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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Tree of Savior’s hairstyles cost more in-game than in real life
Bugs, shaky servers, and controversial cash shop prices are plaguing Tree of Savior's South Korean launch this week.
According to commenters, the release of Tree...
Project Genom turns on open world system
There are those moments in MMO game development when titles go from being a limited series of features to an integrated, expansive world. For Project...
Warcraft movie’s Elves bring all the ears to the yard
When it comes to next year's Warcraft motion picture, we've certainly gotten our fill of seeing both Orcs and humans. But what about the...
Project Gorgon toys with animal town and raffle machine
The crazy and cool ideas burbling out of Project Gorgon keep on coming, with Lead Developer Eric Heimburg taking to Twitter lately to tease...
One-of-a-kind Entropia Universe rifle sells for $51,796
If nothing else, Entropia Universe seems always good for an eye-popping story about how much real-world money that players will spend on in-game goods...
Paladins adds new game modes
Strange and wonderful things are afoot at Paladins, now that the team has unleashed Closed Beta Patch 11 for testers to explore.
The focus of...
The MOP Up: A look behind A Realm Reborn (December 27, 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...
Reports from the front line of Tree of Savior’s open beta
When you can't play in person, there's nothing that beats having someone on the ground in person to report back about an upcoming game....
World of Warships adds 1940s New York port and anime ships
Nothing like an end-of-the-year patch to herd players away from pesky holiday parties and familial bonding and back toward the games that love them...
One Shots: A blast of winter joy
Aw, you guys! The call for winter and holiday screenshots proved to be a sustaining request, as many of you kept sending in more...
Fans can win prizes during War Thunder’s e-sports tournament
Usually when I hear "professional e-sports tournament" I tune out, mostly because three of those words hold no personal interest or applicability. However, it...
Dogma: Eternal Night fails its Kickstarter campaign
Vampires, blood, and underworld horror weren't enough to propel Dogma: Eternal Night to its Kickstarter campaign goal. The title fell well short of its...
The Game Archaeologist: Asheron’s Call 2
MMO sequels are funny animals. Sequels (along with prequels and "reimaginings") are ingrained into the entertainment industry so deep that it makes sense that...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an animal in an MMO?
It's not every MMO that straight-up gives you the option to play as a run-of-the-mill animal (albeit one with human intelligence). Sure, there are...
PSA: Steam suffers a serious malfunction [Updated]
Steam suffered a severe malfunction today, as users are reporting that they have logged into the service only to have access to others' accounts...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2015 Online VGM Awards
With another year coming to a close, I thought it would be an opportune time to go back and give out flippant awards to...
Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule
While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...
RIFT gives a week of patron access to everyone
To celebrate the holidays -- and promote its newest patch -- RIFT is giving everyone patron access for seven days.
Patron access is RIFT's subscription...
Hearthstone dev tackles the issue of card consistency
Being able to clearly understand what a card does and how it can be used is the subject of a new designer insights video...
Skyforge shows the aftermath of its pantheon wars, announces holiday contest
Skyforge's Pantheon Wars are gradually coming to a close, taking no prisoner and sparing no hurt feelings. The Allods Team is already preparing for...
