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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Global Chat: Saying goodbye to The Secret World
With the move to put The Secret World in maintenance mode and shift focus to the rebooted Secret World Legends, one MMO blogger decided...
Destiny 2 hits the almighty reset button
"Destiny 2 tells a brand-new story. What happens when a world full of superheroes loses their powers, their history, and their home?"
The big almighty...
Rootin’ tootin’ saloons confirmed for Wild West Online
What would a western MMORPG be like if it didn't include the classic saloon? A darn poor game, that's what. Fortunately, Wild West Online...
Marvel Heroes Omega soft launches on PlayStation 4 today
Console geeks assemble! It's time to throw off the shackles of responsibility, hygiene, and relationships to devote yourself to a straight week or two of...
RuneScape’s new slayer dungeon breaks all of the rules
Just because RuneScape's standard skill cap is set at 99 won't stop the team from busting through that ceiling when next month's expansion arrives.
On...
Ashes of Creation aims to be biggest MMORPG Kickstarter of all time
"I think in a couple of days we may be the number one Kickstarted MMORPG ever."
Dream big, Intrepid Studios! As Ashes of Creation bears...
Dean Hall on his third attempt to build a space station sim with Stationeers
Stationeers, an upcoming multiplayer survival sim, marks Dean Hall's (DayZ) third attempt to create a space station title. In a recent interview with PC...
Destiny dev admits to drawing dungeon inspiration from World of Warcraft
For all the allergies Bungie has to admitting the Destiny games are MMOs, the dev team is not shy about admitting that it drew inspiration...
Legends of Aria charges straight at the Knight prestige class
What is a skill-based, freeform character system doing with classes? While it might seem like an oxymoron, Legends of Aria says that it has good...
Wynncraft fashioned a free MMO out of Minecraft
Love MMOs? Have a hankering for Minecraft? Your desire for the two aren't mutually exclusive in the case of Wynncraft!
If you haven't heard about...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s green beetle fiasco (May 21, 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...
APB Reloaded brainstorms a ‘gangland survival mode’
See if you can follow the chain of progression here. In APB Reloaded's most recent dev diary, the team says that it's about done...
One Shots: Head of the class
What do you do if you're a sentient stone head who has been tasked with centuries of guard duty? You probably do a lot...
Albion Online’s final pre-launch update is uprooting cities left and right
Before Albion Online seizes its destiny and launches on July 17th, it is going to have one last hot, sexy fling in testing with...
LOTRO Legendarium: Bingo Boffin’s unexpected journey
In addition to playing a lot of fantasy and sci-fi MMORPGs, I'm an avid reader of novels in the same genres. I never quite...
Second Life bunnies doomed to death
If Second Life had a mascot, other than a pile of soiled sex toys, it might just be Ozimals. These are adorable little bunnies that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the right length for an MMO event?
Is it just me, or is the latest fad among MMORPGs to stage incredibly brief in-game events? Like blink -- or have a 12-hour...
PSA: Wild Terra hosts a free weekend
Here's a possible option for your gaming weekend, especially if you have a hankering for some sandbox freedom: Wild Terra is opening up its...
Neverwinter’s Shroud of Souls takes to consoles on June 20
The undead are rising, an alternate version of the city of Neverwinter opens its doors, and the challenges for MMO players never let up....
Dark and Light lets you kill, harvest, and stitch together magic pets
Imagine you're a hunter. Imagine that for every deer you kill, you take a part of it home with you and keep it in...
