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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Lineage II goes Underground on October 14
Suit up, Lineage II players, because you're about to embark on your most amazing adventure yet.
On October 14th, NCsoft will be releasing the game's Underground...
Firefall aims for an update every six to eight weeks
Firefall isn't keeping its players in the dark regarding the game's future plans. Red 5 posted a development schedule that includes the next four...
Daybreak might bring back 1997 tank shooter Tanarus [Updated: Nope]
One of the oldest online shooters could be facing a resurrection in the near future. On an EverQuest II stream last week, Daybreak mentioned that it was...
RIFT patch 3.4 is coming this Wednesday
RIFT's massive fall update will be coming to the game in a mere couple of days.
Patch 3.4: Into the Wilds is scheduled to release...
The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)
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...
Gloria Victis patches for kicks
The latest pre-alpha build of Gloria Victis went live this past week, and it's all about the most deadly attack of them all: kicking.
Scoff...
Carbine muses about WildStar on consoles
With the spotlight on WildStar this week, many are thinking about the game's future, including the folks at Carbine. One possibility for the game...
One Shots: Caught in the act
If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...
SWTOR details combat changes, level sync in Fallen Empire
Quite a few combat changes are in store for players when Knights of the Fallen Empire hits SWTOR later this month. A new dev...
The Game Archaeologist: The assassination of Lord British
At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be...
Camelot Unchained announces early 2016 beta test
Camelot Unchained looks to be moving into beta testing in early 2016.
In a livestream yesterday, City State Entertainment revealed that the beta should kick off before the...
Tree of Savior preps for larger closed beta
Tree of Savior's English beta is about to get even more intense, with a larger test being readied to launch sometime in October.
The second...
Marvel Heroes adds Kitty Pryde and Sunspot
Ninjitsu, phasing, and dragons: Marvel Heroes' newest character Kitty Pryde has it all.
The X-Men favorite joins the roster in today's 1.73 patch as a primarily...
SWTOR is streamlining its cash shop for the expansion
New and improved features aren't the only changes that BioWare has in store for Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire....
WildStar adds temporary new servers to lighten F2P load [Updated]
There's no question that WildStar's servers have been crushed this week under the weight of the free-to-play population. Carbine admitted that its four "megaservers"...
Dofus announces tablet version coming ‘very soon’
A mobile version of Ankama's MMO called Dofus Touch is about ready to start closed beta testing in France.
Dofus Touch is a specially designed version...
Wargaming creates interactive WWII battle
Want to get a taste of what it was like to be in the middle of a World War II mixed-arms battle from the...
SWTOR will introduce level-scaling in Fallen Empire
BioWare threw a nerdrage grenade in the midst of its Star Wars: The Old Republic community yesterday when it announced that as of Knights...
Age of Conan puts the final touches on Tier 6 gear, improved LFR
Face it: You can always stand to become a little more uber in Age of Conan. Funcom knows this, which is why the studio...
WildStar F2P removes region locks
Buried amid all of the hubbub of WildStar's free-to-play launch is the news that the game is no longer region-locked (although it still does...
