Major MMO studio owned by EA, famous for its RPG franchises and particularly to MMO players for Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Star Wars: The Old Republic lists Season 9 ranked PvP rewards
Grab that lightsaber or blaster and get to making war on your fellow player, because Star Wars: The Old Republic is about to finish...
Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs
Most MMO dungeons are normal songs. You start out and you have a pretty clear picture of the beginning, middle, and end; they don't...
Former SWTOR creative lead James Ohlen departs BioWare, former Hearthstone boss Ben Brode announces new company
Some industry news this morning: James Ohlen announced that he's retiring from BioWare after more than two decades at the company. MMORPG fans will...
Hyperspace Beacon: Take your SWTOR PvP to Rishi!
OK, I'll come right out and say it: I love the Rishi stronghold. The Star Wars: The Old Republic developers have outdone themselves. I...
Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
The Stream Team: Conquering KOTET’s Chapter IX in SWTOR
Once Massively OP's Larry and MJ finish the final scene, Chapter VIII of SWTOR's Knights of the Eternal Throne will be wrapped up, letting...
SWTOR tests the new Rishi Hideout and Battle Ring arena
Is there a new hope for entertainment in a galaxy far, far away? At the end of this month on July 31st, Star Wars:...
Check out the full E3 demo for BioWare’s Anthem
There's a lot we still don't know about the upcoming multiplayer-but-not-completely shooter from BioWare, Anthem. There's also a lot we do know, some of...
Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs
Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going.
While I...
The Stream Team: Ending SWTOR’s End Times
End Times has not ended. The Odessa base in SWTOR is still under attack, and Massively OP's Larry and MJ have quite a bit of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Memorable moments in Star Wars Galaxies, the original Star Wars MMORPG
Yesterday, the game that solidified my place in the MMO space would have turned 15 years old, and MJ, Bree, and I took a...
BioWare: ‘Anthem is unlike anything we’ve ever done’
Game Informer is enjoying a heapload of exclusives on BioWare's upcoming Anthem, including an interview with the game's leads. The studio said that the...
Hyperspace Beacon: Future plot points for SWTOR and other unanswered lore questions
Last night, BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd and Community Manager Eric Musco were guests on the Passionately Casual Podcast to discuss the lore of Star Wars: The...
Players petition BioWare for a console port of SWTOR
Here's the burning question of the hour: Would you like to see Star Wars: The Old Republic join its single-player predecessors on the console?...
The Stream Team: Has it come to SWTOR’s End Times?
Massively OP's Larry and MJ have left the void behind and are moving into SWTOR's Chapter VIII, End Times. The base is under assault!...
Perfect Ten: Ten things you need to understand about MMORPG Rogues
Sometimes I know that I may be a bit too old-school because there's a little twitch in my eye whenever I have to refer...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.
The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...
E3 2018: BioWare’s Anthem has soloable co-op open world, no lockboxes, a sweet trailer, and a February 22 launch
At this afternoon's EA Play, EA and BioWare have revealed Anthem's brand-new trailer. The game is now slated to launch on February 22nd, 2019.
During...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
