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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Dark Age of Camelot brings back its Ghost Keep event with RvR boosts and spooky rewards until February 20
Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don't need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never...
The Daily Grind: What’s some weird or forgotten terminology or concept from an MMO of yore?
Way, way back in the day - and for only a relatively brief run - Ultima Online had a system that came to be...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2024
As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding
I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...
Star Wars The Old Republic celebrates 12th anniversary, recaps 2023, and teases GU 7.4.1 and 7.5
It's been a really big year for Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it's a bit conspicuous that the biggest thing that happened to...
Dark Age of Camelot introduces new and returning seasonal tasks in its Midwinter Festival
What could possibly be more festive than... uh... slaying a big old ice demon? That's one of the seasonal tasks that are on offer...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s strange and fascinating journey through 2023
There's a shot right at the end of Empire Strikes Back that's always struck me as the most profound in the entire franchise. The...
Dark Age of Camelot begins its PvP-focused Catch Up in Caledonia event with more details
Last month, fans of Dark Age of Camelot were given initial word about its next catch-up event and its more brutal PvP focus, but...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Chains in the Dark update is live – here are the patch notes
Broadsword's latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is live today as promised, and that of course means that the update's patch notes...
Ultima Online preps Christmas and nerfs your old too-long character names
How angry would you be if you logged into your favorite old MMORPG account and found that your name, which you'd used for over...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.4 Chains in the Dark launches December 5
Get excited, Star Wars The Old Republic fans: Broadsword has just announced that GU 7.4, Chains in the Dark, officially launches on December 5th....
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
Project Gorgon dev says it’s catering to older players who remember the golden age of MMOs
Last night's Project Gorgon patch brought cheers to the game's Discord as what was represented as a bug-fixing patch also heavily revamped a skill...
Next month’s Dark Age of Camelot catch-up event will be more brutal than most
The next of Dark Age of Camelot's famous level-boosting events is coming our way in a little over a week -- but this catch-up...
