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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Legends of Aria explains the new professions system it launched with Steam early access
Still fresh off its Steam early access launch last week, Legends of Aria has posted a new dev blog all about the Professions system....
Leaderboard: Does the ESA’s new transparent lockbox policy go far enough?
Last week, just as the FTC's video games monetization abuse investigation got underway, the ESA announced that many of the major and minor games...
Former Riot devs form well-funded Singularity 6 to build a ‘virtual society’ MMO
MMOs are dead, huh? No less than the likes of ex-Riot Games devs say not so fast. New(ish) studio Singularity 6 - led by...
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre dead or dying – or something else entirely?
PC Gamer made waves across the MMO genre this week with an article provocatively titled "For MMO diehards, there's only one conversation: is the...
Here’s what Ultima Online looks like in a real 3-D client
We all well know that Ultima Online is a partly 2-D game; the game world is made up of a largely flat graphics, even...
TV networks block Apex Legends esports tourney broadcast following mass shootings
In what is being explained as a move of "respect for the victims and all those impacted" by recent mass shooting events in Texas...
Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs
The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...
Q2 2019 financials: Nexon revenues dip as Netease sees international growth
Nexon's business has been under close scrutiny this year as its owners attempted a sale and then reorganized instead, prompting layoffs earlier this week and...
Vague Patch Notes: Random thoughts on randomness in MMOs
Here's a fun little trivia fact that you probably already know: Computers can't really do randomness. A random number is usually generated by pulling...
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s pirate inclusion
As you might expect, pirates never stop! And they just keep causing problems on Dantooine, so Massively OP's Larry and MJ are back to...
The ESA says a crapton of game companies are finally embracing lockbox transparency
Under pressure from no less than the US Senate, the FTC held the first of its planned video game monetization workshops today, and while...
Researcher stomps the ‘lockboxes are Kinder Eggs’ defense into paste
Most if not all of us pretty much felt the same way Dr. Daniel King, senior research assistant from the School of Psychology at...
One Shots: Indulging in nostalgia
When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...
LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019
When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left this...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best farming and gardening experience?
Not gonna lie, I really like farming in MMOs. No, not the grindy kind of farming, just the actual process of farming crops on...
Dark Age of Camelot celebrates summer, adds item search tool
It's not a cruel summer for Dark Age of Camelot -- but it is a competitive one. Those looking for a relaxing holiday experience...
Star Wars: The Old Republic offers a peek at how the Mercenary class is changing in Onslaught
We all know that things are due to shift in Star Wars: The Old Republic, especially in the face of several class adjustments. But...
Perfect Ten: Why people create alts in MMOs
I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV. This is absurd for two reasons. First, the statement makes it clear that I have alternate characters...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks about the visual direction of Onderon
Star Wars: The Old Republic's incoming Onslaught expansion is certainly bringing lots of new things to the table, and one of those is the...
The Stream Team: SWTOR fleet datacron 1, MOP Team 0
Well that didn't quite work out as planned -- assuming there was a plan. Massively OP's Larry and MJ made an attempt at SWTOR's...
