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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Gloria Victis enlists Witcher animator for weapon overhaul
Have you ever picked up a class in an MMO, only to find yourself disenchanted by the lackluster or wonky way that the class...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 95: Rising from the ashes
Justin and Bree discuss end-of-the-year coverage, ArcheAge, Ashes of Creation, Elder Scrolls Online, CCP, Cold Iron, The Secret World, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on MMOs we wish we liked and the New World's timeline.
Crowfall Q&A tackles skills and ‘big world’ testing
As 2016 comes to a close, Crowfall finds itself in pre-alpha testing involving the so-called "big world." At this point the community has many...
A cautionary tale on video game addiction
No matter where we come from or our walk of life, all of us reading this site have one thing in common: We have...
ArcheAge starts to stabilize fresh start servers
As we have been reporting on ArcheAge over the last few days, it has been a hot mess for North American servers ever since...
SWTOR welcomes Life Day and 5th anniversary celebration
Rushing out to see Rogue One this weekend? Not so fast: SWTOR is going to make a play for your attention and geek affections....
Heroes of Newerth adds a new hero, ranking system, and wipes away all demerits
Ho ho holy crap, Heroes of Newerth is getting a massive patch just in time for Christmas. The game's 4.0 update not only adds...
H1Z1: Just Survive gets a dedicated team and fix-it leader
New H1Z1: Just Survive General Manager Landon Montgomery is attempting to show that his leadership will see a more open and forthcoming Daybreak with...
Identity creates a cops-and-robbers life simulator
Are you a good or bad person at heart when you play pretend? Either way, you will have a place in Identity, an upcoming...
Warframe pushes The War Within to consoles alongside a gaming giveaway
It has been a month and a day since The War Within, one of Warframe's most-hyped content releases to date, arrived on the PC....
El Somni Quas is still in development — and here’s the proof
Back in October, MOP posted a rundown of upcoming indie MMOs. Among those listed was El Somni Quas, an Ultima Online-like game that looked...
WildStar celebrates the consumer season with Winterfest
There's no need to get sappy or sentimental in WildStar when the holiday season rolls around. When it comes to Protostar's Gala Winterfest, cold,...
Player drops $1M of stolen money on a free-to-play game
If you could spend someone else's money on a free-to-play game without shame, how much would you blow on microtransactions and other in-game advantages?
For...
The MOP Up: The worst Overwatch players ever (December 11, 2016)
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...
RIFT has a ‘mind-blowing’ housing update planned for Patch 4.1
If you'd rather be fiddling around with player housing in RIFT than out fighting in the field, you're our type of homebody. Also, you...
Trove launches on the PlayStation 4 this week
While Trion Worlds announced earlier this year that its sandbox Trove would be coming to consoles by the end of 2016, the studio demurred...
One Shots: Shifty adorableness
I don't want any of us to be fooled by this picture. Shifty-eyed evil comes in many forms, the most deceptive of which is...
Neos Land starts light pre-alpha testing
The doors have been opened -- albeit only a crack -- to admit the first few testers into Neos Land. NeoJac announced that last weekend...
How 2016 took Lord of the Rings Online to the gates of Mordor
As Lord of the Rings Online nears its impressive 10th birthday in April of next year, we see a game that's in many ways...
Camelot Unchained to integrate Discord, including voice chat
Camelot Unchained has a powerful new ally in its fight against your personal boredom. Mark Jacobs revealed a partnership this week that should bode...
