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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The Stream Team: SWTOR’s companion date nights
Are you a fan of date nights? How about in SWTOR? No, we don't mean having a date night to play SWTOR with your...
Battlefield 2042 confirms Season 7 is the shooter’s last as development focus shifts to the next title
We certainly hope that players of Battlefield 2042 are enjoying last month's Season 7 launch because it's going to be the last: Dice has...
The Daily Grind: What percent of your MMO gaming should be combat?
MMO combat is fun. It is. I love trying out combat skills, grouping with friends to take down bosses, and hearing the sound of...
The Daily Grind: What’s the first thing you do when returning to a long-neglected MMO?
I admit that I have a weakness to MMOs that woo me back into playing them. So when SWTOR changed hands to Broadsword and...
Global Chat: What should we be thinking about Guild Wars 3?
The surprising (and not surprising) news that ArenaNet has the go-ahead from NCsoft to develop Guild Wars 3 sent ripples of interest, confusion, and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 464: Guild Wars 3 is a go
Justin and Bree discuss NCsoft, Guild Wars 3, DCUO, Monsters and Memories, Hellgate, and the LOTRO downtime, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, and Valheim, plus a mailbag topic on Palia.
Star Wars The Old Republic plots new story content, Lane Vizla missions, and a spring event in GU 7.5
With Game Update 7.4 already out the door, the Star Wars: The Old Republic dev team is already looking ahead to releasing Game Update...
Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs
It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...
One Shots: Pollen attack!
There are many ways to kill a man. A dagger in the back. A sifter full of poison. A smothering pillow. A duel at...
The Daily Grind: When has a wholesome MMO feature wound up backfiring?
A few weeks ago, the Ultima Online team released a newsletter, and its very first entry caught my eye.
"I want to address a pressing...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback
It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......
Springtime updates and events bloom in Fae Farm, Dark Age of Camelot, and Sky Children of the Light
I'm told that the spring season is on its way, though looking out my window as I type this, the snow and 11° F...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
The Daily Grind: What’s the most macabre thing you’ve done or seen in an MMORPG?
MJ's coverage of the new gravedigging mechanics in Path of Exile (bury corpses of whole families together for a stat boost!) got me thinking...
The MOP Up: Co-op RPG Stolen Realm launches with ‘frictionless’ multiplayer
Turn-based RPG Stolen Realm launched on Steam, Xbox, and Switch: "Play Stolen Realm solo, or in co-op with up to six heroes, as you...
MMO Business Roundup: Jagex dinged by UK government, Roblox AI tools, and Epic v Apple plods on
Do you hear that? It's the rhythmic tinkling bells of Business Cat's collar as she merrily skips forth with another round of industry stories...
Global Chat: EverQuest hits the quarter-century mark
There's no way that The Ancient Gaming Noob would miss out on EverQuest's 25th anniversary: "So there is a lot going on if you...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins
Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 462: Awaiting Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest's 25th birthday, Brighter Shores' announcement, Star Citizen's 1.0 tease, SWTOR's date night patch, Elder Scrolls Online's DLC, and LOTRO's Update 39, with adventures in ESO and LOTRO, plus two mailbag topics relating to the crafting show.
Dark Age of Camelot tweaks resist debuffs, class abilities, and class spec lines in latest patch
Despite its age, Dark Age of Camelot is still getting tweaked and tuned by Broadsword. Such is the case with its most recent patch,...
