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 Daily Grind: What’s the longest you’ve ever walked away from MMOs – and returned?
As much as I do like MMOs, I don't feel any resentment when I see former players walk away from them. You owe nothing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 523: Course-correcting into the future
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, BitCraft Online, the possible sale of CCP Games and EVE Online, LOTRO, DDO, Palia, Dune Awakening, and Chrono Odyssey, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, Palia, and the land of Steam Decks.
Embers Adrift ‘completes its full launch’ on Steam while touting past year’s progress
It's a launch day of sorts for indie fantasy MMO Embers Adrift, which today completes its full migration to Steam. The release comes alongside...
Indie MMO Monsters & Memories invites you to next weekend’s community alpha test
If you want to play both the newest-developed and oldest-themed MMORPG on the block, you're about to have a full weekend to do just...
World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.2 will be the last major War Within update
World of Warcraft: The War Within isn't long for this world, but it's going to make a big splash before it exits the stage...
Blizzard readies bigger World of Warcraft: Midnight reveal at Gamescom 2025
When Summer Games Fest came and went without a hoped-for reveal of World of Warcraft's next expansion pack, all eyes turned to August's Gamescom...
World of Warcraft warms June up with the annual Midsummer Fire Festival
Just in time to ring in the summer solstice, World of Warcraft brought back its Midsummer Fire Festival for another short run. This year,...
The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D has character slots in the works
It may be too strange to believe, but AdventureQuest 3D doesn't have multiple character slots -- yet. That's about to change, as the studio...
One Shots: Even views can be jaded
If you look up to the highest point on the landscape and squint, you might be able to make out a lone figure standing...
LOTRO Legendarium: What should Lord of the Rings Online’s kinship refresh include?
It does seem as though Standing Stone Games has been talking about a "kinship refresh" for Lord of the Rings Online for years now,...
The Daily Grind: Is there a genuine hunger out there for good new MMORPGs?
It was encouraging to read Fantastic Pixel Castle's Greg Street write up a manifesto (of sorts) about why he and his team are driven...
World War II MMO Foxhole’s latest update lets you build and then breach bunkers
When the bombs start dropping, the best place to be is deep, deep underground. That's why it's welcome news that World War II-themed Foxhole...
ARK: Survival Ascended launches its ‘first full expansion,’ Lost Colony
The next chapter for ARK: Survival Ascended is here (sort of), as the sandbox's "first full expansion" arrived yesterday on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation...
Dune Awakening’s future plans include a beefy July patch and the start of DLCs
Dune Awakening was one of the more impactful launches this year, but can Funcom keep momentum and interest in the survival SANDbox going? That's...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes players to the new tropical Midsummer Festival island
Say hello to Lord of the Rings Online's new Midsummer Festival that's sending you to the brand-new tropical island of Furtherholm! LOTRO officially kicked...
Chrono Odyssey begins rolling out invites for tomorrow’s closed beta test
Assuming your June isn't already absolutely packed with new games, DLCs, expansions, and experiences, Chrono Odyssey would like to nudge its way into your...
MMO Hype Train: Dune Awakening stumbles, trips, and sometimes sprints in its early experience
It does seem appropriate that for a series about the fight over a planet filled with a rare resource, Dune Awakening has played tug-o'-war...
A new RIFT patch is percolating for next week – the first for the MMO since 2022
Here's a pleasant shocker for mid-2025: RIFT is preparing to bring an actual patch to bear on June 24th. The Ghar Station reports that...
World of Warcraft activates Legacy of Arathor, explains Pandaria Classic’s celestial dungeons
Don't let the double decimal points in the update fool you: World of Warcraft's latest content drop is anything but insignificant. Legacy of Arathor...
The Daily Grind: Are you pro-cape or anti-cape in MMOs?
One of the fascinating bits of City of Heroes' history is that this superhero MMO originally launched without the ability to equip capes to...
