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.
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SuperData October 2019: League of Legends is back on top as console and PC trend downward
SuperData's October 2019 global revenue report on the video game industry is up today, and if you were hoping the PC and console industry...
Vague Patch Notes: Sub-optimal play vs. just plain bad play in MMORPGs
Something we need to start reckoning with when it comes to MMOs is the fact that it really is a problem when you're playing...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?
Going through our coverage of 2019's MMOs, I realized there are a bunch of games that have previously been on our "anticipated" lists that...
Perfect Ten: When MMO lore is at odds with the game
Lore is made up. We all know that. People who write the lore for games are not doing research into the real story and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds
Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
MMO Burnout: Exploring EA’s new Star Wars title, Jedi Fallen Order
It’s impossible to understate how much cultural influence Star Wars had on kids born in the ’70s. One of my first movie-going memories includes...
BioWare’s former general manager discusses the performance and limitations of the Frostbite engine
You may or may not blame the woes of Anthem on the engine it's built upon, and odds are that's probably not the cause of...
The last week of Anthem’s Season of Skulls has arrived
It's not just the sixth week of the Season of Skulls over in Anthem; it's also the last one. Yes, the season is coming to...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the worst crafting – or none at all?
Earlier this fall, after Raph Koster announced his new MMO and investor funding, he did a flurry of interviews. In the bowels of one...
Fight or Kite: MMORPG PvP is about competition, not combat
Over the last month, Eliot has written a Daily Grind and Perfect Ten that really got me thinking about what PvP truly is. He...
The MOP Up: Warhammer Odyssey’s Slayer warms up for action
Who will you be when you adventure in Warhammer Odyssey's mobile world? The stocky and surly Dwarf Slayer would like to make a bid...
Global Chat: EverQuest II’s 15 years of being in WoW’s shadow
For just a few short weeks of its now 15-year lifespan, EverQuest II existed apart from a launched World of Warcraft. Then late November...
Leaderboard: Are you giving Dark Age of Camelot’s free-to-play version a try?
Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot released its Endless Conquest mode this week, a free-to-play option for one of the few pure subscription games...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO grind is good (except when it isn’t)
Some of my fondest memories of World of Warcraft involve Adam Sandler and the Badlands.
My wife and I had a pretty steady tradition made out...
PSA: Star Wars The Old Republic hands out a free pet in honor of Jedi Fallen Order’s launch
What does a single-player Star Wars game have to do with an MMORPG like Star Wars: The Old Republic? Free pets, that's what! In...
Asheron’s Call would’ve been 20 years old this month, but the community isn’t dead
Ah, Asheron's Call. We miss you. You'd have been 20 years old this month, celebrating your antique status with the likes of Ultima Online...
Dark Age of Camelot is officially going free-to-play today with Endless Conquest
We've been talking about it for a few years now, but it's officially happening today: Endless Conquest marks Dark Age of Camelot's first foray...
EA Spouse was 15 years ago, and not much has changed in games development
When it arrived back in 2004, EA Spouse felt like a wakeup call. But now it's easy to mark how long it has been...
A prominent FIFA competitor blows the lid off of a match fixing scandal involving several pro gamers
Imagine if several major teams from any large-scale sport in America -- take your pick -- conspired together to make sure they didn't face...
The Stream Team: Culling King Petryph in SWTOR
Whiny king is whiny! Massively OP's Larry and MJ are in the middle of "helping" King Petryph of Onderon in SWTOR's Onslaught. And by...
