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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Istaria celebrates its 12th anniversary with a patch
Istaria -- the MMO that will forever be linked to its former title of Horizons with any mention of it, making one wonder why the...
Lineage 2 kicks off new European classic server
Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously...
Retro-themed EverEmber Online launches today
Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the...
Shroud of the Avatar talks about its early 2016 plans
As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most...
Eternal Crusade shows off the frozen Pegasus Station
The new hotness in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is definitely the Pegasus Station map. This industrial base is set in the frozen arctic and...
Raptor Claus pays a special visit to ARK: Survival Evolved
"Now I have a machine gun-toting T-Rex. Ho ho ho."
This might well be the holiday sentiment of ARK: Survival Evolved, especially now that it's...
The Repopulation temporarily suspends development
The unfortunate saga of The Repopulation continues this week, as Above & Beyond Technologies announced that it was pulling the plug on the alpha...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best holiday content?
You might have noticed that we're currently awash in seasonal festivities, not just in the real world but in MMOs as well. Christmas is...
ELOA pushes out its first ‘expansion’
Elite Lord of Alliance has done its utmost to make us trip over its name, and now that its first major content patch is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 43: End-of-the-year roundtable
Justin, Bree, Eliot, MJ, and Larry discuss MMOs in 2015, the MOP 2015 awards, and their hopes for 2016 on this staff roundtable 'cast.
The Division’s RPG experience is all about the gear
If and when The Division releases, expect to find a game that's just as driven by its gear as, say, Destiny. In a brief...
Nexon to take over TERA operations in Korea
There's a changing of the guard for TERA in South Korea this month, as the title is changing up publishers.
Bluehole Studio announced yesterday that...
The Elder Scrolls Legends TCG delayed into 2016
The Elder Scrolls franchise is no stranger to delays, which is why it's almost tradition for it's spin-off card game to reveal that it...
Pixel Starships is launching on January 6
Fans of retro-themed pocket spaceships rejoice, for Pixel Starships is heading to a worldwide launch on January 6th. The game recently came out in Australia...
LOTRO’s 2016 roadmap
Everyone always wants to know what's coming next for their favorite game. As Lord of the Rings Online players are nearing the cusp of...
Star Citizen adds unmelt tool, will be tweaking it further
Star Citizen backers who have been living with remorse over scrapping a ship or package now have a way to undo that terrible mistake...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s big anniversary plans (December 20, 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...
LOTRO invites all to enjoy the warmth of its Yule Festival
Middle-earth's Winter-home is once again open for merriment and questing, as Lord of the Rings Online has brought back its Yule Festival for another...
Project Gorgon explains Steam delay
Earlier this year, Project Gorgon said that it would be releasing on Steam early access by the end of 2015. This isn't going to...
Crowfall comic continues to tease ‘big reveal’
Back in November, ArtCraft promised that it would soon be revealing a significant design element for Crowfall that would "require a shift in the...
