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: 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...
Ultima Online is giving away six ‘grandfathered’ castles for its 20th anniversary
While Ultima Online these days allows players to own only a single house on a production shard per account, that rule will be broken...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Here’s what an Elder Scrolls Online LEGO set should look like
An official LEGO set for The Elder Scrolls Online will probably never happen -- although never say never, because SWTOR totally got its line...
The Stream Team: Exploring the end of SWTOR’s KOTFE Chapter XII
After her tiff with Valkorion, Massively OP's MJ awoke in an unfamiliar place free of that uppity ghost's influence. Thanks goodness! But where is...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s Uncle Owen problem
When Star Wars: The Old Republic first released, an old Star Wars Galaxies argument popped up, and the crux of that argument was this:...
The Sims Online emulator project deals with the inevitable cease-and-desist from EA
It looks like any hopes of a Sims Online resurrection as a fan emulator project might be put to rest for good. The creator of...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 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...
SWTOR urges PvPers to act fast to secure Season 8 rewards
While many Star Wars: The Old Republic players might be looking forward to Game Update 5.4 later this month for its PvE offerings, the...
One Shots: Sacred space
Anyone a little excited about Guild Wars 2 these days? Probably not, but on the off-chance that there's a glimmer of hype and hope...
PSA: Titanfall 2 and its beefed-up multiplayer is now free
If you're already paying for a $5 a month subscription to EA Access on Xbox One or EA Origin on the PC, you are...
Hacker claims to have made a living cheating in MMOs for two decades
Motherboard has a fun-slash-depressing piece out this week on an unnamed hacker who claims he's been cheating at MMORPGs to make a living for...
