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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Massively Overthinking: What would persuade you to play a classic MMO?
For this edition of Massively Overthinking, Kickstarter donor Sargon wants us think back to 1997, when Ultima Online launched and parted MMOs from graphical MUDs forever....
Raph Koster used MMO design to help revitalize a bar trivia game
You might know Raph Koster from his MMO legacy as a designer on Ultima Online or Star Wars Galaxies, or perhaps from his current...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs still going after ten years
It struck me, very recently, that a decade is a long time for MMOs.
If we're going to count Ultima Online as the first proper...
Shards Online prepares for pre-alpha test on May 9th
Shards Online is preparing to give players a brief taste of its future potential, as Citadel Studios is planning on a pre-alpha test to...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes traveling merchants, prepares next patch
If the latest Dark Age of Camelot newsletter is any indication, the team and community are crazy involved with this classic RvR MMO. Broadsword...
Shroud of the Avatar to introduce player-owned towns with Release 17
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 17 is preparing to hit the ground running when it comes out on Thursday, April 30th. In its most...
How Star Wars Galaxies pioneered a ‘living society’
Former Star Wars Galaxies Creative Director and current Crowfall consultant Raph Koster returned to his blog last night to pen the fourth in his...
Global Chat: Are WoW Tokens worth it?
The debut of World of Warcraft Tokens into the game's economy has caused quite a stir, particularly after the prices plunged during the first...
El Somni Quas draws upon classic Ultima Online for an old-school MMO experience
It's interesting to see how players who have grown up under the influence of certain MMOs are now making their own games drawing from...
Dark Age of Camelot newsletter addresses future changes
The first newsletter for Dark Age of Camelot under Broadsword's management is out now, and it's largely looking to the future. The casual group...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most memorable MMO noob moment?
I was basically still a kid when I first started playing MMOs, and my first, of course, was the wild west of the newly...
Shroud of the Avatar talks dev events, a community app, and more
Shroud of the Avatar's latest update is typically meaty. It features the usual footnotes related to in-game tweaks and changes as well as blurbs...
See Dark Age of Camelot’s new group finder in action
Wondering how that new casual group finder for Dark Age of Camelot is working out? Well, why not see for yourself?
One of the RvR...
Dark Age of Camelot is adding ‘casual group finder’
Broadsword took Dark Age of Camelot offline for the better part of today, according to its website. Why? To push out patch 1.117C, which tweaks dopplegangers, adds...
Ultima Online is working on a new expansion
Broadsword has today announced that it is working on a new expansion for the classic Ultima Online sandbox. Time of Legends, the devs say in a new...
