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.

Jagex picks up EVE Online vet Nathan Richardsson, is still working on multiple secret MMOs

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If you've been reading Massively OP for a while, you're not going to be surprised whatsoever to once again hear the news that Jagex...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure

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Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...
It goes clicky.

Leaderboard: What’s your biggest beef with Anthem?

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If you're still a little confused as to why EA would drop something like Apex Legends right as hype was reaching its peak for...
hnn... colonel

There’s far too much hitbox around Pathfinder in Apex Legends

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Hitboxes are tricky things in any sort of competitive game. Broadly speaking, hitboxes are the spaces around a character that can be hit by...
EN FUEGO!

Ultima Online’s first big update of the year drops in March with new high seas content

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Broadsword has been tinkering on Ultima Online's first big content drop of the year, Rising Tide, and after weeks of testing, it's now officially...

SWTOR gives a skimpy roadmap while Star Wars Galaxies is remembered… in song form

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It's a two-for-one Star Wars special in this post today! A short post on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums shed a very...

One Shots: Don’t look behind you!

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Oh man, you did it. You clicked on this column and brought a curse onto your head. Right now, something terrifying has materialized out...
Kick it down the road.

MMO Business Roundup: Overpaid gaming CEOs, FTC’s lootbox workshops, and why online launches are trainwrecks

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Welcome back to another MMO Business Roundup, where we check in on all your favorite flaming dumpster fires in the gaming business world. The 2019...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)

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A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...
We never claimed to be saints.

Anthem is finally officially launched, to the tune of lukewarm reviews (plus the launch roadmap)

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Anthem has finally, finally wound its way through all its early tests and early accesses and headstarts and other folderol to make it to...

Massively Overthinking: Contending with the MMO genre’s ‘wowfugee’ crisis

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Last week on the MOP Podcast, we read a letter from a listener named Megan who pointed us to a blog post on the The...

Hyperspace Beacon: The Star Wars MMOs and communities beyond SWTOR

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Time flies: I am now coming up on nine years of covering Star Wars: The Old Republic professionally. Of course, I was a Star...
The krogan, forever charging.

Apex Legends: 16k bans, content cadence, mode leaks, and Apex Construct’s not-so-lucky break

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EA's surprise hit Apex Legends hasn't slowed down since its stealth launch earlier this month, in spite of worth contenders in the field -...

The MOP Up: TERA and PUBG combine unholy forces

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TERA sent out a press release this week confirming the end of the world: "Finally, the dream collaboration between TERA and PUBG is real!...
DIVE

Anthem’s early access launch is already suffering from connection issues

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Raise your hand if you're surprised by this: BioWare's much-anticipated online shooter Anthem went live for Origin Access subscribers earlier today, but the servers...

Massively Overthinking: Showing up vs. showing off in MMOs

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Last week's Daily Grind about ambient sociability got a lot of MMO gamers talking about that desire to have people around, even if they...
We're here! We're... that's it, actually.

Vague Patch Notes: On play conditioning and the lecture of experience in MMOs

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Yes, it's another week in which we talk about abstract concepts that underpin the way we play video games, this time inspired by a...

The Daily Grind: What do you want out of a space sim MMO?

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It's a good time to be a yearning space pilot, as Elite: Dangerous is already on the field and titles like Star Citizen and...
Oh, dang.

SWTOR’s Wretched Hive update sends players into the lair of the Geonosian Queen today

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The latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic, GU 5.10.1: The Wretched Hive, is live today, bringing with it a brand-new lair boss,...
This is neither fine nor not fine.

EA stock recovers from loss on the back of Apex Legends’ launch

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After the release of the third-quarter results for Electronic Arts on Tuesday, the company experienced a nasty dip in its stock value, dropping 18%...

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