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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The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 2017)
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...
The Game Archaeologist: Furcadia
Let's face it: There isn't really a huge pool of MMORPGs from the 1990s to explore in this column. By now I have done...
Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara update
I questioned BioWare's delay of the latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. According to a post on the official forums, the team...
Star Wars: The Old Republic has launched Crisis on Umbara
You didn't like having to wait unexpectedly for the next major update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We totally understand that. But you...
The Stream Team: Playing through Profit and Plunder in SWTOR’s KOTFE
With chapter XII of SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire wrapped up, Massively OP's Larry and MJ are moving on to chapter XIII, Profit...
Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy
We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...
The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO?
In all of the years that I've been playing MMORPGs, I've noticed that it is far, far easier to return to a known property...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 132: Filth TV
Justin and MJ discuss Secret World, LOTRO, Warframe, Path of Exile, Otherland, WoW, Ultima Online, ARK, Just Survive, EverQuest II, and West of Loathing.
SWTOR delays Update 5.4 by a day due to a last-minute bug
Sorry to rain on your Umbara parade, SWTOR players, but you're going to have to wait an extra day to dive into the August...
Mass Effect: Andromeda ends single-player support, forges on with multiplayer updates
It's the end of the line for Mass Effect: Andromeda, as BioWare announced this past weekend that it had no further plans to develop...
SWTOR posts Crisis on Umbara patch notes for tomorrow’s update
Nothing wrong with getting patch notes a day early, right? We mean, if you're getting them the day of, you're often too busy jumping...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
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...
Here’s your quick guide to SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara
With Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 5.4 coming out on August 22nd, you may be champing at the bit to get into the...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
Ultima Online begins epic 20th anniversary event, warns of harassment threat
Is there any shame in throwing a birthday party for yourself? Not if you invite everyone and make it hecka fun, we say! Ultima...
Star Wars: The Old Republic marches on with class changes
If next Monday is Eclipse Day in North America, is it OK if we deem Tuesday to be Star Wars On A Train Day? Because...
Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Umbara is shrouded in darkness
Have you heard of the planet Umbara before? The Star Wars fan who has seen only the movies will likely say no, and even...
Take a sneak peek at SWTOR’s planet of shadows
There are a billion planets out there in the Star Wars galaxy, and we have visited only a small fraction of them so far...
World of Warcraft’s mythic dungeons are going to kick your butt in Patch 7.3
Vacation time's almost over, sweetheart; it's time to go back to serious work in World of Warcraft.
Additional Patch 7.3 datamining indicates that Blizzard's team...
