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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Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 7.3.1 update and Season 5 launch today
After a long and arduous battle, Kai Zykken has been removed from the fleet stations for numerous offenses including writing bad checks, causing issues...
The Daily Grind: Where’s the sweet spot for challenge in your MMO of choice?
A while back, I spotted a graph on the Path of Exile subreddit that I'm pretty sure will resonate with lots of gamers and...
SAG-AFTRA union prepares for a second strike over video gaming’s use of AI and low wages
The SAG-AFTRA union has already stood up to TV and film companies with no apparent resolution in sight, and now it looks as if...
The MOP Up: Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader adds multiplayer coop
Turn-based CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader announced that it will be including coop multiplayer with its PC launch (there is no date yet set,...
SWTOR creates outfits ‘inspired by’ the new Ahsoka Disney+ series
Just because Star Wars: The Old Republic and the current era of Disney TV series are separated by thousands of years in-universe doesn't mean...
Star Wars: The Old Republic releases patch 7.3.1 on September 6
If you absolutely cannot wait for the next patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic... well, we don't know what to tell you. There's...
Vague Patch Notes: What you leave behind in MMOs
You meant a lot to me when we knew one another. I wonder if you ever really understood that, or if I even communicated...
The Stream Team: Relaxing with Plastic Placid Duck Simulator
Sometimes, you just need a break from things, where you can sit back and truly relax. Massively OP's Larry and MJ are getting away...
Darth Malgus and Tulak Hord are the next Star Wars The Old Republic servers to move to the cloud
The gradual migration of Star Wars: The Old Republic servers from regular tech to similarly regular tech with a fancier label (and ideally better...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at a decade of Final Fantasy XIV
When Final Fantasy XIV was first announced, I was still fairly new in my tenure at Massively, but our editor-in-chief at the time was...
Wayfinder reduces queues ahead of the onslaught of expected players this weekend
Wayfinder's rocky launch has pushed on into its second week now, and you might have noticed a lack of streams. That's because the queue...
The Daily Grind: Is it ever too late to save a gankbox MMO?
Back in July, Pearl Abyss raised eyebrows by announcing plans to curb Black Desert guilds abusing wardecs to murder rival players with impunity. "It...
Vague Patch Notes: Internet killed the MMORPG star
If you ever need to understand why MMORPGs today look so different from how they looked back in 1997, there are a lot of...
BioWare is restructuring – and that means 50 roles ‘eliminated’ at the studio
Bad news for BioWare today, as General Manager Gary McKay has admitted that the studio's impending reshuffle means a wave of layoffs. McKay says...
The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Fanfest has officially sold out
Well, that's it: EVE Online's Fanfest is officially sold out this year, so if you were hoping to snag a ticket at this late...
Star Wars The Old Republic delves deeper into the changes coming with Galactic Season 5
When Star Wars: The Old Republic offered an initial preview of update 7.3.1, players likely noted how there were quite a few things different...
Vague Patch Notes: The shell game of MMO subscriber numbers and player counts
Here is a very reasonable question: How many subscribers does Star Wars: The Old Republic have? Not how many players, but how many subscribers....
NetEase announces another new MMO studio: Rich Vogel’s T-Minus Zero Entertainment
NetEase has made no secret of its goals for expansion in the west: It managed to snurch Jack Emmert away from Daybreak to build...
The Stream Team: Meat’s back on the menu, SWTOR
Massively OP's Larry and MJ seriously underestimated the time it would take for Larry to wrap up SWTOR's Old Wounds story quest. You can't...
‘Romantic gold rush’ MMO Annex rebrands as Pioneers of New Dawn, plans fourth quarter alpha testing
This past November we all got word of a new post-apocalyptic survival MMO known as Annex, which is being developed by indie studio Arctic...
