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Star Wars The Old Republic is finally launching an Australia-based server – tomorrow
Broadsword has big plans for Star Wars The Old Republic, having picked up both the game and the bulk of the team earlier this...
Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...
Former SWTOR lead Damion Schubert urges devs to prioritize accessibility in MMOs
When you think of the strengths of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a game, does "accessibility" every come to mind? According to one...
Massively Overthinking: The ‘elements’ of MMOs
MOP reader Nibbana recently posed us a fun question: "As I play my Scrapper in Guild Wars 2, I thought to myself, man, I...
Star Wars: The Old Republic previews the updated Galactic Trade Network on the test server
For those of you who are used to the art of the deal on Star Wars: The Old Republic, you should be aware that...
Hyperspace Beacon: Have Star Wars The Old Republic’s visuals aged well?
Initially I wanted to write a column about how the transition of Star Wars: The Old Republic to Broadsword and how we're seeing its...
Star Wars: The Old Republic starts testing Update 7.4 – but not the GTN overhaul
Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are buckling on their lightsabers and holstering their blasters in anticipation of jumping into the next story adventure...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 442: Harbingers of MMO hype
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest, SWTOR, Pantheon's 247 split, Albion Online's Wild Blood, Star Citizen, and Squadron 42, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and Fallout 76, plus a mailbag topic on getting new players hooked on MMOs.
SWTOR breaks down its Chains in the Dark update announcement
Star Wars: The Old Republic may be wearing a new set of clothes -- literally, in the case of the devs sporting their Broadword...
Star Wars The Old Republic players return to Ord Mantell in 7.4 Chains of the Dark
The BioWare-turned-Broadsword team has finally taken the wraps off Star Wars The Old Republic's 7.4 update, dubbed Chains in the Dark. According to the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic will host a livestream on October 18 for update 7.4
If you were dreading the possibility that Star Wars: The Old Republic was just going to coast along under Broadsword's management, well, there's a...
One Shots: Corpulent beauty
When you're looking to take a break from the nine-to-five killing grind, where do you go? Star Wars: The Old Republic's board of tourism...
MMO Business Roundup: BioWare lawsuit, Nintendo multiplayer sunset, Twitch layoffs
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Numbers numbers numbers.
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Remember the hefty BioWare layoffs back in the summer? A group...
Star Wars: The Old Republic makes sprinting an inalienable right in today’s update
From the earliest eons of recorded history, humans became known far and wide as natural-born runners. Jogging from place to place wasn't a mere...
Star Wars: The Old Republic wants you to pig out with the Hutts this month
As Star Wars: The Old Republic continues its transition to Broadsword and we wait to see how that shakes out, it doesn't mean that...
Star Wars The Old Republic concludes its cloud migration with downtime tomorrow
Star Wars The Old Republic is continuing its massive server migration to the cloud as this week the ex-BioWare team newly installed at Broadsword...
One Shots: Just a minute, Mom, I’m playing with my virtual dollhouse!
If playing with physical dollhouses is your entry-level and full-on interior decorating your advanced mode, then video games offer a middle ground to those...
Unity asks game studios to trust its download estimates, closes offices over death threat
As the bulk of the gaming industry unites against Unity's new "runtime fees," the company is continuing to spin the fees as a smart...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s latest patch applies a long list of fixes for Galactic Season 5
Update 7.3.1 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is only a week old, but BioWare has already kicked out a fixer-upper patch that attacks...
