Megacorp known to MMO gamers primarily for its ownership of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. EA has previously been the steward of Mythic Entertainment (which in turn once controlled Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot) as well as The Sims Online, Warhammer Online, and Dawngate.
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Perfect Ten: The first 12 MMO expansions ever released
When we look back at MMORPG history, we tend to focus on the more notable game launches and less on the expansions that helped...
Electronic Arts wants a world where in-game advertisements are standardized across the industry
This may not be bad as the time when then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello suggested gamers pay real-world money to reload their in-game guns,...
Vague Patch Notes: Long-term content vs. short-term content in MMORPGs
So I was reading back through a column I wrote a while back about Star Wars: The Old Republic and it got me thinking. In...
Skate’s X Games collab brings new challenges, skate parks, and cosmetics on July 21
The X Games are coming to a new (and not real) destination on Tuesday, July 21st: the digital skateboarding playground of Skate's San Vansterdam. The...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most neglected MMO on your hard drive?
I've joked before that I keep a bunch of MMORPGs and other games on my hard drive long-term, even if I am not playing...
Shroud of the Avatar plans infrastructure move this fall and Richard Garriott birthday stream this month
It's been a few months since we peeked in on Shroud of the Avatar because - now that I think of it - newsletters...
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest way you’ve ever died in an MMORPG?
As an example for this Daily Grind, I was trying to think of some of the really goofy ways I've died in MMORPGs. Falling...
Antique MMORPG Ultima Online just released a brand-new summer event called Moonveil
Back in May, when Ultima Online rolled out its 123rd update since launch in 1997 (wheee), tucked away in the patch notes was the...
‘We are now fully focused on developing content for 8.0,’ says SWTOR boss
Star Wars The Old Republic's new producer letter from Broadsword's Keith Kanneg is light on new info and heavy on recap, but there's still...
The Daily Grind: What concepts do MMORPGs keep trying to reinvent for a new generation?
A while back, an Elder Scrolls Online dev was waxing on about this new dungeon type, unfamiliar to MMO players, which the Night Market...
Star Wars: The Old Republic rolls the dice on another Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event
As the saying goes, "What happens in Nar Shaddaa stays in Nar Shaddaa." So whatever you get up to in Star Wars: The Old...
MMO Business Roundup: EA’s latest layoffs, Overwatch’s pricy cosmetics, and GAAS nuance
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news. Don't worry, none of it is good. OK, one thing is neutral, at...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 570: Card Wars 3
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars Mistbound, ArcheAge, World of Warcraft, Ultima Online, DDO, and EQ Legends, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever designed an MMO quest?
But Bree, you say, I'm not an MMO dev, so how could I possibly have designed an MMO quest?
That's the neat part: Some MMOs...
One Shots: Yet another MMO without handrails
I get that MMOs love their impossible vantage points and photo ops, but would it kill the safety teams to put in handrails in...
Ultima creator Richard Garriott now claims he could regain the series’ copyright by next year
You might remember that back in 2024, Ultima creator Richard Garriott made some cryptic allusions to the fact that he was trying to regain control...
Eldor is a new indie MMORPG inspired by Ultima Online’s 1998 The Second Age expansion
Eldor caught my eye when its solo dev posted it to the MMORPG subreddit this week largely because the thread title said it's "inspired...
Star Wars The Old Republic puts out a cinematic trailer for its latest update (two weeks after launch)
Is this a case of better late than never, fashionably late, or just not good time management? However you look at it, Star Wars: The...
Dark Age of Camelot is giving max-level subscribers freebies in the King’s Gratitude promo
We all know the obvious jokes that people are going to make about going to see the King in Dark Age of Camelot. We're aware...
MMO Business Roundup: UK’s age restriction plans, EA’s in-game ads business, and Square Enix’s LA cafe
Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And yes, as you probably guessed from the headline up there, this...
