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: What I’ve always wished for in a Fallout MMO
This week I've been absolutely consumed by the thought of Fallout 76. I know, I know I shouldn't get my hopes up for a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster to release postmortem book on MMORPGs
Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel pressure to play MMOs for daily bonuses or experience events?
On Wednesdays, we farm gems.
In Trove, that is. That's because ever since Trion revamped the daily login system, players get a daily bonus for...
The MOP Up: Fractured Lands has fun in the apocalypse (June 3, 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...
One Shots: The crane… the crane…
I love crane machines. Yes, I know they're a total scam, but I won something in one once, and I can't help but throwing...
How the best devs are ‘fleeing in droves’ to escape the abusive games industry
My only nephew is something of a math prodigy, and the fact that he wants to be a game designer when he grows up...
EA hypes Anthem trailer and combat ahead of its pre-E3 EA Play show
We're just a week and change away from E3, and you know what that means: Every major game company is going to be trickling...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is tuning up its warzone experience
When July rolls around, Star Wars: The Old Republic is planning some changes to its warzones. Significant ones, at that. The development team wants...
Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...
EA eschews lootboxes and premium passes with Battlefield V
If you haven't heard the word, EA may be hopping off the lootbox train -- at least for the time being.
The mega-publisher took a...
Bless Online struggles with downtime on its first day, offers refunds and plans for the future
If you thought that everything was going to go great for Bless Online's headstart yesterday, what with the lack of preloading and everyone trying...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth allied race unlock requirements, Mythic+ seasons, and more
News is flying fast and furious as World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's beta test continues. Let's catch up on a few details, shall...
One Shots: The cream of the shuttercrop
What do you get when you ask MMO players with bulging folders of screenshots to pick their very, very best to show off? An...
Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
Perfect Ten: The unique pitfalls of licensed MMOs
Making a list of the "biggest" MMOs currently running is always an exercise in frustration. It's easy to put a few things on the...
Bless Online posts Q&A on pre-loading, regions, and how long founder packs stay up
If you grimace at the idea of getting important game news on Facebook but you still want to know what's up with Bless Online,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic doubles your rewards with its latest patch
The latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is doubling your rewards. Your experience? Doubled. Command XP? Also doubled. Other things? Doubled. Incoming...
One Shots: A sense of place
Why do you play MMORPGs? What keeps you questing through these ever-growing worlds? I think a lot of us might answer like Zyrusticae in...
The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online
When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...
