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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BioWare’s contract QA workers in Canada are aiming for unionization
If games companies thought that they could stave off worker organization attempts with union busting, they haven't met 2022: Apparently, now a portion of...
Star Wars: The Old Republic adds cosmetic weapon customization in today’s update
Game Update 7.0.2 is rolling out today for Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing with it some changes to currency names and functions, minor...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually play the MMO characters you’ve used level boosters on?
Lord of the Rings Online has posed an interesting conundrum for MMO players with its perhaps overly generous anniversary gifts. Tucked in among all...
One Shots: Nothing good happened in this windmill
All I'm saying is that if you're walking along and you come upon this sight of a decrepit windmill, it would behoove you to...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve Final Fantasy XIV’s housing problem?
I bought my very first open-world house in an MMORPG as a teenager in 1997. A couple of friends and I decided to pool...
Global Chat: Is FFXIV the perfect solo MMORPG?
Kicking off this week's roundup of MMO blog posts, we'll hop over to Dragonchasers where Pete is ecstatic to share the revelation that Final...
Spring celebrations erupt in EverQuest II, Wakfu, and Dark Age of Camelot
As I write this, it's the middle of April and snowflakes are coming down outside my window to settle on blooming flowers that are...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about all the MMOs you don’t play?
I do. I feel bad about all the MMOs I don't play or love but can't currently play. I could say it's because of this...
Star Wars The Old Republic will add weapons to outfitter and increase currency rewards in update 7.0.2
While most players of Star Wars: The Old Republic are likely waiting for the content features to arrive in update 7.1, the next patch...
Vague Patch Notes: Stop giving rich people money to make failed MMOs
Richard Garriott has been to space. I'm going to repeat that a lot for emphasis, just because I feel like it's important. Richard Garriott...
The Stream Team: Becoming a nerf herder in SWTOR
Who wants to be a scruffy nerf herder? Massively OP's MJ does! There's an achievement in SWTOR all about finding pets throughout the galaxy,...
Mobile MMO Warhammer Odyssey is forced to sunset because of ‘malicious attacks’
It has been some time since we reported on Warhammer: Odyssey, the mobile MMO that was first unveiled in August 2019 and soft-launched in...
Vague Patch Notes: When MMOs pit their playerbase against itself
Today's Vague Patch Notes is about something weird that I feel like someone should definitely done something about a long time before now. It's...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?
A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
SWTOR lays out April’s galactic season objectives and in-game events
A Jedi's work is never done -- and neither is a Sith's. Even with February's expansion in the rear-view mirror at this point, Star...
EA will foot the travel bill for all players of Apex Legends esports events after facing community backlash
It's hard to believe that a company the size of Electronic Arts can't handle the travel expenses of 40 different esports teams for an...
Rakghoul Resurgence and Relics of the Gree return as Star Wars The Old Republic’s events for April
I'll go ahead and make the obvious joke now before the comments section does: The list of events awaiting players in Star Wars: The...
Warhammer’s Return of Reckoning welcomes players to its new Ratnarok scenario
Warhammer Online's world of strife got another place for players to work out their grievances. The Return of Reckoning rogue server team announced the...
The MOP Up: Space Punks’ F2P open beta is coming
Looking to blow off some steam with oversized futuristic weapons and no qualms? Get thee to Space Punks as the looter shooter moves into...
Global Chat: Why is Guild Wars 2 so addictive?
I am always a huge fan of both writing and reading essays about why people simply love an MMORPG. Over at Tales from the...