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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Dark and Light previews dwarves, launches early access ‘later this year’
Does it seem as if Dark and Light is just creeping along with a tiny trickle of updates? We've got another one this week...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 116: Bree’s virtual garage sale
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Blizzard, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Neverwinter, SWTOR, and Ultima Online, with a mailbag question on sandbox MMOs.
Leaderboard: What do you do with your stuff when you quit an MMORPG?
On today's podcast, Justin teased me for running a virtual yard sale as I attempt to clean out my house in Ultima Online. I'm...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...
Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic
I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...
Dark Age of Camelot’s Dragon’s Curse campaign moves into its second chapter
Evil rumors and foul deeds continue to ramp up in Dark Age of Camelot. The RvR MMOÂ moved into the second chapter of its A...
Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!
With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...
Hyperspace Beacon: The three key problems with SWTOR’s War for Iokath
Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...
Star Wars: The Old Republic prepares celebrations and promotions for May 4
Ah, the fourth of May, a day of celebration for Star Wars fans due to its similarity to an iconic line from the franchise:...
SWTOR sweetens the rewards for Iokath dailies, preps double XP event
Today's patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic aims to improve the quality of the new Iokath daily mission hub in both performance and...
The Sims Online emulator might be launching soon
In just two weeks, a long-forgotten social MMORPG might be making a comeback. The team behind FreeSO, a Sims Online emulator, announced on Twitter yesterday...
Massively OP Interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO
Today, Ashes of Creation takes a big plunge into an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign. Over the past few months, the MMO seemed to come out...
The MOP Up: Warface meets Crysis (April 30, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
Leaderboard: Where do you draw the line between griefing and roleplaying?
On the Morrowind subreddit a few days ago, a player was recounting a particular roleplay-slash-griefing episode on a hardcore-roleplay Ultima Online emulator. The player...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes back old players, Ultima Online discusses summer updates
Broadsword's keeping fans of its MMORPGs Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online busy this week!
Dark Age of Camelot is running a Come Back...
Video: Story vs. lore, Star Wars: The Old Republic vs. The Elder Scrolls Online
In the ultimate battle for your dollar in the MMO industry, two MMOs with rabid fan bases duke it out by serving you a...
This player is rebuilding Ultima Online in Wurm Online
One of the best parts of Wurm Online's Unlimited version is that players can run wild with their own custom servers, tailoring them to...
Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will not blow your mind, but it will tickle your nostalgia
Over the last week or so, ZeniMax Online Studios opened up parts of The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind test servers to the press and public,...
One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!
Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...
