online is progressing slowly but surely to Update 37 later this month with the much-anticipated addition of the playable River-hobbit...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer pure mages or hybrid magical classes in MMOs?
If we take all of the magical characters in MMOs and look at ways to differentiate them, one dividing point might arise when you...
First impressions: Palia is a half-baked project that could rise to be a masterpiece
For a reviewer, there is nothing more frustrating than something that is equal parts amazing and terrible. All awesome? That's an easy, glowing recommendation....
Guild Wars 2 exhibits Secrets of the Obscure’s rift hunting in another new vid
When Secrets of the Obscure launches later this month, Guild Wars 2 isn't going to abandon old Tyria in favor of the new zones....
Overwatch 2’s Invasion PvE makes both devs and players regret what could’ve been
Normally, the release of a hefty amount of content would be a cause for celebration and unannounced days off work. But when it comes...
Co-op monster hunter Atlas Fallen officially launches
Looking for a brawl with oversized grumpy baddies in the middle of a desert? For those craving the Monster Hunter experience, Deck13's Atlas Fallen...
Pirate101 unleashes a broadside of quality-of-life improvements including UI scaling and fast travel
Rub the sleep from your eyes and put on your most fashionable hook-hand, because Pirate101 just got boarded by a raft of quality-of-life improvements....
Global Chat: Fresh voices on the MMO blogging circuit
It's August, which means that it's also Blaugust -- an annual celebration of blogging! For this month, experienced bloggers and newbies alike are joining...
Ashes of Creation has enough testers, prepares to stop selling pre-order packs
Ashes of Creation is getting ready to shut the door on players looking to buy their way into the alpha and beta testing process....
Throne & Liberty’s Western release delays into 2024, adds action combat
Toss this onto the pile of the already-numerous delays that we've received this year: NCsoft is pushing Throne and Liberty's Western release back from...
The Daily Grind: What are your objectives during the first hour of an MMO?
After months and even years of waiting, the time is here at last. You've downloaded the game, poured a glass of your favorite frosty...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 432: Palia breaks through to the other side
Justin and Bree discuss Palia's soft launch, WoW Classic hardcore realms, ArcheAge 2, ArcheAge's future, Ashfall, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, STO, SWG Legends, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on mundane but enjoyable MMO activities.
Star Trek Online opens up a special museum to tour the franchise’s starships
With a massive franchise spanning decades and numerous television shows and movies, Star Trek boasts a mountain of legacy content under its belt. So...
Palia says closed beta feedback is a ‘tsunami engulfing’ the studio, vows clarity on pricing bundles
It's been almost a week since cozy life sim Palia triggered its soft launch via a persistent beta that finally dropped the NDA. Now...
Iron Realms puts two of its MUDs into maintenance mode including Starmourn
Those who have dabbled or gone hardcore into the world of multi-user dungeons (MUDs) and text-based MMOs will no doubt recognize the name of...
Lord of the Rings Online highlights its new cash shop and flexible coupon system
Lord of the Rings Online's fancy new storefront is the talk of the town this week... or, at least, the talk of this past...
Ubisoft’s mobile Division Resurgence delays its next beta phase for ‘refinement’
Those looking to get their hands on the next chapter of The Division franchise are going to need to exercise a bit of strategic...
