electronic arts

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 is rebranding all its EA Access and Origin stuff as EA Play

5
Less than a week ago, we covered EA's new plan to port EA Access, which was originally part of the EA Origin hodgepodge, over...

Global Chat: Are MMO classes too similar to each other?

26
Blogger Yeebo Fernbottom has a beef with MMOs, and maybe you can relate. The issue, as the Yeebs sees it, is that in the...

Leaderboard: Why do you ‘work’ in MMORPGs?

21
A while back, WAPO put up a piece called Why do we enjoy games that make us work? Proficiency, control, fairness, escape. This is a topic...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs

13
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...

GDC Summer 2020: Accessibility shouldn’t be a dirty word in online gaming

1
I don't know about you readers, but one of the first things I always do when starting a game with voice acting (or movie)...
Cramping!

Ultima Online talks up the Treasures of Deceit system, new event tools, and dynamic quests

0
In the latest newsletter from Ultima Online, players are treated to a number of advance plans written by Broadsword's Bonnie Armstrong, chiefly looking forward...

Electronic Arts’ EA Access plan is heading to Steam in late summer

3
Electronic Arts is continuing its gradual return to Steam with a newly opened page talking up the arrival of the EA Access plan, as...

Amazon just rebranded Twitch Prime as Amazon Gaming, not much else is changing though

7
Amazon is apparently retooling Twitch a bit today as it's just announced Prime Gaming, which is basically the same as the Twitch Prime, with...

EA shareholders overwhelmingly reject excessive executive pay in latest vote

32
Remember back in June when investment accountability group CtW was agitating against Activision-Blizzard's corporate finances, arguing that Bobby Kotick is grossly overpaid and urging...

The MOP Up: Sims Online’s rogue server goes sunbathing

3
FreeSO, the rogue server for the late Sims Online, is getting into the spirit of the season with a whole bunch of beach- and...

One Shots: Avoid these vacation destinations

17
When you're planning your summer MMO vacation, there will be a lot of places bidding for your time and gold. But not every resort...

The Daily Grind: What older MMO feature deserves some dev love?

41
Lately I've been enjoying myself a big ol' dose of Star Wars: The Old Republic. I don't do boosts in that game, so I...

The Stream Team: The Shroud of SWTOR

4
Massively OP's Larry thinks MJ could do with some more chaos in her life, so he's introducing her to The Shroud in SWTOR (who...

Massively Overthinking: Changing the mindset of the MMO genre

21
I recently saw a journalism professor argue that generating a widespread thinking shift in an entire profession can take decades. "You have to keep...

World of Warcraft wipes Shadowlands beta, adds a memorial to popular YouTuber

9
Even as you slumber, the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta continues to toil away in its preparation for the great day of reckoning that...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers your favorite type of resource gathering?

33
You know, we talk about crafting a lot here on Massively OP, but gathering doesn't get nearly as much love, and yet pretty much...

The Daily Grind: Who is the greatest female NPC in an MMO?

41
From Jaina to Wonder Woman, Vette to Galadriel, MMORPGs sport an inspiring roster of strong and fascinating women. Sometimes they headline the game, as...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 282: Gate crashers

3
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Dragon's Prophet, Warhammer Online's Return of Reckoning, Phantasy Star Online 2, and EVE Echoes, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, WoW, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on memorable MMO stories and the greediest games.

One Shots: The ultimate tree house

17
When I asked for pictures of plant houses in online games, I wasn't quite expecting that notion to sprout and grow into this tremendous...

The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot

7
Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT