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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Secret World Legends is going to South Africa on April 4
No, it turns out that the Congo was never the intent of Funcom after all for Secret World Legends' next jaunt, but South Africa...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
Dauntless prepares a massive test center patch
Think you know Dauntless? Think again. The behemoth-slaying fantasy game is undergoing a metamorphosis of sorts as the developers prepare some rather significant changes...
Dark and Light adds lava shoe sprinting and mobile fortress artillery
Last week's Dark and Light patch made the game function better than ever before, with a noticeable decrease in the loading times and several...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth sells physical pre-purchases in Europe
Why would somebody want to pick up a physical box with a digital game code inside of it in 2018? It's hard to say,...
Guild Wars 1 programmer answers fan questions, affirms the game’s continued existence
Do you have any burning questions about Guild Wars? No, not Guild Wars 2 -- the original, the one that has long fallen out...
SWTOR teases God of the Machine’s final boss
God of the Machine, one of Star Wars: The Old Republic's premiere endgame operations, is not a new addition to the game. But it...
Smalland shrinks you down and throws you to the squirrels
Did you ever watch Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and think to yourself that you would have done so much better in that unlikely...
The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 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...
Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s best music, part 4
We are getting right down to it in our look at the top 32 best World of Warcraft tracks. In today's column, we'll be...
Mythic and Undead Labs’ Sanya Weathers jumps over to Legends of Aria’s Citadel Studios
If you've been following the MMO industry for a while, chances are you've seen the name Sanya Weathers pop up from time to time....
One Shots: The Soviet Summoner
Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
Path of Exile recipe leads to short-lived exploit run
Exploit, bug, or something in-between? Grinding Gear Games just pulled a new Path of Exiles Beastcrafting recipe after it accidentally released it into the...
First impressions of RIFT’s Prime progression server
The best word to describe what was happening on the launch day of RIFT Prime was "surreal." It was absolutely surreal to see crowds...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried out an MMO ironman challenge?
For players who feel as though they're never being pushed very hard in the modern era of MMORPGs, one concept has bubbled up to...
Trion looking into RIFT Prime XP issue, says Carnival should be arriving next week
Had a few issues with running out of XP from doing quests on RIFT Prime's new progression server? You're not alone, pal. Following concern...
How DDO’s Mists of Ravenloft went from concept art to game design
By now, Dungeons and Dragons Online's Mists of Ravenloft has seen a few turns of the full moon and settled into its niche in...
Sea of Thieves casts off on its final beta voyage
This is it you pirates, scoundrels, and scallywags: Sea of Thieves' final beta is upon us, and only the most cutthroat and dastardly will...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lays out ambitious 2018 roadmap
The name that put Battle Royale on the map is going to fight hard to keep that throne. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds released its 2018 roadmap...
Dauntless gets its tubes untied in the name of free play
It is probably safe to say that Dauntless will live or die based on the strength of its multiplayer component. Ergo, it is in...
