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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The MOP Up: Skyforge gets a dark rush with the Revenant (September 10, 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...
Looking at Secret World’s ‘dangerous’ roleplaying scene
"It was supposed to be fiction, but the developers and then the fans started blurring the edges of the game. It turned out that the...
One Shots: I think I’m turning Japanese
I've got your picture of me and you
You wrote "I love you," I love you too
I sit there staring and there's nothing...
LOTRO’s insane player Olympics return next week
What do you get when you take a bunch of stubborn and foolhearty Dwarves, get them tanked on ale, and then start boasting about...
AdventureQuest 3D revamps the Greenguard Forest
Even as AdventureQuest 3D continues to press forward with its development, it hasn't resisted looking back to see what older content could use a...
Camelot Unchained wows DragonCon attendees with thousands of battling bots
Camelot Unchained wasn't in attendance at PAX West last week, but it had a good reason: The team was at DragonCon instead for a...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds struggles with rapid growth and microtransactions backlash
With its domination over Steam and 10 million units sold, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has the industry's direct and rapt attention. But this immense success hasn't...
The Game Archaeologist: Climax’s Warhammer Online
Let's begin with a little personal history. Back in 2008, I decided to get into the blogging scene by jumping on board the latest...
Marvel Heroes is bringing Venom to consoles – but only for two weeks
Want to experience the heights of joy and the depths of despair in the same sentence? Here you go, straight from Marvel Heroes' Facebook...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite pop culture reference in an MMO?
I will never be completely sure of it, but I like to think that the "Deep-Toads" of Lord of the Rings Online's Moria are...
Skysaga might not be completely down and out
Many players, including some of those here at Massively OP, were crushed to hear last month that the colorful MMO Skysaga had to shut...
Secret World Legends adjusts controversial raid reward lockout
While new -- or at least, warmed up and re-served -- content is all well and good for Secret World Legends, the player community...
Magic: The Gathering announces new online game, still no word on Cryptic’s MMO edition
Remember how former Turbine President Jeffrey Steefel was snapped up by Wizards of the Coast this past January to head up a digital games...
Global Chat: Overwatch’s stalled story
With all of the attention, fandom, e-sports, and development given to Blizzard's Overwatch, have you ever suspected that the team shooter has a critical...
Absolver struggles with server stability in the wake of its successful launch
Success can be a double-edged sword, especially if one isn't prepared for it. Developer Sloclap is discovering this over the past week, as its...
Record of Lodoss War Online launches global version, adds Sweet Elf Shaman
How many times can an MMO launch? With Record of Lodoss War Online, who really knows? The anime game came out in the east...
Citadel: Forged With Fire is hit with marble madness
It might be tempting to become so wrapped up in the endless possibilities and power of Citadel: Forged With Fire's magic that you might...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon works on ‘reducing tedium’ with this week’s update
As promised back in July, the team behind Darkfall: Rise of Agon are taking drastic measures to reorient the fantasy sandbox to a more...
Destiny 2 players enthuse over memories montage, complain about shaders
Let's face it: Players will never be completely happy. Your average player may swing from a most ardent fan to a scathing critic in...
Blizzard to open an e-sports arena this fall
Everybody knows that if you are truly serious about being a legitimate force in the e-sports industry, you have to own your own arena....
