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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LOTRO Legendarium: The great server transfer nightmare of 2025
Can I be real with you right now? I really don't want to write this column. I wish I didn't have to, not just...
As its Kickstarter nears $600K, Stars Reach aims to feature reactive music – but maybe not voice acting
When you're indulging in some eye candy with MMORPGs, don't neglect the equally delectable ear candy that's the product of hard work by the...
The Daily Grind: Is the MOBA genre in a period of stagnation?
With SMITE 2 trying to muscle (back) into the MOBA space, it made me really think about that genre's state in 2025. Once the...
Terraria is still crushing it as a sandbox after 14 years
For a game that originally came out back in 2011, Terraria is aging like fine pixelated wine 14 years later. As the studio keeps...
Tactical shooter Spectre Divide folds weeks after launch despite $60M in investment
Another multiplayer game bites the dust -- and this one virtually right out of the gate.
Calling to mind the abrupt closure last year of...
EverQuest doesn’t have a drinking problem – it has Brew Day!
Poor March, you really don't get the best of annual holidays, do you? The best that we can seem to do is slather you...
MMO Hype Train: Why are Monsters & Memories’ vibes so intriguing?
What attracts you to an upcoming MMORPG project? There are a few factors in my mind that result in a rather quick assessment of...
Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about Rivendell housing and a new homestead currency
Providing a welcome distraction from the ongoing saga of Lord of the Rings Online's troubled server transfers was a new We Have a Cave...
Dune Awakening hypes up ornithopters and a new Arrakis exploration video
For Dune MMO fans, May 20th can't come soon enough. And although we still have over two months to wait for the early access...
World of Warcraft previews Update 11.1.5 and arrests Brann’s tanking spec for being too much fun
World of Warcraft's Update 11.1 hasn't lost its new Goblin car smell yet, but Blizzard's already testing the next patch right now.
In a preview...
Lord of the Rings Online speeds up 64-bit server transfer rate but sees more failures in the process
Lord of the Rings Online isn't out of the woods yet as the studio and playerbase alike continue to grapple with the unprecedented server...
The Daily Grind: Do you engage in world chat in MMOs?
World chat (or global chat) is laden with a reputation it can't shake. Awful, uncomfortable discussions? Trollish behavior? Dank memes and antique running jokes...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 509: Lord of the Transfers
Justin and Bree discuss the LOTRO transfer mess, the return of APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth, Throne and Liberty's Wilds of Talandre, Guild Wars 2's Repentance, Elder Scrolls Online's Fallen Banners, and Fractured's new owners, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, Diablo 3, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on gating story beats with raiding.
Kickstarted Minecrafty sandbox Voxile embraces the transcendent blocky joy of early access
The Minecraft vibes are quite strong with the newly arrived Voxile, and that's most certainly intentional. The "fully destructible" multiplayer voxel sandbox arrived on...
New World cranks out Update 1.3 and the latest iteration of the Legacy of Crassus event
It's patch week for New World, as the most-definitely-still-an-MMORPG released Update 1.3 early this morning with a number of combat skill improvements, better UI...
Last Epoch dials up a huge April update with a new faction, echo type, and mastery respecs
Life is about to get crazy -- in the best of ways -- for time travel ARPG Last Epoch. Eleventh Hour Games announced that...
EverQuest II’s Chronoportal Phenomenon event lets you time travel to the past
To mark and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the original EverQuest, its descendant is hosting the Chronoportal Phenomenon event this month once more. EverQuest II's time...
Medieval MMO Anvil Empires’ next update wants to put you in the back of its cart
While other MMORPGs try to impress you with gigantic dragon mounts or fully decked-out spaceships to transport your lazy butt from Point A to...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV ups its treasure goblin game
Diablo IV doesn't have a treasure goblin any longer. It has treasure goblins, plural, as Blizzard introduced several new variants to these popular loot-spawning...
One Shots: Clean up on aisle everything
If you came here hoping to find beauty and wonder encapsulated in a single picture, look away, for Minimalistway is bringing you nothing but...
