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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Age of Conan unleashes its Slithering Chaos update
If you haven't realized it yet, today is National MMORPG Patch Day, which is presumably celebrated with a tall glass of update notes and...
Dungeons and Dragons Online looks at the return of the Night Revels with Update 33
Rotten, shambling things are coming back to Dungeons and Dragons Online. With the upcoming Update 33: Return of the Night Revels, DDO will kick...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
Atlas Reactor pushes out post-launch patch with new hero and Halloween event
Atlas Reactor's first post-launch content update is here, and boy is it a doozy (in the best of dooziest ways).
The spotlight feature for the...
David Brevik becomes Path of Exile advisor
While some people were clinging to rumors that David Brevik was returning to the Diablo franchise that originally made him famous, the truth is...
LOTRO releases Update 19: March of the King with new premium housing
Mr. Frodo, the word is given: Lord of the Rings Online is rolling out Update 19: March of the King today.
Update 19 is a...
RIFT says goodbye to CM Ocho, hello to CM Brasse
There's a changing of the guard this week in RIFT's community management team. Long-time steward Eric "Ocho" Cleaver has left Trion Worlds to be...
Allods Online confronts the Architects in its Blazing Skies update
The final showdown with the mysterious Architects and their Star Gates is at hand. Yesterday, Allods Online flipped the switch to activate its Blazing...
Skyforge revamps its divine specialization system
If you ever found Skyforge's divine specialization system to be unwieldy or difficult to understand, you should probably give it a look now that...
The Infinite Black plans jump from mobile to Steam
If you've ever perused lists or searches of MMOs on mobile platforms, you might have run across a sci-fi title with the intriguing name...
Fan project remasters the original Guild Wars Prophecies trailer
The Guild Wars franchise has been known for terrific art style and some rather cinematic cutscenes over the years, dating all of the way...
Lord of the Rings Online slightly delays Update 19, and here are four ways to pass the time
While Lord of the Rings Online's Update 19 was originally scheduled to be released today, Turbine made the decision to delay it while the...
Riders of Icarus loses its head over Halloween
Even though its "new kid" status would totally excuse Riders of Icarus from the pressure of putting out a Halloween update this year, the...
Gigantic preps closed beta weekend
While it's been quiet over the past few months, Gigantic is coming out of its shell for this weekend's closed beta test. The MOBA has plans...
Black Desert promises compensation for botched attendance rewards
When you're running a special promotion to get players to log in to your game, the last thing you'd want is for the game...
The MOP Up: Aima gets a death sentence (October 16, 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 talks about Starfall Prophecy’s new fortress sieges
One of the interesting new features coming to RIFT in this fall's Starfall Prophecy is the fortress siege system. Fortress sieges allow players to...
One Shots: Always fall, never winter
Thank you to everyone who posted pictures of autumnal scenery from MMOs. It truly is one of the best seasons (the worst is Smarch......
Revival’s universe developed as Theleston, might return to MMO space
While Revival the MMORPG was "indefinitely suspended" back in March of this year, there's an interesting coda to this story that might be of...
The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide
Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
