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’s 2015 report card
It’s hard to believe that it’s been another year in Star Wars: The Old Republic. On the 20th of this month, the second Star...
Learn the story of Climax’s failed Warhammer Online
Students of MMO history might recall that Mythic Entertainment wasn't the first studio to take a crack at the Warhammer IP. In fact, before...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s charity drive (November 29, 2015)
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: Ultima X Odyssey
I think any MMO veteran has a private list of prematurely canceled games that he or she deeply wishes had been completed and launched....
MMO Burnout: Five ways to fix Star Wars Battlefront
I'll probably take some flak for saying so, but I'm still enjoying Star Wars: Battlefront. It's not a broken game as much as it's...
The Daily Grind: So what’s SWTOR’s big announcement?
Wednesday, BioWare hinted that something is brewing in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
http://twitter.com/SWTOR/status/669561993339265024
BioWare was asking for feedback about subscriber rewards just a few weeks...
Tara Strong on voicing Marvel Heroes’ Magik
Marvel Heroes' newest playable character has a very familiar voice actress behind her. Tara Strong, who has voiced characters in many cartoons and Star...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs to be thankful for by type
It's been a while since I wrote a column that comes out on Thursdays, which means that it's also been a while since I've...
The Stream Team: Choose more SWTOR Agent adventures
It's been a while since MassivelyOP's Larry and MJ did the 12 Days of TOR, where they put their Star Wars: The Old Republic...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 39: Giving thanks
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Blade & Soul, SWTOR nerfs, Funcom, and gratitude, plus mailbag questions on other podcasts, the quest for sandboxes, F2P restrictions, and custom races.
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies
If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...
The Daily Grind: What are the basic rules of conduct for an MMO community?
If there's one thing I've learned from 18 years of playing MMOs, it's that games train us to abide by some pretty weird codes...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Ascendancy expansion (November 23, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
SWTOR is buffing companions, but not as much as before
Lead designer Michael Backus has posted on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums regarding the recent companion brouhaha. If you want to read...
Albion’s closed beta is live for legendary founders
It's closed beta time for Albion, and if you're a legendary founder, you can log in right now. Or not if you'd prefer to...
Sword and Bored: Alt
Thanks to his friend Amilya, Mo has finally rolled up an alt -- but has he really?
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO peripheral junkie
I'm not going to lie, folks: I love peripherals. Love 'em. As soon as I was introduced to the idea that you could have...
The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 2015)
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...
One Shots: Transformations
Guild Wars 2 and One Shots is a pairing as old as time immemorial. Thus, it's great to bring this good-looking MMO back into...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
