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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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...
Ultima Online readies a pumpkin ship for Forsaken Foes
With the Forgotten Treasures update out this summer, the Ultima Online team has moved on to preparing for the next big thing, which will...
One Shots: Dark beauties
I think that there's a lot of dark beauty to be found in MMORPGs, but hey, when I ask the One Shots community to...
The Stream Team: The leet Fleet datacron week in SWTOR
Massively OP's Larry and MJ may not have succeeded in obtaining all seven SWTOR datacrons on Taris last week, but surely they can manage...
UK’s Gambling Commission considers prosecuting video game companies that facilitate gambling
It sounds as if the UK is preparing for a bit of a crackdown on video game gambling of the third-party kind. According to...
SWTOR offers rewards and a mount for Onslaught expansion testers
With September just a shade over a month away, Star Wars: The Old Republic's expansion is starting to pretty herself up for the big...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 230: A tale of geeks and gamers (and the Legends of Aria interview)
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 is the ideal starter MMO
When I met my wife, she was a console gamer, but she had never played an MMO. She was interested in giving some of...
