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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Ninelives welcomes you to explore its darkly mysterious world
Have you heard of this game called Ninelives? It's recently started to gain some recognition with the start of its open alpha test, even...
Worlds Adrift gears up for an exciting 2016
The dev team over at Worlds Adrift is emerging from the holiday season on fire to make 2016 a great year for the fantastical...
The MOP Up: Age of Wushu Dynasty launches (January 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...
Check out what World of Warcraft looked like 17 years ago
In 1999, the year that EverQuest released, work was already underway for another fantasy MMO called World of Warcraft. It wasn't until a couple...
One Shots: It came from the comments super-edition
The One Shots community does love congregating on Sundays to post favorite MMO screenshots in the comments section. While I certainly do love and...
Dark Age of Camelot temporarily disables its housing zones
Ask any homeowner: The biggest headache is having to keep up with all of the things that keep breaking around the house. Broadsword knows...
Elite Dangerous outlines its 2016 content rollout plans
You might think it's the year 2016, but for Elite Dangerous players, the calendar has ticked over to 3302 and brings the promise of...
Massively OP’s guide to choosing an online ARPG
Bored of MMOs, despondent about the industry, or simply looking for something a little different? Turning to something similar to MMOs, yet offering a new...
Star Citizen shares dev progress on its Million Mile High Club
No, you're still not invited to hang out at Star Citizen's exclusive Million Mile High Club -- at least, unless you've decided to spend...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO mount?
Mounts might have once been a practical mode of transportation and a not-so-transparent speed buff for slow-moving MMO characters. Nowadays it's more about personal...
Diablo III previews Patch 2.4.0
It's a good time to be a Diablo III player, particularly now that Blizzard is on the verge of releasing the much-anticipated Patch 2.4.0...
Industry analysts react to Oculus Rift’s $600 price tag
What was your reaction when you found out that to hop on board the Oculus Rift train, you were going to need to drop...
Star Citizen has a ‘surprise’ in store for Alpha 2.1
Hailing frequencies are open, captain, and a new Star Citizen broadcast is coming through, loud and clear. CIG has published its latest episode of...
WildStar salutes its military leaders
It might be easy to forget that WildStar's Dominion and Exiles are at war with each other, especially considering how much both factions' citizens...
Crowfall hits 100,000 website signups, runs ‘snap tests’
As Crowfall tackles 2016 head-on, the team behind this PvP MMO is celebrating its 100,000th "Crow" to register on its website. ArtCraft posted new...
Old School RuneScape opens the doors to the continent of Zeah
RuneScape's 2007 server enjoyed a booming year in 2015, and Old School RuneScape will be offering even more this year. The developers posted an...
WildStar gives a musical preview of new tracks
Fans of WildStar's awesome soundtrack are in for a treat today, as the sci-fi title has released a musical preview of its new Ascendency...
H1Z1 shows off damage states and new zombie design
Visuals and animations can make or break an MMO for many, so it's important that the art team not be lollygagging around when there's...
SMITE hosts World Championship and Xbox One Invitational this week [Updated]
Ten teams are going head-to-head today in the SMITE World Championship to compete for the $500,000 grand prize. The tournament runs from today through Sunday,...
Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO soundtracks that need to be in your collection
Lately, a friend was asking me where he should start with collecting MMO soundtracks. "Pretty much anywhere and everywhere" was my initial reaction, although...
