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Spun out of EA as one of the last remnants of Mythic Entertainment, Broadsword now runs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Update 7.6 arrives December 10 with name releasing, improved visuals

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's last big patch of 2024 now has a release date: Tuesday, December 10th. Broadsword confirmed that Update 7.6 will be...

Here’s how Dark Age of Camelot’s latest Caledonia catch-up works

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The Caledonia event is running right now in Dark Age of Camelot and it's letting all players start right off at level 30 and...

MMORPG vet Rich Vogel says the games industry is recovering more slowly than he expected

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Rich Vogel may not have a huge profile with MMO players, but he probably should: He's been involved with the business end of MMORPGs...
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End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025

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One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day

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Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.
I tricked you!

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs are more popular than you think

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Last week, I ended the Vague Patch Notes column with something of a tease suggesting that maybe, just maybe, MMORPGs are not an unpopular...

The MOP Up: Hawkeye joins the Marvel Rivals roster

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Marvel Rivals is getting a good dose of the Hawkeye on December 6th along with plenty of other additions to the PvP shooter. The...

Massively Overthinking: Breaking the load-bearing mechanics in MMORPGs

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The parable of Chesterton's Fence has been making the rounds on social media this week in a political context, but I want to talk...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 494: WoW opens the door to player housing

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Justin and Bree discuss Warcraft Direct, World of Warcraft's player housing and Undermine(d) patch, WoW Classic Classic, Guild Wars 2's Godspawn, SWTOR 7.6, and quarterly financials for a bunch of studios (Pearl Abyss, NCsoft, EG7/Daybreak, Embracer, and Nexon), plus adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.

Star Wars The Old Republic confirms GU 7.6 for early December but delays its story launch for quality reasons

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Remember back in September when Star Wars: The Old Republic developer Broadsword said it would share more about Game Update 7.6 in November? Well...

Massively Overthinking: What are the great ‘popcorn games’ in the MMORPG genre?

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MOP reader Elenie recently put the concept of "popcorn MMOs" back on my radar thanks to a comment about Neverwinter being an MMO many...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most interesting alchemy system?

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You know, I am generally not the kind of person who goes for heavy mage-y things in MMOs, and that usually includes alchemy. I'd...
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Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot brings its next Caledonia event to players on December 4

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It's the week after Thanksgiving, and you feel like having something new to be thankful for. Would leveling up nice and quickly in Dark...

The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting

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Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...

The Daily Grind: How much in-game money are you willing to spend on an MMORPG house?

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A few weeks back, we did a piece rounding up some of the cool stuff Guild Wars 2 players have been building in Janthir...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 490: What’s old is new again

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Justin and Bree discuss New World, Wayfinder, Pax Dei, Tarisland, DDO, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, New World, WoW, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on solo vs. group MMO play.

Star Wars The Old Republic officially kicks off public testing of Game Update 7.6

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Did the features promised last week for Star Wars: The Old Republic get you excited to fire up the public test server and try...

Ultima Online details New Legacy’s skill progression in a new video

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With Ultima Online's first annual New Legacy server underway earlier this week, Broadsword has begun releasing new videos explaining the game to newcomers. Might...

Dark Age of Camelot marks its 23rd birthday with gifts and realm bonuses

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While some MMOs we could name are preening their feathers at becoming 20 years old this year, Dark Age of Camelot is like, "Oh...

Ultima Online officially launches its first year-long New Legacy server and ClassicUO compatibility

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New World isn't the only MMO with a big launch today: 27-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online also picked October 15th, 2024, for the rollout of...

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