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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Bless Online strives to balance its PvE and PvP communities
This past weekend the Bless Online dev team sat down with the community in Seoul to talk about the state and future of the...
The Black Death starts Steam early access next week
What imaginative little boy or girl doesn't occasionally escape into the fantasy of being a grubby peasant during one of the worst pandemics in...
The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 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...
H1Z1: King of the Kill adjustments highlight beta process
A new H1Z1: King of the Kill producer's letter is a prime example of how the testing period of development often goes. Like mechanics...
Skyforge’s next update will make finding adventures a snap
Good news, everyone! Skyforge's next big update, Reaper's Revenge, is only days away from release. Allods Team announced this week that the content patch...
One Shots: Farming at dawn
You people and your Black Desert fetish! Yes, the game is drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, it's the new hotness. Yes, you like sending in screenshots...
Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO tunes for a starry night
I am in love with the night. No, I'm not an emo vampire or Batman (although...); I've just always appreciated the quiet and peacefulness...
The Game Archaeologist: Guild Wars Utopia
Aztecs. Chronomancers. Mounts. Halberds. Golems. Dual wielding.
These are all but a hint of what a fourth Guild Wars campaign could have been, a campaign...
Camelot Unchained makes ‘slow and steady progress’ toward beta
The pieces are falling into place for Camelot Unchained's first beta, although it's not quite here yet. Mark Jacobs jumped onto the stage on...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG expansion you’ve experienced?
Very few things get me as excited as the announcement of a new expansion for a favorite MMO. Expansions are thrilling events, stirring up...
Hear the first music track from No Man’s Sky
Wonder what you'll be hearing while you're exploring the near-infinite universe of No Man's Sky? Work has completed on the soundtrack for the upcoming...
Dungeons and Dragons Online tech woes continue a month after datacenter move
Cast your mind back to the long-ago era of "early March 2016," during which Turbine moved Dungeons and Dragons Online to a new datacenter....
Lessons learned from Crowfall’s Siege Perilous test
Crowfall's pre-alpha population is currently battling it out in Siege Perilous, a limited-scope test designed to try out the game's new castle siege system....
Pirate101 gives away free hats while Wizard101 introduces daily assignments
Let's check in with KingsIsle's 101 universe today, shall we?
Stating in Pirate101, the swashbuckling game is giving away free "Helms of Ultimate Protection" for...
Landmark delivers prop bundles to its customers
Landmark players who have previously purchased a select prop bundle for their claim are in for an unexpected treat this week. Daybreak said that...
The making of an Albion Online boss
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a boss for an MMO? If you give it even a minute's thought, you'll realize that...
The Division nerfs crafting and boosts looting
People, you're not playing The Division right -- and Ubisoft is most displeased. Apparently too many players are pursuing crafting for their endgame gear...
Get a look at both sides of World of Warcraft: Legion’s Illidan
Datamining and expansion exploring continues unabated for World of Warcraft: Legion. Wowhead has several previews of new models posted, including a look at Illidan...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters
After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
Firefall may be heading to virtual reality
Could virtual reality take Firefall to the next frontier? Players are speculating madly following after seeing a Red 5 Studios job notice advertising for...
