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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The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you avoid based on art design?
During my few weeks trial of Final Fantasy XIV, I came to two solid conclusions. First, the game was awfully pretty and detailed -- pure...
Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P
Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...
Diablo III patch adds new zone and the powerful Kanai’s Cube
Diablo III players, your journey is not yet complete. Today, Blizzard released the game's 2.3.0 patch, giving adventurers more territory to explore and goals...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 27: SmedSoft
Justin and Bree discuss Smed's new company, EQII's prison server, Champions Online, FFXIV, Trove, and Revival's housing, plus mailbag questions on NCsoft and terrible graphics.
Colonize the darkest reaches of space in 3001SQ
Outer space is so quiet and lacking in any useful facilities. It's going to be your job to change that in 3001SQ, an upcoming...
Guild Wars 2 hands out third anniversary gifts
If you created a character at the beginning of Guild Wars 2's head start, then you'll want to log in today to get your new...
EVE Online’s Galatea update begins with a royal assassination
This isn't just a patch; it's a political upheaval.
EVE Online pushed out its Galatea release today and with it a major event that's rocking...
Nexon and Cliff Bleszinski revealing mystery game tomorrow
Gears of War developer Cliff Bleszinski has been hard at work at his next title, code-named Project Blue Streak, for a while now, and...
Trove bug accidentally grants tons of free loot to players
Bugs and glitches happen. This is a fact of MMO life. But what happens when a bug ends up erroneously dumping rare and expensive...
Dream of Mirror Online lands on Steam
Dream of Mirror Online has a new virtual home, as the cel-shaded anime MMO is now available through Steam.
DOMO has had a tumultuous history,...
Otherland delays early access
Bad news, kids: Otherland is not going to make its projected August 26th start date for early access after all.
"There are many reasons for...
Guild Wars 2 teases Thief elite specialization
"This promises to be a distracting week..." Guild Wars 2 hinted on its Twitter account today, posting a piece of concept art with a figure...
How Wander’s launch devastated its community manager
What is it like to be the community manager of an MMO that was infamously called the worst PlayStation 4 game ever? That's the...
Project Gorgon wraps up Kickstarter campaign with over $74K
It asked players for $20,000 to add better art and additional features, but what Project Gorgon ended up with was an impressive $74,781.
The indie...
The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs
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...
One Shots: Quiet grace
When I take pictures of people in real life, I almost never ask them to pose. That feels so artificial to me; I'd rather...
Path of Exile patch adds better artwork
A recent small patch for Path of Exile will be easier on the eyes for players, as the team has added better artwork for...
The Game Archaeologist: Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE
It became one of the most infamous moments in MMO history -- and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.
For all that the MMO community...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO prison?
Fictional prisons can be pretty fascinating to explore in books and video games. I've noticed that pretty much every MMO has at least one...
Ex-Daybreak President John Smedley starts his own company
The MMO industry trembled last month as John Smedley left his long-held post as president of Daybreak Game Company (and before that, SOE), but now...
