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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Devilian begins 20v20 guild tourneys, grants 15 days of bonus gifts
Devilian players know that the game is absolutely shameless in its attempts to get you to log in and play it, with daily rewards,...
Richard Garriott cuts off (some of) his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar
Richard "Lord British" Garriott is well-known for several things: his creation of the Ultima series, his lavish geeky parties, his trip to space, and...
LOTRO’s new datacenter causes login headaches
Lord of the Rings Online's move to its new datacenter yesterday triggered a few significant issues that were unseen by the dev team before...
Final Fantasy XIV releases full Heavensward soundtrack next month
Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack has been often cited as a favorite element of the MMO and has grown significantly since its initial 1.0 release....
EVE Online starts CSM process earlier this year
Because of when EVE Online's Fanfest is happening this year, the election process for the game's Council of Stellar Management has started earlier than in...
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...
