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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Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR predictions for 2017
Here we are again. Star Wars: The Old Republic survived another year despite those who predicted five years ago that it would shut down...
Global Chat: The Standing Stone standoff
Following the announcement of LOTRO and DDO's new studio and the subsequent cancellation of the Asheron's Call games, you can better believe that the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 98: New year roundtable
Justin, Bree, Eliot, Larry, and MJ sit for a roundtable podcast on the best MMOs of 2016, the 2017 outlook, our annual awards, and MMO resolutions.
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2016: Richard Garriott’s Blood Art
We're counting down Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2016!
And the #1 weirdest MMORPG story of 2016 is...
... that time when Richard Garriott sold...
The best Massively OP streams of 2016
The number of games our wee little Stream Team covers in the span of a year is staggering. If you ever wanted to know...
Why and how Warhammer Online failed
It might be hard to remember at this point, but back in 2008 there was a fever-pitch excitement for Mythic's Warhammer Online. The RvR...
Elite Dangerous is creating a Carrie Fisher outpost in memory
Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the only sci-fi MMO that is paying tribute to the late Carrie Fisher this month. Following community entreaties...
LOTRO Legendarium: A cautious hope for the future
One of the threads that weaves the Lord of the Rings narrative together is that of hope. Holding onto faith in friends, perseverance against...
Here are all of the online gaming deals from Amazon’s Digital Day sale
Wake up! Are you awake? Good, because you've got less than 24 hours to take advantage of Amazon's first ever "Digital Day" sales event....
Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016
Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...
The Stream Team: Catching up after the SWTOR getaway
When you're frozen in carbonite in SWTOR for five years, much happens. And now that her Chiss Agent has been rescued, Massively OP's MJ...
Global Chat: Boobs and wrinkles edition
Is the infamous "chainmail bikini" slowly disappearing from western RPGs and MMOs? Pete at Dragonchasers thinks that it is... and he kind of laments...
Star Wars: The Old Republic players pay tribute to Carrie Fisher
The loss of Carrie Fisher, a celebrated author and the actress who played General Leia Organa, is an enormous blow to Star Wars fans...
One Shots: I make this look good
Back in high school, I thought it was the epitome of cool to wear reflective aviator shades and a jean jacket. Alas, I could...
The Game Archaeologist: Wing Commander Online and Privateer Online
In late 2012, former Wing Commander developer-slash-movie director Chris Roberts emerged from a decade of obscurity to ask for help to fund his vision...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2016 Online VGM Awards
With all of the award madness going on at Massively OP this month, it's the perfect time to unveil the 2016 Online VGM Awards!...
The Soapbox: Asheron’s Call is dead, and Turbine killed it
You'd think recent news about Asheron's Call 1 and AC2 would be easy to swallow. After all, we'd already been warned that Turbine was becoming a mobile...
Dark Age of Camelot gives players many presents for the Midwinter Festival
Don't worry, folks, Dark Age of Camelot is here with its Midwinter Festival, and it knows about the real spirit of the holidays: Getting...
The Stream Team: There’s a new emperor in SWTOR town
What's done is done. And there's no going back. Massively OP's Larry is helping guide MJ's Chiss Agent through the first chapters of SWTOR's...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 2016 Report Card
It's that time of year again where we reflect on the year gone by and consider Star Wars: The Old Republic as a whole....
