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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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds apologizes for communication deficiencies, lays out top priorities
Players frustrated with the spotty communication from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' development team may have a legitimate reason for complaint. In a letter posted over on...
Camelot Unchained conforms to GDPR regs, shows off new visual effects
Europe's new GDPR regulations are creating a lot of busy work for many MMORPG studios including City State Entertainment, which had to spend over...
Solo has a couple blink-and-you’ll-miss-it references to Star Wars Galaxies
One of the best aspects of all of the new Disney Star Wars films is their references to places, events, and characters outside of...
Dauntless beta testers face staggering queue numbers
This just in: Dauntless is hot stuff right now!
Hopeful testers, crowding in to try Dauntless'Â new open beta, quickly racked up massive queues over the...
The MOP Up: Hyper Universe is heading to Xbox One (May 27, 2018)
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...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth allied race unlock requirements, Mythic+ seasons, and more
News is flying fast and furious as World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's beta test continues. Let's catch up on a few details, shall...
No, Bless Online’s naked pets are probably not going to make it to the west
As the effort to westernize Bless Online continues, Neowiz is facing one issue that is bringing out the snickering junior higher in all of...
One Shots: The cream of the shuttercrop
What do you get when you ask MMO players with bulging folders of screenshots to pick their very, very best to show off? An...
Elite: Dangerous closes credit exploit, resulting in space saltiness
Dealing with either a broken system, a credit exploit, or both, Frontier announced to its community this week that it was going to have...
Priests bless Project Gorgon’s newest update
Feeling particularly holy -- or at least, interested in medieval medicine? Then grab yourself Project Gorgon's newest skill line, the Priest. This new skill-slash-class...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why Mordor fails and Northern Mirkwood succeeds
When Lord of the Rings Online turned its sight toward Mordor, it had been running off of a rather hot streak. Not perfect, mind...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best mount selection?
Lately my attention has been arrested by all of the news coming out about Battle for Azeroth's mounts. I know it's totally dorky, but...
EVE Online’s newest ships look like cel-shaded beauties
The Triglavians are coming! The Triglavians are coming! OK, we'll admit that that catchphrase needs some work, but nevertheless, EVE Online players should get...
PvP robot battler The Maestros programs a closed beta weekend
If you've ever had the desire to send in hordes of minions to fight at your command, yet you also felt anguished about causing...
Mobile fantasy MMO Talion may have autobattle, but it doesn’t have autobeta
The other day I saw a gamer asking the community for a solid list of mobile MMORPGs to try out. Even with the proliferation...
‘Hipster MineCraft’ Occupy White Walls patches in a new launcher and UI update
Ready to delve into the weird world of Occupy White Walls, which one outlet labeled as "hipster MineCraft?" The public alpha of the art-centric...
Star Citizen talks legacy armor and science gameplay
Strap on some legacy armor and check out the spiffy new helmet HUDs in Star Citizen, because this week's Around the Verse episode is...
Overwatch climbs to 40 million players on its second birthday but won’t comment on a sequel
Blizzard isn't being shy about touting Overwatch on its second birthday. Not one bit. And you know what birthdays call for in the games...
Aion’s Egyptian-themed event returns for a limited time
You may be able to walk like an Egyptian, but can you fight like one? You'd better if you're going to venture into Aion...
Riders of Icarus adds reliquaries and maintenance compensation with today’s big update
Want to shake up an MMORPG's status quo and stir up players' excitement? Take a cue from what Riders of Icarus is doing today...
