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 Stream Team: Starting SWTOR’s KOTFE expansion
They've finally made it! Just in time for SWTOR's fifth anniversary, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have gotten MJ's Agent to the Knights of...
Interview: BioWare devs reflect on five years of creating Star Wars: The Old Republic
I know that sometimes it's hard to remember exactly what you were doing five years ago. I know that I had been playing Star...
Exclusive: Indie sandbox El Somni Quas arena design dev diary
Last week, we covered new info about El Somni Quas, an indie sandbox from Czech studio that actually cut its teeth on Ultima Online...
Happy birthday, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and thanks for the trailer
Star Wars: The Old Republic is celebrating its fifth birthday this week, and to celebrate, Producer Ben Irving has penned a new dev blog...
Rogue One’s novelization was penned by a former SWTOR writer
When you leave the theaters after seeing Rogue One and find yourself craving more explanations or simply more of the story, you might turn...
Ultima Online has combat changes and pet upgrades in the works
Forget Dasher and Blitzen; Ultima Online has a beautiful unicorn called Lasher coming in January as the game's first vanity mount. Worried that it...
Global Chat: Knights of the Eternal Throne debate
With the arrival of SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne, the MMO blogosphere lit up in lively discussion about the expansion, its story, and...
Hyperspace Beacon: Where can SWTOR go from here?
Have you ever watched a great movie and ever wished that the director would make a sequel but also not make a sequel, all at the...
SWTOR welcomes Life Day and 5th anniversary celebration
Rushing out to see Rogue One this weekend? Not so fast: SWTOR is going to make a play for your attention and geek affections....
El Somni Quas is still in development — and here’s the proof
Back in October, MOP posted a rundown of upcoming indie MMOs. Among those listed was El Somni Quas, an Ultima Online-like game that looked...
One Shots: Shifty adorableness
I don't want any of us to be fooled by this picture. Shifty-eyed evil comes in many forms, the most deceptive of which is...
SWTOR dev livestream tackles CXP issues, says team is ‘flexible’
Is it a good or bad sign when a developer livestream kicks off with the team using a bingo card to make fun of...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2016
About a year and a half ago, my colleague, co-worker, and friend to man and beast alike Justin compiled a list of the healthiest...
Mech_Con 2016: MWO skill trees, game modes, and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
As one might hope for from a convention, Mech_Con 2016 was a time to not only hang out with other fans and meet the...
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s SCORPIO says what needs to be said
It's almost here. Only one more step stands between Massively OP's MJ and her grand entrance into KOTFE , and that step's name is...
Saga of Lucimia hammers home the importance of grouping
For the most part, Saga of Lucimia has been relatively quiet this fall as it continues development. Quiet, that is, except for its video...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 94: Play this expansion, meatbag!
Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR KOTET, Elder Scrolls Online lockboxes, GW2, Black Desert, Daybreak, and Crowfall, with a mailbag question on the Nostalrius WoW emulator.
SWTOR nerfs command XP after community farms mobs
The new galactic command endgame system that arrived in last week's SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne has been steeped in controversy ever since...
Epic MMO Battles of History: Star Trek Online vs. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Asking whether Star Trek or Star Wars is the better science fiction series is like asking whether Game of Thrones or The Tudors is...
One Shots: Night voyage
Hark! What is that over there, on the ocean? 'Tis nothing. Probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night in eel-infested...
