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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RIFT datamining looks at Prime server and Patch 4.4
With the opening of RIFT Prime on March 7th, players are showing an increased interest in this nearly seven-year-old MMO. One thing that everyone...
Secret World Legends opens new forums, goes into depth on agent system
Secret World nomads rejoice, for you finally have a new home outside of the game. Funcom finally opened up the official forums for Secret...
Cabal 2 calls it quits in the west
If you have any pressing business left in Cabal 2, don't put it off for too long. ESTsoft announced last week that it will...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile reads your future in the cards (February 25, 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 3
In our third part of this five-part countdown of World of Warcraft's best music (at least, you know, in my opinion), we'll be heading...
One Shots: The Elvish temptation
I'm sorry to have to begin this week's column with a public service announcement, but this has been a long time coming. Friends, beware...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
The Daily Grind: What MMO didn’t end up being a disappointment?
I think it's very easy to go full-in on negativity and bitter cynicism as an MMO fan, nursing emotional wounds caused by all of...
Sci-fi battle arena FeArea takes the MOBA to the future
Despite the recent rash of shutdowns, game developers haven't quite given up on trying to crack into the MOBA market and siphon off that...
Tale of Toast activates Steam early access
Looking for something to spice up your weekend? In the mood to try out a different MMO experience? The somewhat hardcore Tale of Toast is...
Fortnite jumps into Season 3 with hoverboards, 60FPS, and new music
Welcome to the beginning of Fortnite's third season, which kicked off with this week's Patch 3.0. There's a lot going on with this update,...
Otherland marks franchise’s birthday with a patch announcement
In the annals of MMOs, Otherland is a virtual baby, only a couple of (rocky) years old. Yet the overall franchise is much older...
Dungeons and Dragons Online celebrates 12 years with giveaways and bonuses
Twelve years on, and Dungeons and Dragons Online continues to tick along with its loyal fanbase and regular features. To celebrate the MMO's anniversary,...
Paladins begins testing its battle royale mode and removes controversial lootboxes
While it's not as cool of a name as "Thunderdome," Paladins' Battlegrounds is still likely to attract plenty of bloodthirsty savages looking for a...
Armored Warfare has launched for the PlayStation 4
Lock and load: Armored Warfare is now out on the PlayStation 4, giving console fans the option to try out a more contemporary tank...
Crowfall’s concept art attempts to capture the spirit of conquest, building, and exploration
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Crowfall just spat out a 3,000-word essay in full technicolor. The art team behind this...
Destiny 2 team revises its update roadmap
No development plan survives first contact with the community, and Bungie freely admits that its previous Destiny 2 roadmap was subject to change at...
Closers posts development roadmap for the first half of 2018
The flashy and colorful action MMO Closers is going to work hard to keep its players interested in the months following the game's release....
Ashes of Creation cranks out a new website, has two secret in-universe projects in the works
Out with the old and in with the new... website, that is. Intrepid Studios wasn't content with the previous version of Ashes of Creation's studio...
Pre-teen Fortnite YouTuber gets swatted after achieving a high profile
In one story here we have the best and worst of humanity on display. It all begins with 12-year-old YouTuber Peter Varady, who goes by...
