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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Extra Credits raises concerns over lootbox legislation
Just for the record, we are not the only ones engaged in the discussion and controversy surrounding lockboxes and lootboxes as of late. YouTube...
Project Gorgon optimizes its client in its latest pre-Steam patch
It may not be a show-stealing spectacle, but optimization is a vital aspect of a game's pre-launch preparations. So let not your eyes be...
Fractured is close to a funding deal, hints at upcoming spotlights
If the recent silence in Fractured's neck of the woods has troubled you, just remember that sometimes quiet can mean good as well as...
Star Trek Online knocks off $100 from its lifetime subscription
Picard and crew might not have needed money in the oh-so-enlightened Federation, but if you're going to grab a lifetime subscription to Star Trek...
Blizzard: ‘Heroes of the Storm is not dying’
Here's a message that Blizzard Entertainment wants to trumpet from the mountaintops: Heroes of the Storm is not, in fact, spiraling down to oblivion.
So...
Em-8ER lands Firefall’s composer, works on demo
So what has Mark Kern's Em-8ER been up to these past couple of months? The team shared the latest news about the giant mech...
The MOP Up: Closers chooses its next character (March 4, 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...
GoVenture World takes the MMO to business school
After you've put in a long day in your cubicle working for The Man, why not come home, kick off your shoes, and unwind...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay
It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
One Shots: This is too weird for even me
I like to think that I have a fairly open mind when it comes to accepting strange sights and races in fantasy MMORPGs, but...
The Daily Grind: What goes into making a great MMO zone?
When I look back at some of my favorite MMO zones, I can pick out some common threads that run through all of them....
Chronicles of Elyria starts taking surname reservations
Clutterbuck. Butterworth. Pigfat. McSneezy. Featherbottom. Wisenheimer. Horsefeathers. Dizzydame. Readmassivelyop.
All of these surnames -- and more -- are up for grabs over at Chronicles of...
Crowfall continues its discussion over the vassal system
The team behind Crowfall continues its behind-the-scenes discussion of the upcoming vassal system in the eternal kingdoms. Vassals are a way for players to...
Rumor: Diablo III might be heading to Nintendo Switch
Let us see if you are bright enough to crack this clue. Blizzard Entertainment sent out a tweet earlier this week in which it...
Massively OP’s guide to getting into RIFT Prime
With the RIFT Prime server going live next week (on Wednesday, to be precise), a lot of renewed interest has sprung up over this...
Sea of Thieves runs another stress test, talks pirate customization (or lack thereof)
Just in case you read that headline and made a mad dash to this first paragraph with the hope of seeing that Rare has...
Project Genom preps its first big update in a while
Testers frustrated by drips and dribbles from the Project Genom team hopefully will soon have more than they can handle. The devs said that...
Aion Europe celebrates its sixth birthday
Spread your wings and fly with the angels: Aion is turning six years old, at least in its European incarnation.
From March 1st through the...
Dual Universe puts community suggestions into development
Space construction sim Dual Universe wants its players to know that it is truly listening to their feedback. The team at Novaquark started up...
Sky Noon is a mash-up of Super Smash Bros. and westerns
Probably the most ingenious design decision of the original Super Smash Bros. back in the day was to ditch boring health meters in favor...
