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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.

The Game Archaeologist: Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2

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At the end of June 2014, dozens of online worlds flickered and vanished with the flip of a switch. It was a online apocalypse...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions

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As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later? So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.

BioWare touts Anthem’s story, drops Game Awards trailer

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During last night's Game Awards, while much of the news revolved around Red Dead Redemption 2 maybe winning a bit too much and WildCard's next...

WOTC announces new esports initiative for Magic: The Gathering Arena

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At tonight's Game Awards ceremony, Wizards of the Coast announced that it will be expanding the Magic: The Gathering competitive scene with a new...

Hyperspace Beacon: Why PVPers are abandoning SWTOR – again

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I don't usually like to jump into the PvE-v-PvP debate because no one wins, but I have started to see an exodus of PvPers...
I don't like this, but hey, someone did.

Vague Patch Notes: MMO emulation as a paean for the dead vs. a mockery of the living

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If you ever need to know why we'll happily cover Star Wars Galaxies emulators and not Ultima Online emulators here on Massively Overpowered, the reason is...

The Stream Team: Taking care of Blizzness in SWTOR

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Massively OP's Larry and MJ need to take care of Blizzness in SWTOR. They will be finishing up the Blizz recruitment quests, hoping to...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2018

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Another year is coming to a close! That means we're doing all of our usual end-of-year recaps, and that also means that we're once...
Cramping!

Ultima Online patches in its new Krampus battle

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The Krampus, once an obscure bit of Christmas trivia, has become a blessing for MMOs eager to let you fight something for the holiday....

SWTOR: Subber companion freebie, Jedi Under Siege lore, and Life Day on the way

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With Jedi Under Siege launching December 11th, BioWare is ramping up its hype machine for Star Wars: The Old Republic. To wit: There's a...

One Shots: Hobbit herbal hobbies

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If Hobbits are seen as being generally lazy creatures that gobble up their weight in food every day, then how come they have such...

The Daily Grind: Who are your favorite recurring MMO NPCs?

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Every MMO player knows that a vast majority of NPCs that we encounter will be one-quest stands. We'll do something nice for them, they'll...
What a shock.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Jedi Under Siege launches December 11

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's Jedi Under Siege is happening, folks, and it's launching before Christmas: On December 11th, in fact. "All-out war is imminent…...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Smed vows he’ll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next

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Earlier this week on the podcast, Justin and I were joking around about how one of our favorite fun things to write about is...

Hyperspace Beacon: We have the Star Wars The Old Republic story all wrong

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I have been buried in Star Wars: The Old Republic lore for about 8 years now, and it pains me to admit this, but...

The Stream Team: SWTOR after-story adventures

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In those final moments of SWTOR's story to date, the audience chose to side with the Republic when things shake up again. That, and...

SuperData says RDR2, Fortnite, and IAP propelled record Black Friday weekend sales

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So, how many yachts did you guys buy for the EA and Rockstar execs over the holiday buying weekend? SuperData has a rough count:...

Ultima Online is adding whips and Krampus for Christmas

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Thanksgiving? Pff. Broadsword's already gearing up to launch Christmas in Ultima Online. Publish 103 with the winter festivities hit the test server last week...
Tell me lies

Vague Patch Notes: Accessibility vs. relevance in MMORPGs

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You know that old chestnut about how the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist? The greatest trick...

SWTOR previews the upcoming Gods from the Machine operation’s Master Mode

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Next month, Star Wars: The Old Republic's game update 5.10, Jedi Under Siege, will go live, bringing with it a new zone, new quests,...

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