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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Defiance 2050 works on a new co-op map while player interest declines
It is probably fair to say that Defiance 2050's reboot hasn't exactly shaken up the online gaming world -- or even made much of...
RIFT hangs ten with this year’s Summerfest
When we have a winged, masked figure riding a surfboard through the air in an MMO, we are firmly through the looking glass without...
Fallout 76’s closed beta is scheduled for October
Zip up those Vault Tec suits, kiddos, because you're going out into Fallout 76's West Virginia wasteland as soon as this October. That is,...
Thespian deer and bunny invasions come standard in Project Gorgon
The creators of Project Gorgon are a neverending fount of interesting ideas and unique systems -- so much so, in fact, that some days...
Fractured’s Kickstarter has just fully funded; stay tuned for this afternoon’s Q&A livestream
As Fractured counts down the final two days of its Kickstarter campaign, it looks as though the indie MMO has pulled it off: Just...
Runes of Magic heads to Steam this month
At this point in MMORPG history, it might be hard to find titles that aren't on Steam already. Late to the Valve party, however,...
World of Warcraft: Mexican wrestling, movie cuts, and Battle for Azeroth story spoilers
There is just no way to smoothly mesh this Frankenstein assortment of World of Warcraft stories together, so hang tight -- abrupt transitions ahead.
Why...
The MOP Up: Gnomeland Security orders EQ2’s Tinkerfest (July 22, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
RuneScape preps player-owned farms, pushes forward with mobile MMO testing
Time for a huge RuneScape progress update, so let's cover all our bases with one energetic post, shall we? Starting with the signature game,...
MapleStory 2 somehow ‘sells out’ of founder’s packs
Artificial scarcity or necessary action? Either way, fans are going to have a hard time securing a founder's pack for Nexon's upcoming MapleStory 2,...
One Shots: Party animals
Apologies for the disruption in the normal One Shots schedule over the past couple of weeks, but we're back and freakishly abnormal! Everyone behave...
DC Universe Online joins Aquaman in Atlantis
With the Aquaman movie coming this December, DC Universe Online doesn't want to be left out of the fishy fun. Just before the movie...
Fantasy Life Online launches in Japan this month, no word on Western release date
Game historians might recall that way back in 2002, game development studio Level 5 and Microsoft were collaborating on bringing the cel-shaded True Fantasy...
The Game Archaeologist: Kesmai’s Air Warrior and Legends of Kesmai
Most studios would be overjoyed to have pioneered one significant advancement in video game history, but then again, most studios aren't Kesmai. While it's...
The Daily Grind: Which expansion helped out an MMO the most?
We have talked a lot about great and terrible MMO expansions in the past, but most often, we approach such conversations from our personal...
Wizard101’s main city gets a magical makeover
When you've got magic on your side, renovation on a grand scale should be a snap, right? It was probably a little more difficult...
Warframe finally unleashes Nyx Prime (and others) in next week’s sale
As Digital Extremes opens up its Warframe prime vault next week, so too might many players be opening up their wallets in response.
"Become the...
Black Desert dives down into underwater dungeons
You know where's a really great place to build a dungeon? Under the ocean. Sure, there's the bends, flesh-rending sharks, and a severe lack...
Trion Worlds has been hit with layoffs, loses ArcheAge associate producer
Trion has confirmed the layoffs - we've updated below.
Trion Worlds in general and ArcheAge in specific are going through a turbulent time this week...
No Man’s Sky received death threats over butterflies
On the verge of expanding into a full multiplayer experience, No Man's Sky has rocketed back into the spotlight with July 24th's NEXT update....
