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: Who is Star Wars The Old Republic’s Emperor Valkorion?
I took a look back at some of my previous Hyperspace Beacons and noticed that I have really never talked about the Sith Emperor, who...
Gamescom 2016: World of Warcraft brings out the hard content three weeks after Legion’s launch
For some players, the real fun of World of Warcraft: Legion won't start until a month after its August 30th launch. At the Legion-plus-three-weeks...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out empty MMORPG servers?
Empty MMORPG servers freak me out.
It isn't as though I don't play plenty of singleplayer games and sims and RPGs and can't stand to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best inventory system?
Video game packrats, obsessive compulsives, and that one guildie of mine whose MMO inventory literally has everything he's ever looted: Today's Daily Grind is...
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s Revan hunt moves to Yavin
As the pair continues to hunt Revan (and foil all his plans!) in SWTOR, MassivelyOP's Larry and MJ are heading off to Yavin. While...
The Daily Grind: How would you like choice and consequence to play out in MMOs?
One of the reasons that I grieve the premature loss of Ultima X Odyssey was that the devs had some truly intriguing ideas of...
Hyperspace Beacon: The five sins of roleplay in Star Wars The Old Republic (or any MMORPG)
I know that I have complained quite a bit about what Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn’t have, but I still play the game....
Ultima Online’s latest patch heralds Eodon event, 19th birthday gifts
"Publish 94 is out the door," wrote Ultima Online Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong in a newsletter earlier this week. Broadsword has added fresh anniversary...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most memorable MMO fight scene?
We've all been in so many fights in MMOs that they mostly blend together in a memory stew of numbers, phases, buffs, debuffs, animations,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic producer’s stream promises more group content and more on the next expansion
Have you already played the final chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire? Did you feel that it sort...
SWTOR’s Battle of Odessen is live today for subbers
The last chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire series launches for regular subbers today.
"All active Star Wars: The...
The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire
Let's talk about Knights of the Fallen Empire. The latest chapter for the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion currently remains in early access and...
Hyperspace Beacon: Why Star Wars The Old Republic’s KOTFE finale was satisfying and disappointing
The new era of Star Wars: The Old Republic passed a milestone late yesterday when it launched the final chapter in the Knights of the...
Superdata’s June report shows Overwatch, WoW still on top
Superdata's latest report on the worldwide digital games market is out, and Overwatch owned the month of June on PC, to no one's surprise,...
The final SWTOR chapter for KOTFE drops a few hours early
At approximately 5:15 p.m. EDT, players in Star Wars: The Old Republic received a warning that the servers were coming down but didn't learn why unless...
The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 2016)
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: Middle-earth Online
I suppose there will always be a special place in my heart for Lord of the Rings Online. Not only is it one of...
The Daily Grind: How much does your MMORPG character’s appearance matter to your gameplay?
I like to think of myself as the kind of person who doesn't care all that much about aesthetics as long as a game...
Massively Overthinking: One more chance for WoW Legion?
The World of Warcraft subreddit went nuts this week over a response to a player who told Blizzard that it had "one more chance... again"...
