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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...
Dark Age of Camelot delays its free-to-play shift to 2019
While we reported in December 2017 that Broadsword was aiming for a free-to-play option for Dark Age of Camelot, we haven't seen a lot...
Bethsoft alleges Behaviour and WB ripped off Fallout Shelter in the new Westworld mobile game
A trio of companies known best to our audience for their MMOs are gearing up for a big court battle in the streets of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Future plot points for SWTOR and other unanswered lore questions
Last night, BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd and Community Manager Eric Musco were guests on the Passionately Casual Podcast to discuss the lore of Star Wars: The...
Video game industry groups across the globe reject WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification
As we noted yesterday, the World Health Organization has gone ahead with the inclusion of "gaming disorder" in the publication of its most recent...
More MMOs pledge to fully remove Red Shell spyware, including Secret World Legends
At the beginning of June, we covered The Elder Scrolls Online's implementation of spyware program Red Shell, which is designed to track specific information...
Gran Skrea brings an indie sandbox MMO to early access
On the prowl for an undiscovered indie MMORPG these days? You might want to check out Gran Skrea Online, as it just went into...
The MOP Up: Skyforge’s PvP revolution (June 17, 2018)
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...
Ultima Online’s publish 100 hits the test server, Broadsword seeks paid event moderators
One hundred! Classic MMOÂ Ultima Online has pushed out its 100th major update to the test server this week. It's primarily a bug-fixing update, riding...
Players petition BioWare for a console port of SWTOR
Here's the burning question of the hour: Would you like to see Star Wars: The Old Republic join its single-player predecessors on the console?...
‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online
I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too.
That's...
The Stream Team: Has it come to SWTOR’s End Times?
Massively OP's Larry and MJ have left the void behind and are moving into SWTOR's Chapter VIII, End Times. The base is under assault!...
Perfect Ten: Ten things you need to understand about MMORPG Rogues
Sometimes I know that I may be a bit too old-school because there's a little twitch in my eye whenever I have to refer...
Fortnite finally delivers player reporting tools with Patch 4.4
"Naughty players" who are dragging down Fortnite's gameplay with griefing or frequent AFKing could now land themselves in some hot water, thanks to the...
The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...
E3 2018: BioWare’s Anthem has soloable co-op open world, no lockboxes, a sweet trailer, and a February 22 launch
At this afternoon's EA Play, EA and BioWare have revealed Anthem's brand-new trailer. The game is now slated to launch on February 22nd, 2019.
During...
E3 2018: EA confirms its open-world Star Wars game, Jedi Fallen Order
At EA Play this afternoon, Electronic Arts confirmed that it is indeed working on a Star Wars game, previously rumored as an open-world game.
The...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG vet reward you’ve ever gotten?
CCP Games rolled out a pretty sweet veteran reward for EVE Online vets this week ahead of the game's anniversary: Everybody who's been playing...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
