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 Daily Grind: What’s the longest leveling grind in an MMORPG?
I really, really do not like long leveling grinds.
Let me rephrase. I don't mind long leveling paths where the levels don't actually mean much in...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Star Wars: The Old Republic kicks off the Dark vs. Light Event
The current expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic has the Sith and the Jedi working together pretty closely, because it's either that or...
The Stream Team: Charades and pirates in SWTOR’s Shadow of Revan
They're back in the saddle again -- except with jetpacks instead of horses. So no saddles, actually. Massively OP's Larry and MJ have returned...
Orks, maps, and more coming soon to WAR40K: Eternal Crusade
The Orks are almost here. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is moving forward in development to a phase where -- as Nathan Richardsson, Senior Producer...
Hyperspace Beacon: Seven things you didn’t know about SWTOR’s SCORPIO
Knights of the Fallen Empire has truly changed the storytelling ways of Star Wars: The Old Republic. And even though it’s popular to flame the game...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO deserves a movie next?
Now that the Warcraft movie is out and about and apparently its handlers are contemplating sequels, I have a burning question for you: Which MMO would...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a Mass Effect MMO?
E3 news about Mass Effect: Andromeda has got me hyped for the series all over again. The single-protagonist (or antagonist, depending) storyline that's more...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMORPGs of E3 2016
With E3 taking up so much head-space this week, we thought it only right to discuss how MMOs in particular fared at the convention....
Ultima Online on the fall patch, 19th anniversary, and cash shop bugs
Ultima Online's latest newsletter teases publish 94, on the way this fall in the game, which ought to turn 19 years old the same...
Global Chat: Which mobs do you love killing in MMOs?
Everyone has mobs that they particularly enjoy offing in MMORPGs -- sometimes so much so that we go out of our way to get...
Tamriel Infinium: The pros and cons of Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘One Tamriel’ level-syncing
Despite being a two-year-old game, The Elder Scrolls Online has made a good showing at E3, which really shouldn't have surprised me -- but it...
Dark Age of Camelot opens up applications for new Knights
Do you feel like you could be a community leader in Dark Age of Camelot, the kind of person who would volunteer to serve...
One Shots: Fire + ice = mess
What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess.
Steampower Girl noticed that in...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles
Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...
WAR40K: Eternal Crusade releases the Eldar for early access players
Bandai Namco, which is publishing Behaviour Interactive's Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade MMO, has released new assets today for the Eldar faction, live this week...
Superdata: WoW, Lineage, SWTOR, TERA, and Blade & Soul top April P2P online games revenues
Superdata has a new seasonal report out on the state of the digital games market. The research firm's April figures show that World of...
SWTOR trailer reveals ‘The GEMINI Deception’ as next update
BioWare has just revealed the details of Star Wars: The Old Republic's next content date and the next chapter in the ongoing Knights of...
Star Wars: The Old Republic producer’s stream discusses the penultimate expansion chapter
Players have struggled against Emperor Arcann and the Eternal Fleet for some time now, but Star Wars: The Old Republic's next story chapter will...