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Megacorp known to MMO gamers primarily for its ownership of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. EA has previously been the steward of Mythic Entertainment (which in turn once controlled Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot) as well as The Sims Online, Warhammer Online, and Dawngate.

Dark Age of Camelot tweaks resist debuffs, class abilities, and class spec lines in latest patch

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Despite its age, Dark Age of Camelot is still getting tweaked and tuned by Broadsword. Such is the case with its most recent patch,...

Apex Legends esports tourney is hacked mid-match, postponing the event and raising security concerns

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Nobody likes to see cheaters win in an esports competition (or any competition for that matter), but a bout of cheating occurring in an...

Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?

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A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...

Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see

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Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...

SWTOR’s Building a Foundation update arrives today with date nights and a new stronghold

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Couldn't get a date to the prom in high school? Weirdly enough, Star Wars: The Old Republic has you covered as it brings good...

The Daily Grind: What’s the hardest MMORPG to return to after a long time away?

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When I returned to Lord of the Rings Online several years ago, I'd been away for a very, very long time - so long...

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s date night patch goes live on Tuesday

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Don't be deceived by the over-abundance of decimal points -- Star Wars: The Old Republic's Update 7.4.1 will be fully operational and chock-full of...

EA CEO talks up aspirations for AI tools and expanding Apex Legends ‘beyond the traditional battle royale universe’

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If you need any evidence that the push for AI tools is akin to drinking some brainworm-filled Kool-aid, you need look no further than...

Q4 2023: NetEase’s revenues soar as the company invests in the western gaming industry

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I am not sure whether it's dawned on MMORPG fans yet, but NetEase is doing a lot more than jousting with Blizzard and milking...

Hey game devs, stop namedropping Star Wars Galaxies and make a spiritual successor

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If you're an MMORPG gamer who watches the mainstream gaming space, you probably know that most gaming sites take any opportunity they can get...
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Perfect Ten: MMOs where you can play as robots and cyborgs

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Robots are, let's face it, very important. You might say that's not true, and to that I say: When you get to write the...

The MOP Up: Lost Skies gets downright cozy inside of its ships

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Lost Skies' February dev blog showed off some UX work, early prototypes of its weapon damage system, and some super-cozy ship interior concepts. Also, the...

One Shots: Slice me a chunk of that moon cheese, would ya

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You have to love the absolute hubris of Jedi in Star Wars because there's no object that they don't think they can levitate, smash,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you kept installed the longest whether you play it or not?

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A few weeks back, I asked y'all about the MMOs that have a permanent place on your device, the ones you'll never uninstall. I...

EA lays off nearly 700 workers to ‘deliver the entertainment players want’ and ‘optimize its global real estate footprint’

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If your friends decided to jump off a bridge lay off hundreds of the very workers who made their products, would you do it...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with interesting Guinness World Records

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I never quite know how much stock to put in Guinness World Records. I guess it's somewhere between "for amusement value" and "stone cold...

SWTOR initiates a pirate-laden PvP season as S5 Pirate’s Plunder begins

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Star Wars has had its fair share of pirates and scoundrels over the years, and for 12 weeks this winter, SWTOR players are invited...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever gone a long period without playing MMORPGs?

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I was thinking about this topic a few weeks ago when chatting with MOP's Eliot about some of our formative experiences in the genre....

One Shots: What am I looking at here?

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Sometimes a screenshot ends up in my lap that I stare at for a long time and still have no idea what's going on...

Corepunk boss says early access launch in 2024 is ‘very realistic’

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Now that fans know Corepunk's next alpha test phase is being pushed into late April, there are likely a lot of questions in people's...

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