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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Mark Kern polls players about his spiritual successor to Firefall
Will Firefall fans want Mark Kern at the helm of a game again? That's the question of the hour, as Kern has proposed engaging...
RIFT’s summer patch includes starter guilds, dungeon veterans, and the 64-bit alpha
Summer is the perfect time for cookouts, beach parties, sunburns, and meaty MMO patches. At least RIFT thinks so, as Trion Worlds is preparing...
Out of Reach is the robust survival sandbox you’ve been overlooking
Has the market reached the point of survival sandbox saturation yet? Several games are hoping that there's still raging demand out there, including Out...
Tree of Savior re-opens its servers to new players
Earlier this month, Tree of Savior took the drastic step of removing itself from Steam and shutting the doors to any new players. This...
Nostalrius team releases vanilla World of Warcraft survey summary
The Nostalrius team's journey to Blizzard and back may be complete, but the details are still coming forth from the large player survey that...
Chronicles of Elyria has three prologue experiences in the works, including a MUD
While the full MMORPG portion of Chronicles of Elyria may be a year and a half off (or more), the team is working hard...
Overwatch, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft top May Superdata charts
Probably no big surprise here, but according to Superdata Research in May, Blizzard and Riot Games are still kings of the online PC gaming...
The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 2016)
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...
Destiny prepares to put Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions into maintenance mode
Players using older consoles to adventure in Destiny will soon discover that they're being moved to the kids table, unable to enjoy the latest...
One Shots: When magick met wizardry
When magic meets magic, does it shake hands? Give each other a hearty fist bump and catch up on old times? Or does it...
The Game Archaeologist talks to the Asheron’s Call super-fan
A little while back, I received a rather passionate email from Massively OP reader Diego regarding Asheron's Call. He had quite a lot to...
Marvel Heroes pulls out all of the stops in its third anniversary finale
Hopefully you haven't missed out on Marvel Heroes' incredible third anniversary event that's been raging across the game all month. In addition to giving...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has killed you the most?
There's a small story behind that screenshot up there. I was playing Star Trek Online, and during a boss fight I was stricken by...
Procedural sandbox Forsaken Legends sells prelaunch access
It's the weekend and you deserve a treat. How about word of a new fantasy MMORPG that you could play right now, albeit in...
Revelation Online’s wardens fight on the front line against evil
Revelation Online is an incoming import that's still working to build up awareness in the west. The game not only has to make the...
How starving in Crowfall can turn you into a ‘chicken’
Food in MMORPGs usually exists to provide luxury buffs for characters heading into raids, but for Crowfall it will be present to keep players...
World of Warcraft devs want to bring more flavor to professions in Legion
A new expansion is as good an excuse as any to stir the pot and make big changes to an MMO, since players are...
Fragmented’s NPCs are gunning for you
Heads-up for any out there who thought that Fragmented's enemy mobs were timid push-overs: Those days are over.
A new build for The Repopulation survival spin-off...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Shards Online gets greenlit and adds player-run merchants
We all remember those important milestones in our life: Our first lost tooth, our graduation, our wedding, and of course, our debut on digital game...
