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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Star Trek Online announces the end of STO Gateway
One of Star Trek Online's lesser-used features is about to be chucked into a black hole, never to be seen again.
On the official forums,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the meaning behind your MMO name?
Here's a light and fluffy question to kick off our morning just right: What is the meaning behind your character name or names in...
Project Gorgon literally brews up something special
BEER!
Now that we've got your attention, let us point you to Project Gorgon and the latest development to come out of this ambitious and...
Amazon Game Studios changes Breakaway following alpha feedback, adds shadow huntress Jarra
Cast your mind back to Christmas carols and unfortunate egg nog binges of late 2016, and you might recall that Amazon Games Studios was...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 112: Heroic measures
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, EVE Fanfest, LOTRO, WoW, and GW2, with reader mail on MMO dress-up and City of Heroes successors.
SMITE lands dual patches this week, delays Racer Rumble one day
If you are a SMITE dev this week, chances are that you're probably not getting a lot of sleep. Hi-Rez Studios made it some...
Lord of the Rings Online plans two-month nostalgia hunt for 10th anniversary
Don't expect the same-old fireworks display from Lord of the Rings Online as it hits its 10th birthday this month. Well, there will be...
Conan Exiles goes on sale for 20% off, recaps its update progress so far
It's been a whirlwind spring for Conan Exiles, with the survival sandbox racking up hundreds of thousands of sales while pumping out updates left...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
Elite Dangerous’ The Commanders update today adds player avatars
Call it "Sitting in Cockpits."
No longer will your in-game representation in Elite Dangerous be a mere hunk of space metal with a flaking coat...
BioWare delays SWTOR 5.2 for a week, might be working on KOTOR 3 and a ‘semi-MMO’
Let's rip off this band-aid quickly: There will be no SWTOR Update 5.2 today. BioWare announced on the forums that it is delaying the...
Dark and Light’s world is an explorer’s dream come true
Recently, the Dark and Light team posted an interview with... itself, which is a totally normal thing to do. It's actually a pretty interesting...
Legends of Aria rewrites Shards Online’s combat system
When Legends of Aria emerged from Shards Online, it changed more than just the name. In the first Aria-era dev diary, the team explains...
Star Trek Online’s Reckoning headed to consoles on April 18
For one -- just one -- glorious week this month, Star Trek Online's console players will feel content that they will be warping around...
Revelation Online deals with infestation of adorable and cuddly raccoon-people
If there is a species of land animal that MMOs haven't made into a weird or adorable NPC race, developers haven't met them yet....
LOTRO Legendarium: Playing second fiddle to the Fellowship
Back when Lord of the Rings Online was being developed as Middle-earth Online in the late 1990s, the original concept was to plop players...
RuneScape airs ’15 Years of Adventure’ documentary
"This is the story of a world created in a kitchen. Of a community bonding as they kill chickens or fish for sharks. It's a...
Experts caution against VR dangers
With virtual reality headsets becoming widespread and the gaming industry jumping on board the movement, could there be a dark side to this rapid...
EVE Vegas is coming this October, tix go on sale
Missed out on this year's EVE Fanfest? There's still a chance for redemption, comradery, and geeky fun with this October's EVE Vegas event. For...
The MOP Up: Scorpio’s doomsday device (April 9, 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...
