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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Dead Maze shuffles into the crowded zombie survival gamespace
It's been years since slapping zombies into your game was a novel attraction, yet it still remains a popular feature for players and developers...
The MOP Up: Portal Knights splits up the party (August 13, 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...
Kingdom of Loathing spin-off West of Loathing launches
Sinister clowns. Demon cows. Filthy spittoons. You know you're intrigued already, but why stop at mere words when a world of western stick figures...
Arcfall delays PvP patch as it prepares to transition into alpha
Here's a little bit of bad news that's followed by a large dose of good news for Arcfall fans. The team announced that it...
One Shots: Out for a monster stroll
He just wanted to go out for a casual stroll. He picked the worst possible day to do it.
Todd the Troll lumbered out of...
Albion Online wings a week of extra time at players for DDOS disruptions
Albion Online emerges this week extremely battered and bruised after a prolonged series of DDOS attacks against the game and even demands for ransom...
Camelot Unchained lays the groundwork for NPCs
Bot battles is the phrase on everyone's lips over at Camelot Unchained as of late. The team said in this week's newsletter that it...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures
In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....
Secret World Legends to re-open Tokyo on Wednesday
Ever since Secret World Legends went live earlier this summer, there's been a large, Tokyo-shaped hole in the reboot's content offerings. Part of this...
The Daily Grind: Which style of MMO combat do you enjoy the most?
MMOs are nothing if not deeply invested in combat as a core system, and as such, developers have come up with every fighting style...
Ultima Online is giving away six ‘grandfathered’ castles for its 20th anniversary
While Ultima Online these days allows players to own only a single house on a production shard per account, that rule will be broken...
Warcraft III starts testing map improvements, promises better matchmaking
Believe it or not, kiddos, there were other games in the Warcraft series than just a certain MMORPG. Warcraft III, which came out two...
Conan Exiles starts its Xbox One preview next week
With "phase two" of Conan Exiles' world domination strategy rolling out next week, console players will be able to try out the survival sandbox...
Sea of Thieves team gathers around a pup for pirate parley
Don't let the fluffy puppy distract you from what's truly important information in this week's Sea of Thieves Tales from the Tavern podcast! The...
TERA announces the Elin Gunner, tees off Argon Assault event
We guess TERA was feeling left out of the Asian "little girls with big guns" club, because Bluehole announced this week that the Elin...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Hearthstone returns to Northrend in Knights of the Frozen Throne
There's a chill wind sweeping in from the north(rend) today: Knights of the Frozen Throne is now live in Hearthstone!
The expansion is one of...
Neverwinter’s Tomb of Annihilation is coming to consoles on September 12
Don't fret, anxious console players: Your adventures in the completely safe and not-scary-at-all jungles of Chult are coming soon. In about a month, as...
Worlds Adrift update makes ships stronger and the environment more dangerous
In many ways, Worlds Adrift is sailing into new territory for MMORPGs, as there aren't a lot of games out there that let you...
Black Desert team reveals perma-AFK leveling, tent camping, and a wicked sea monster
(We've updated this article since it went live with additional notes from Kakao - it's all at the end!)
When it comes to divining the future...
