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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Echo of Soul and the order of the Phoenix update
For a game that once promised it would provide "everything an MMO player could want," Echo of Soul hasn't exactly toppled popular culture and...
World of Warcraft player reaches level cap through pet battles alone
It never fails to amaze us how some MMO players will create extreme challenges in their games -- and overcome those challenges. Take Kruithne,...
Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign
There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero.
Blizzard posted a lore update today...
Caravan Stories to bring cross-platform Pokémon-style action to Japan
While Japan is not exactly the hotbed of MMORPG development, there are a few studios working to put the country on the map for...
TERA’s anniversary event goes out with a bang
You have only a few more days left to squeeze out the fun -- and rewards -- from TERA's fifth anniversary event. The good news...
World of Warcraft briefs on its Tomb of Sargeras raid
World of Warcraft's elite players are waiting with bated breath for the release of the game's newest and perhaps most challenging experience yet: Tomb...
SWTOR’s development road map is coming this week
It's the end of May, and Star Wars: The Old Republic players are still waiting for that promised road map about the game's development...
Blade and Soul doubles its firepower with the Maestro
Asian MMOs can't exist for long without succumbing to the temptation to introduce some sort of gun-toting fanatic, and Blade and Soul is proving...
David Brevik says Hellgate London was ‘a game ahead of its time’
If you were harboring some sort of secret hope that David Brevik would return to the battered and bruised Hellgate London to realize its...
Wild West Online FAQ says the game is ‘not historically correct’
Remember the days when MMOs used to post clear and concise FAQs instead of messy AMAs and lengthy developer livestreams? Wild West Online does,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO deserves a second chance from you?
Sometimes we are not very fair to MMOs when we try them for the first time.
Maybe we're not in a good mood or don't...
The MOP Up: Pox Nora’s PS4 launch (May 28, 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...
The Witcher card game Gwent enters open beta
There seems to be a very rabid, very enthusiastic community that's developed around CD Projekt Red's The Witcher (particularly its third installment), to the...
Dark and Light continues to woo the elemental demographic
Apparently Dark and Light's elemental scene is so captivating, so rich, and so diverse that it requires a follow-up developer diary to fully cover...
One Shots: Action arrested
In tossing out a screenshot challenge last week revolving around combat action shots, you'd think that this would be a piece of cake. After...
The Game Archaeologist: How Sceptre of Goth shaped the MMO industry
When it comes to text-based MMOs created in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, the sheer number of them would blot out the sky. There...
Ashes of Creation revises referral program, unlocks Underrealm race, and shows freehold housing
With less than a week to go in its fundraising campaign, Ashes of Creation has raised over $2.5 million and become the most successful...
EVE Online prepares players for summer cruiser rebalance
Ahoy space captains! EVE Online is working to get the word out about a "significant" rebalance patch for the game's strategic cruiser line that's...
Star Citizen checks in with Frankfurt studio, talks about designing the Eclipse
In this week's rip-roaring episode of Around the Verse, the Star Citizen team checks in with the game's Frankfurt studio. This studio has recently...
Sea of Thieves talks PC version, live campaign events
According to Rare, PC players' patience might have started to wear a little thin as the studio demanded a few month delay to get...
