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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Lord of the Rings Online’s Harvestmath festival arrives this week
Is there a more delightful and spooky place to be for the Halloween season than Middle-earth? Lord of the Rings Online hopes you feel...
Lost Ark readies speed leveling ‘Ignite’ servers as a catch-up mechanic
Lost Ark is about to make it easier than ever to catch up to the rest of the pack when its Arkesia Ignited Update...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile 2 prepares to talk about early access
While it feels like we've been waiting ages for Path of Exile 2, it's actually on the way, and sooner than one might think....
Lord of the Rings Online’s next premium housing will most likely be Elf and Umbar-themed
Elvish fans rejoice: Lord of the Rings Online's team announced that it's been working on "Elf-themed premium housing" for the MMO's next neighborhood, although...
One Shots: The deep shadows of autumn
There's a lot to love about the fall season that's not just pumpkin spice coziness. I get a delicious feeling out of watching the...
LOTRO Legendarium: The 10 most metal titles in all of Lord of the Rings Online
You know, I'm simply not a guy who likes to slap titles onto my character's name in MMOs. Never have been, probably never will...
Overwatch 2 kicks off ‘competitive drive’ event, teases Halloween
With the end of Overwatch 2's Season 12 in sight, it's more than likely that many players are lagging behind in their climb up...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your MMO highlight of 2024 so far?
The year isn't quite over yet, but maybe it's time to face the truth that 2024 is in the final quarter. Hopefully it's been...
Multiplayer co-op folk legend RPG Ravenswatch has launched
Looking for a more bite-sized Diablo experience with a bit of imagination slathered on top? There's a newly launched player in town called Ravenswatch...
Global Chat: What’s World of Warcraft Cataclysm’s best zone?
Wilhelm over at The Ancient Gaming Noob kicks off our tour of various MMO essays as he lists and ranks all of the zones...
LOTRO sweetens Legacy of Morgoth pre-orders with level boosts, defends lack of ‘special system’
Following both excitement and criticism over the announcement and pre-order packages this week for Lord of the Rings Online: Legacy of Morgoth, SSG Executive...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases Myth Drannor raid and welcomes this year’s Night Revels
What's spookier for you this year: The dead rising from the grave or a raid that's going to replenish those graves with the corpses...
Casually Classic: World of Warcraft’s delves have real evergreen potential
Ever since World of Warcraft released back in 2004, there's been an tension in this game between casual, solo play and hardcore group progression. It was...
Lord of the Rings Online’s update 41.3 tweaks Nazgul attacks, dragon dungeon, and crafting event
Lord of the Rings Online fans should know by now that there's not "one patch to rule them all," nor are all patches of...
LOTRO: Legacy of Morgoth opens expansion pre-orders, aims for November 6 launch
Lord of the Rings Online's southward expansion aims to continue into the deserts of Harad next month when Legacy of Morgoth releases. Standing Stone...
Wayfinder kicks console and PC crossplay into high gear in preparation for launch
With its full launch out of early access just a few weeks away, Wayfinder is getting all of its high-tech affairs in order for...
The Daily Grind: What are the advantages of playing MMOs as a hobby?
Have you ever had to explain or defend your hobby to someone who doesn't share that? Sometimes that can be a positive experience with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 487: Give me Throne and Liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's launch, the new book on Blizzard, ArcheAge 2's morph into ArcheAge Chronicles, and New World Aeternum's impending release, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on MMO history and games preservation.
Valheim’s boardgame has kicked off its crowdfunding campaign
Valheim fans, be aware: The crowdfunding campaign for the official board game is now underway during the month of October. This is a one-to-four...
New World deep-dives its first-ever 10-player raid, going live with Aeternum
With New World's Aeternum release a couple weeks away, it's still hard to sort through all of the hype and promotion to know what's...
