Spun out of EA as one of the last remnants of Mythic Entertainment, Broadsword now runs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.
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PSA: Today is the last day to get a free month of Dark Age of Camelot
If you are a former Dark Age of Camelot player and have been away from the game for more than two months, then you...
Ultima Online rolls out Halloween, with PU95’s artisan festival next week
Halloween has arrived in Ultima Online, but the big news for the classic sandbox MMO is the patch arriving next week. Publish 95 is...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter brings the thunder to consoles (October 23, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs
If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then...
The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide
Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
Working As Intended: A tour of 19-year-old Ultima Online
Wanna feel old? Three years ago, I wrote a Second Wind piece for Massively-that-was on Ultima Online, which had recently been turned over to Broadsword...
Massively Overthinking: The classes MMORPGs never do
No one wants to play Uncle Owen, a certain MMORPG exec famously said -- except, you know, for all the people who really, really...
Perfect Ten: Incompetent leaders in MMORPGs
Leadership is difficult. You have to get a group of people to work together when they may or may not be naturally inclined to...
Battle Bards Episode 84: Ultima
Need a podcast with a world sampler? Look no further than this episode, where co-hosts from the USA, Switzerland, and New Zealand join forces...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with character boosts and Guild Wars 2's new cadence.
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for Amazon’s New World
The announcement of a new sandbox MMORPG last week -- New World, by none other than Amazon Game Studios itself -- has had both...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes old players back for its 15th birthday
Classic RvR MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot is unleashing a come-back-to-Camelot campaign in honor of its 15th birthday.
"Come back during the month of October...
Dark Age of Camelot has presents in store for returning players
Dark Age of Camelot is making a bid at winning back the hearts and game time of previous players with a new initiative that doles...
The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?
Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...
Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players
Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs auction off or delete the possessions of banned players?
One of the oddities revealed during RuneScape's RuneFest over the weekend is the fact that Jagex plans to auction off the in-game possessions of...
Dark Age of Camelot makes plans for its 15th birthday celebration
Where were you on October 10th, 2001? Were you one of the first players through the gate in Dark Age of Camelot? Whether or...
The Daily Grind: What original IP MMORPG deserves a true sequel?
One repeated refrain that comes up around the Massively OP office when we're dealing with older MMOs is, "Wouldn't it be great if they...
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
