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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Dark and Light teases major announcement for ‘later this week’
"We have a major announcement coming later this week -- be sure to keep an eye out, you're not going to want to miss it!"
How...
LOTRO expands its Mordor FAQ with more pre-order info
One of the qualms that players have expressed over the new Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor pre-order package is a lack of clarity...
RIFT brings on a new community manager
ArcheAge isn't the only game at Trion Worlds that's shuffling around its community team these days. RIFT announced last Friday that it brought on board...
Shroud of the Avatar hopes to up its profile at San Diego Comic-Con this week
Watch out, Comic-Con: Shroud of the Avatar's masterminds are on their way to rock your geeky world. Richard Garriott and Starr Long will host...
LOTRO’s new light and shadow system looks a lot like the old radiance system
One of Lord of the Rings Online's more infamous systems was radiance, which heavily penalized players' stats in certain dungeons unless they had specific...
Aion’s Omens of Ice update offers free goodie pack, shows trailer
"The awakening has begun."
Aion's big summer update is a scant two days away, but players can get ready for it right now. Omens of...
Valiance Online livestreams its development alpha test
In an epic-length livestream this past weekend, the Valiance Online team showed off its development alpha test and discussed some of the systems and...
Gamers raise new questions about Wild West Online’s credentials and connections
If there's one thing that MMO fans have learned (and re-learned) over the years, it's that it's not a great idea to take things...
Get a special Fortnite rifle for free before the game launches
When you're just sitting around and waiting for a game to release, it seems like the perfect time to partake in efforts to grab...
The MOP Up: Crash Force offers arena fun at a discount (July 16, 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...
Gorge your mind on these World of Warcraft Patch 7.3 videos
Once the gates of the World of Warcraft Patch 7.3 test servers opened up, no secret or scrap of information was safe from the prying...
One Shots: Man of Tungsten
Look there! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Mysecretid!
Who among us hasn't played a video game at some point and...
Camelot Unchained works on an indoor space for players to explore
After last week's truncated update, the Camelot Unchained team is roaring back with another one of its extensive and informative newsletters. Lots of progress...
FFXIV updates players on DDOS attacks, teases Tuesday patch content
A series of DDOS attacks on Final Fantasy XIV this summer kicked Square Enix into high gear to defend itself. As the studio seems...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most interesting MMO city to explore?
There's a line drawn between MMO cities that mostly exist as empty set pieces and ones that live and thrive with NPCs, details, and...
Drakensang Online starts class rebalance and frees up player inventory
German fantasy MMO Drakensang Online pleased its fans with a quality-of-life update yesterday that helped to free up a bit of player inventory while...
Wild Terra adds auction halls, shops, and character stats
One of the benefits of dipping your toes into a gritty sandbox is that you may get to shape the game world according to...
Wargaming’s WWII games remember the rescue at Dunkirk
In time for this weekend's blockbuster release of Dunkirk, Wargaming's World War II games will all be hosting special events to tie into the...
LOTRO Legendarium: Mordor’s pre-order is flat-out ridiculous
Outrageous. Ridiculous. Exciting. Exploitative. Controversial.
This past week's announcement of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor's launch date and pre-order packages set ablaze discussions and...
Crowfall gives a sneak peek at its new eternal kingdom building blocks
Do you have visions of what your mighty castle fortress will look like in Crowfall's eternal kingdom? To help with your fertile imagination --...
