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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EA’s infamous ‘sense of pride and accomplishment’ post now holds a Guinness record – for Reddit downvotes
By now, we're all familiar with the 2017 comment by EA about how lootboxes provide "a sense of pride and accomplishment." The remark was...
Battle Bards Episode 152: Main Themes 3
Back for a third round, the Battle Bards examine a slew of main themes from MMORPGs! Considering how essential these themes are in making...
The MOP Up: Catching up with Runes of Magic
It's been a while since we've checked in with Runes of Magic! So what's going on with this fantasy MMO these days? For starters,...
The Game Archaeologist: Is it worth the hassle to update graphics in older MMOs?
"I'd play this game again if the graphics were updated."
"If they re-released this game with modern graphics, it would be way more popular."
"The Game...
Casey Hudson says BioWare still has a ‘big team working on Anthem’
It's time for a Very Serious Message from BioWare's Casey Hudson.
OK, it's not that serious; it's more like a pep rally for Anthem. Cataclysm...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
Star Wars: The Old Republic discusses the character designs for Mek-Sha’s former Mandalorians in Onslaught
There's a lot of work that goes into even the background characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic. A new internal interview with lead world...
Rogue Server Report: Battle of the Immortals is back, The Sims Online’s emu gets an update
We've got a couple of updates on the emulator/rogue server front. Specifically, the return of Battle of the Immortals, which was sunsetted by PWE...
The Stream Team: Hoping for Hoth datacrons in SWTOR
When viewers request the next stop on the SWTOR datacron journey, Massively OP's Larry and MJ might be a little suspicious. But only a...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.
The Daily Grind: Which class would you just love to port from one MMO to another?
Earlier this summer, Standing Stone Game announced a brand-new and unique class for Dungeons and Dragons Online: the Alchemist. No, it's not just another...
Massively Uplifting: LOTRO community events, appreciative FFXIV fans, and making gaming accessible
Just because it's the hottest month of the year doesn't mean we don't want to bury ourselves in warm fuzzies! Positivity is always welcome...
Dark Age of Camelot drops Q&A, Ultima Online rolls more of Forsaken Foes to the test server
Call this news piece the Broadsword Corner. Actually, don't, because that's not terribly interesting. That said, both of Broadsword MMORPGs -- Dark Age of...
World of Warcraft Classic now has its world-first level 60 player
The rush to endgame in World of Warcraft Classic has crowned the first person to cross the finish line. After a marathon of 79...
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO that you regretted quitting?
Last spring, I made a hard call: I finally decided that I wasn't playing Ultima Online enough to justify a sub. That's not just...
Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us
Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
Gaming psychologist Jamie Madigan explains what ‘surprise mechanics’ actually are
We're all familiar with the "surprise mechanics" incident, the absurdist argument in defense of lootboxes from EA's VP of legal and government affairs Kerry...
SWTOR begins testing Onslaught’s crafting overhaul, Spoils of War adjustments, and the Dxun Operation
Star Wars: The Old Republic's Onslaught expansion may have been delayed a month, but BioWare is full-speed ahead on testing it.
The studio announced last...
Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic
With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the...
