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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City of Titans restructures its development approach thanks to Unreal’s plugins
Due to the scattered locations of City of Titans' team members, the devs have long since attempted a modular approach to building the superhero...
Bless Online outlines key changes for its Steam release
When Bless Online launches on Steam early access next month, the version that western players experience won't be identical to the client that is...
Black Desert Online makes amends for ‘disorderly’ patch and plots out a better path forward
Black Desert Online players who were taken aback at some recent and rather sudden changes to the game have the full apology of Executive...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s Fallen Gate moves forward (April 22, 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...
RIFT Prime reintroduces 10-player slivers and LFR
The sliver-spooned mouths of RIFT Prime subscribers are being filled with all manner of endgame challenges this week. With the first step forward of...
Warframe debuts a new pet class and an endless game mode
It's been a long time coming -- nearly six months now since its initial announcement -- but Warframe's newest class has finally made it...
One Shots: Tour guides
It turns out that MMORPG players really don't need much prompting to go out and take a bazillion screenshots of their favorite in-game zones,...
EVE Online gives love to planetary interaction, looks back at an all-female pirate gang
Creating and maintaining planetary colonies in EVE Online isn't exactly new, as the system dates back to 2010. But the developers have deemed it...
Crowfall improves its time-based skill leveling
Similar to how skill training works in EVE Online, Crowfall uses a time-based skill-up system that accrues points whether or not the player is...
Elder Scrolls Online gives away free crown crates and subscription time
Ooh, you really like that word "free," don't you? Caught your attention, and now you're down here in the body of the article, wondering...
The Game Archaeologist: Harry Potter Online
If all goes well, later this year we will finally be treated to an actual Harry Potter MMORPG in the form of Harry Potter:...
Jukebox Heroes: Vanguard Saga of Heroes’ soundtrack
It may be hard to believe, but it has already been about four years since SOE decided to close down the troubled yet cult...
The Daily Grind: What was the most disappointing MMO expansion of all time?
Best and worst, top and bottom: It's fun to discuss video game in absolute extremes (at times). And I'll bet that a lot of...
EverQuest activates XP bonus weekend as an apology
Get ready to level your butts off, because EverQuest is tossing a surprise bonus weekend to players for this week's unexpected downtime. From now...
Old School RuneScape starts mobile beta testing
The first wave of invites have been sent out for Old School RuneScape's mobile closed beta, and the test has begun.
While both versions of...
ArcheAge creator Jake Song talks about his return to the game
ArcheAge's recent update is called Legends Return, a title that works on a couple of levels when you consider that the game's creator, Jake...
Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode departs from Blizzard to form new game studio
Without a doubt, one of the most vivacious and well-loved personalities at Blizzard Entertainment has been Ben Brode. The Hearthstone game director injected a...
‘We all can be heroes:’ An interview with Star Trek Online’s Chase Masterson
With a dozen members of the all-star cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine returning to reprise their roles for this June's Star Trek...
DOTA 2 is bleeding players, SuperData says
Things are looking slightly grim for Valve's MOBA, as SuperData reports that DOTA 2's playerbase is in decline as the game continues to lose...
Blade & Soul delays its Eternal Night update deeper into May
Blade & Soul players are going to have to chew on a bit of a sour grape today, as NCsoft announced that it made...
