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.
electronic arts
Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?
When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...
Hyperspace Beacon: The Shroud of Star Wars The Old Republic
I’m going to hit you again with some lore this week from Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, I promise that there will be...
The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 28, 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...
Leaderboard: Which gaming genre do you play most often besides MMORPGs?
My earliest PC games were space sims, 4X games, and then, naturally, RPGs -- especially sandbox RPGs. MMORPGs seemed like a natural evolution for...
One Shots: Ruins in the jungle
Could Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns' greatest achievement be in its architecture? Even though I haven't played it, I certainly have heard a...
The Game Archaeologist: The silent world of Tibia
If I were to tell you that there's a Western MMO out there that's as old as Ultima Online and yet still has a...
Why Eternal Crusade is launching on Steam first
Last week, Behaviour Interactive and Namco Bandai announced a release date for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade -- September 23 -- but it surprised gamers...
Superdata’s July 2016 data show Guild Wars 2 surging, Pokemon Go on top
Superdata's July report on online gaming revenues is in, and there are some predictable bits and some surprises. On the P2P MMO front, the...
World of Warcraft pumps up invasions, posts Legion dungeon schedule
Times, they are a-changin' in World of Warcraft. As the game sits on the cusp of launching Legion, Blizzard has given the cyber demons...
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...
