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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Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how toxic gamers try to intimidate Blizzard devs
As the discussion and response to Overwatch's legendary toxicity problem continues, even the development team isn't spared from the impact of this, ahem, "passionate"...
Ship of Heroes puts out an alert for the Yekus Mercenary Clan
Even though we are quite a ways out from playing Ship of Heroes for real, it is not too early to start becoming familiar...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits record concurrency (October 1, 2017)
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...
Get an advance look at a few of Age of Wushu 2’s locations
While we continue the long, long wait for Age of Wushu 2 to make its way over to the western world, at least we...
Global Chat: What’s going on with Daybreak?
Do you ever give MMOs a questioning stare and find yourself asking to no one in particular, "What is up with Daybreak these days,...
One Shots: Starlight, starbright
As someone very much on the outside of this whole Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire thing, my observations is that this is some...
Crowfall’s Raph Koster explains why MMO systems stagnate and die
The man who pretty much wrote the book on many MMORPG systems shared another piece of keen insight about a pitfall in many competitive...
The walking dead stagger into RuneScape for a new battle royale-style survival mode
Staggering and shuffling their way into players' worst nightmares, zombies have infested the normally cheery arena of RuneScape and need a little pruning. That's...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Camelot Unchained strives for a well-rounded experience as it focuses on siege gameplay
In making the transition from limited-focus tests to larger siege gameplay to the long-awaited beta, the team behind Camelot Unchained is "sprinting" as it...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC would you like to see more of in your MMO?
I think I speak for a majority of Secret World veterans when I say that we need 100% more Hayden Montag in this MMO....
BioWare confirms eventual beta for Anthem, advises patience
Maybe in this era of unpredictable development cycles, early access, and soft launches, the confirmation that a game will actually get a beta test...
EverQuest II’s summer panda NPC moves into the game for good
With time running out to finish a series of seasonal quests, some EverQuest II players were fretting that they wouldn't be able to finish...
Star Trek Online adds Kobayashi Maru event with anniversary gifts
It may be the "no-win scenario," but Star Trek's Kobayashi Maru has a lot to teach captains about enduring in the face of failure. Inspired...
Master X Master gives love to Statesman, hate to Ghost Widow
It has been a couple of weeks since the previous Master X Master update, and while yesterday's patch doesn't deliver much in terms of...
Raph Koster on how Ultima Online pushed the MMO industry forward
Game Designer Raph Koster continues to ponder the significance of Ultima Online on this, the 20th anniversary of the MMORPG's historic release. In a...
Overwatch deals with ‘ban bug,’ publishes Zarya comic
Here is a fun bug indeed: Overwatch has a glitch that's been accidentally slinging seasonal bans at players who did not deserve them. It's...
SkySaga locks down official site following development halt, posts ‘nothing can be said for certain’
Just in case you were wondering, it's still a puddle of sadness and despair over at SkySaga. Following the online game's abrupt development halt...
Sea of Thieves debated stoking the console vs. PC rivalry with faction sails
You know what we need more? PC players arguing with console players about superiority, system specs, and exclusive titles. That would really bring peace...
Neverwinter expands skirmishes, PvP with Swords of Chult module
Neverwinter players, the fierce jungle of Chult isn't quite done with you yet -- nor you it.
Next month on October 24th, Swords of Chult...
