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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.

The Stream Team: Onderon hunting (datacron) party in SWTOR

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Do Massively OP's Larry and MJ know how to party or what? With that little smidgen of story done, the two are forming another...

Ultima Online adds barrel punching to house decay, Dark Age of Camelot answers a grab bag of questions

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For those MMORPG players who like their games a bit more old school, there's some new updates coming out of Ultima Online and Dark...

The MOP Up: Red Dead Redemption’s puke rope saves the day

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Puke may have ended Elvis Presley's life, but it could save yours -- if you're playing Red Dead Redemption 2, that is. Polygon posted...
We listen.

Star Wars: The Old Republic designers discuss the creation of the Alderaan stronghold

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If you like to build something to last in Star Wars: The Old Republic, don't build on Alderaan. Sure, it looks pretty right now, but...
Remember me? Someone is hoping you don't!

The Game Archaeologist: Tabula Rasa

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The story of Tabula Rasa begins, as so many others do, with 1997's Ultima Online. Raph Koster and Richard Garriott's online fantasy sandbox proved...
Bork.

Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating MMORPG exit barriers

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In episode 13 of season 9 of The Simpsons, after having spent far more time than she wants in the Movementarian cult, Marge angrily...
Medusa Oblongata

Coronavirus fears knock out more PAX East exhibitors, but GDC will go on as planned

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Hi-Rez Studios and That Game Company have become the latest game studios to back out of PAX East 2020, which begins today. "After some internal...

Anthem marks its anniversary by handing out free Javelin vinyls

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Congratulations for sticking with Anthem for a year, here's a skin for your robot with a Roman numeral on it. That's, effectively, the way...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

EA becomes the latest studio to back out of a con over coronavirus concerns

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This week's Boston-based PAX East has already felt the effects of multiple companies, from Sony to Square Enix, backing out over coronavirus fears -...

One Shots: Imitation and flattery

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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then MMO players are the biggest flatterers in the world. When we're not making avatars to...

The Stream Team: A smidgen of SWTOR story

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It's SWTORy time! Well, a smidgen of story at least. Not that long ago, Massively OP's Larry and MJ completed the latest arc, ending...
We got it back, after all.

Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers

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Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best voice acting?

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Because I love a good story in an MMO -- I know, I'm rebelling against the cool crowd here -- I particularly enjoy it...

Global Chat: How fares WoW Classic at the six-month mark?

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The phases (i.e., patches) for World of Warcraft Classic continue to roll out, and as the endgame takes form and Darkmoon Faire arrives, it's...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG do you wish got a glow-up?

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No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...
Library?

SWTOR’s 6.1 Pinnacles of Power goes live today with new story beat and stronghold

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's Pinnacles of Power was meant to go live this past Tuesday. It didn't. It was delayed, according to BioWare,...
Party down.

Star Wars: The Old Republic delays Update 6.1, but you can read the patch notes

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Hope you didn't build your time off around Update 6.1: Pinnacles of Power's release to Star Wars: The Old Republic because the devs have...
Oh, we're out of luck here.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG endgame for people who like to PUG?

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A few months ago on Reddit, a player popped up with a neat question about MMO endgames. Essentially, Redditor TooEarlyForMe wanted to participate in...
I am not supporting this lizard-shooting quest.

The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?

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Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...

PSA: MMO developer comedy Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet debuts on Apple TV+

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Earlier in January we told you about the upcoming premiere of Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, a comedy from several production members from It's Always...

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