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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Conan Exiles’ Joel Bylos talks about butt sliders and blunders
If you're looking for candid and enthusiastic answers to burning questions to all things Conan Exiles, you can do no better than hit up...
Ashes of Creation raises over $1.5M, eyes thieves guild and Underrealm race
Don't look now, but Ashes of Creation's Kickstarter campaign is officially on fire. In a good way.
The crowdfunding effort crossed over the $1.5 million...
Ruin of the Reckless is a ‘punishing’ multiplayer dungeon crawler
Fast, furious, and oh-so-deadly: This is the approach that Ruin of the Reckless enjoys and is not ashamed to deliver to players.
Launched late last...
Dekaron drops a huge patch with a dungeon, wardrobe, and class overhaul
This past week, "extreme action" MMO Dekaron came out with its Act 19 Part 1Â update this past week, and the world was never the...
Atom Fishing 2 delivers extreme post-apocalyptic angling
Mash-ups are a common creative exercise, especially in entertainment where authors and makers slap two different elements together to see if the result feels...
Turbine renews Asheron’s Call domain through 2022
It's weird to think that it's already been a few months since Asheron's Call and its sequel were shut down by Turbine. Yet there's a...
Listen to these brand-new Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online music tracks
An odd but interesting connection between Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online is that both games use Soundcloud extensively to post their soundtrack pieces...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...
One Shots: Lonely hearts
Are gamers really lonely? Do we flock to MMORPGs as a response to that? I'm pondering these thoughts today following the response of a...
Realm Zero seeks funds for its ‘evolving’ world vision
What can one man do with four years of spare time, a computer, and a fondness for video games? If you're Hank Newman, you...
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer tries out Sea of Thieves, calls it a ‘magical experience’
For Microsoft, Sea of Thieves isn't some below-the-radar project that's beneath the company's notice. Its Xbox division, in particular, is very keen to see...
Camelot Unchained shifts dev focus to beta gameplay
From the sound of this week's Camelot Unchained newsletter, the team at City State is having a lot more fun now that beta development...
Whatever happened to Alganon, Ryzom, and Forsaken Legends?
Ever find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to so-and-so? We never hear about that MMO in the news any more! Is it still running? Does...
The Daily Grind: What would you like to see done with MMO pets?
A little while ago, I was amused by a story about how a sort-of pet for World of Warcraft's sort-of housing was able to...
Warframe triggers Operation: Ambulas Reborn
The sinister Corpus is on the verge of rolling out its newest weapon, the deadly Ambulas mechs, and players are going to need to...
Trion streamlines its Glyph launcher to decrease its memory footprint
If you play one of Trion Worlds' online games, then chances are very good that you also use Trion's Glyph launcher on a daily...
Ashes of Creation knocks out two stretch goals, confirms in-game food
While the pace of the Ashes of Creation Kickstarter juggernaut is slowing somewhat as its first week goes on, progress is still being made...
Kritika Online launches website, sells founder’s packs, and announces closed beta
Is Kritika Online on your radar yet for 2017? You may need to revise that answer after today, as the cel-shaded anime MMO just...
WildStar begins testing prime raids and housing communities
With WildStar's Patch 1.7.1 out of the way this week, the team at Carbine can kick back, open up a cold one, and... apparently...
World of Warcraft’s Gnome races become codified
Practically since the launch year of World of Warcraft, there have been player-run Gnome races (especially the nekked variety), sending pint-sized characters on a...
