mythic entertainment

Originally known for Dark Age of Camelot, Mythic was snapped up by EA and put to work on several other MMOs new and old, including Warhammer Online and Origin’s Ultima Online, which predated it. It was closed down in 2014, but not before spinning out DAOC and UO to newly formed company Broadsword Online.

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Amazon says New World’s territorial sieges represent a ‘social dynamism that no other game has’

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Amazon Game Studios may have delayed New World and changed its PvP up dramatically, but it's apparently going to keep on pumping out preview...
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COVID-19: Gamescom goes digital, Star Trek Online honors medics, Raph Koster tackles pandemic denialism

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Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday we reported on the news that Germany...

Easter dawns in Warframe, Dauntless, ArcheAge, Elite Dangerous, RIFT, Hackmud, DAoC, and WoW

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Just because you're homebound doesn't mean you can't stretch your legs in virtual worlds and enjoy your favorite Easter activities! We've got a roundup...

Ultima Online’s next update will feature an overhaul to its quest system

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With Publish 108 out the door, it's time for Ultima Online to look forward to Publish 109, which will feature an overhaul to the...
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The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from a shuttered MMORPG?

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Free Realms. Warhammer Online. WildStar. Asheron's Call. We've lived through so these and so many other MMO shutdowns over the years, leaving behind screenshots,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 264: Don’t feel blue, MapleStory 2

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris discuss the pandemic's positive impact on gaming, MapleStory 2, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, and Warhammer Online, with adventures in Animal Crossing, Star Trek Online, GW2, SWG Legends, Dauntless, and FFXIV, and an epic lightning round mailbag.
Cold times

The MOP Up: Big huge numbers for Monster Hunter World and Sky

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We assume that there are some of you out there who get an injection of dopamine anytime that we mention Big Huge Numbers here...

Perfect Ten: Original MMOs that never came to be

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"What could have been" is a path that I travel frequently, especially when I write The Game Archaeologist column. It genuinely haunts me that...
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Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning WAAAGHs its way to success

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So let's talk Warhammer Online for a few minutes, shall we? The cult MMORPG ran for six years from 2008 to 2014, at which...

The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot widens its F2P doorway

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St. Patty's day is alive and kicking in Dark Age of Camelot through next Wednesday, but the big news here is that Broadsword is...

Ultima Online adds barrel punching to house decay, Dark Age of Camelot answers a grab bag of questions

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For those MMORPG players who like their games a bit more old school, there's some new updates coming out of Ultima Online and Dark...
We got it back, after all.

Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers

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Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...
I am not supporting this lizard-shooting quest.

The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?

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Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...

The MOP Up: Outlaws of the Old West wipes its servers

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The survival sandbox that brought you Bigfoot (for some reason) is now triggering a region-wide apocalypse. OK, it's just a server wipe for Outlaws...

Here are the highlights from Camelot Unchained’s siege warfare demo and roadmap reveal

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Note: We liveblogged the stream; scroll down to the end of the post for the latest. The past week has been a whirlwhind for MMO...

Massively Overthinking: Contemplating Colossus and Camelot Unchained

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You had to know we were going to talk about Camelot Unchained in this edition of Massively Overthinking, right? Last week, City State Entertainment announced...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs

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Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
All those darn crows refuse to stay airborne.

Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother

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The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...

The MOP Up: Dofus gives its 2020 roadmap

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After a wild 15th year anniversary, Dofus is prepared to crank out a great 2020. The game's roadmap outlined the upcoming year (brought to...

The Daily Grind: How would you solve the RvR MMORPG balance problem?

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One of the forever problems facing RvR MMORPGs - really any multi-sided PvP MMO, but three-way RvR the most - is the inevitable population...

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