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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Hyper Universe is a bizarre side-scrolling MOBA infused with pop culture icons
Think you've seen everything that the MOBA space has to offer? Nexon might like to differ, as it's whipping up a strange and potentially thrilling...
Shroud of the Avatar outlines its plans for the rest of 2016
Following the rollout of Shroud of the Avatar's Release 34, the team took a breather to lay out its plans for the remainder of the...
Allods Online throws dual events for Psionicists and Elves
Some MMOs like to space out their events while others, such as Allods Online, have no problem layering them like delicious activity cake. Right...
Bless Online Russian closed beta begins October 25
Are you in Russia? If so, your English reading comprehension is really great if you're here browsing Massively OP! In any case, we have...
Guild Wars 2 devs on strange rocks, hatching eggs, and the making of Rising Flames
Now that Guild Wars 2 players have had an opportunity to play the Rising Flames update, they can learn a little more about the...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 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...
Linkrealms is going free-to-play on October 10
After a few months on Steam early access, the isometric sandbox Linkrealms is going free-to-play on October 10th.
The title currently costs $20 on the...
One Shots: The Guild Wars franchise, then and now
Any time I see someone post an MMO screenshot from older games, I feel like it benefits the historical record by adding another visible...
Camelot Unchained prototypes a new combat system
With PvP (and RvR) at the core of Camelot Unchained's experience, getting the combat down pat is undoubtedly essential. That's why the dev team...
AdventureQuest 3D shares team projects, 360-degree box art
Ever wonder what each member of an MMO development team is doing? With AdventureQuest 3D, you won't be kept in the dark; a new...
Tabletop-styled Stash enters Steam early access
Following two successful Kickstarter campaigns, turn-based MMORPG Stash went silent for the better part of a year as Frogdice worked to shape the game. It...
Paladins touts one million early access players, starts console beta sign-ups
Is Hi-Rez Studios' Paladins having a good week or a bad one? It's... kind of hard to tell, to be honest. It probably didn't...
Massively OP’s guide to the best upcoming indie MMORPGs, part two
Last week, we introduced the first part of our guide to the best upcoming, in-development indie MMORPGs -- yes, the list was so long that...
Crowfall dives deep into the pint-sized Duelist
Good things, they say, come in small packages. If you prefer playing diminutive characters over hulking slabs of beef, then Crowfall's Guinecean Duelist might...
RIFT explores the legendary powers of the Rogue and Primalist
One of the major features of RIFT's upcoming Starfall Prophecy expansion is the new high-level legendary powers that take normal skills and abilities and...
John Smedley says he exults in hands-on gamemaking with Hero’s Song
You might think that trading a position as CEO of a multi-game studio to work on a single, smaller, and most decidedly indie title...
Cloud Pirates invites select players into this weekend’s friends and family test
Cloud Pirates, the MOBA set in the Allods Online universe, is hosting a friends and family test this weekend. Why should that concern you?...
Riding Club Championships brings you into the world of online horse competitions
Let's face it: Horses are downright expensive in real life to acquire, maintain, and train for professional championships. There is no doubt that you...
Star Trek Online adds to its Agents of Yesterday expansion
Cryptic isn't finished with the time travel goodness of Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday -- not by a long shot. The studio announced...
DC Universe Online reworks its early game and welcomes back the Witching Hour
It's not yet October, but the Witching Hour has returned to plague DC Universe Online. There are minor changes to the Halloween event, including...
