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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PSA: Get your free Marvel Heroes character tomorrow!
Marvel Heroes is about ready to wrap up its 14 Days of Festive Favors, and the game has saved the best for last. On...
ARK: Survival Evolved is doing even better on Xbox One than PC
It's no secret that ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the most popular early access titles of 2015. What is somewhat surprising is that...
Albion Online extends beta test, nixes free-to-play for launch
Major changes are afoot at Albion Online -- and some might not make fans of the cross-platform sandbox too happy.
Sandbox Interactive announced today that...
The Daily Grind: What MMO did you forget existed?
The other day we did a story on Istaria (aka Horizons) and I said to myself in an empty room, "Huh. That's still around?"
I...
Global Chat: Wrapping up 2015 across the MMORPG blogosphere
As the final pages turn on 2015, MMO bloggers engage in a favorite pastime of recalling their best and most notable gaming experiences of...
Battle Bards podcast listens to Fallen Earth’s soundtrack
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, takes to the apocalypse with this week's look at Fallen Earth's soundtrack. What kind...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 44: Guild Wars 2 sounds and space questions
Justin and Bree interview Guild Wars 2's sound design team, then interview our "local" astrophysicist to answer your mailbag questions on space and space games.
Crowfall’s comic reveals continue
"Nothing is left of the man I was. There is only the scavenger, the warrior, and the oath he took. Some words cannot be...
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...
