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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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Dark Age of Camelot’s Midwinter Festival brings realm bonuses, Christmas cosmetics, and seasonal quests
As of last week, Dark Age of Camelot got deep in to the holiday spirit with the start of its Midwinter Festival, bringing plenty...
Dark Age of Camelot invites new characters to catch up in Caledonia until December 6
Want an excuse to have a new experience in Dark Age of Camelot? You could get exactly that with the game's Catch Up in Caledonia...
Dark Age of Camelot kicks off its Harvest Celebration and offers to sell you a fox pet
We all know that there aren't a lot of Thanksgiving celebrations in MMOs, but Dark Age of Camelot is still celebrating away with the...
The MOP Up: World War II hands over toolsets to players
World War II Online is renewing a focus to be "player-driven" by giving all high-level premium players a High Command toolset to fiddle around...
Dark Age of Camelot adds pumpkin patches, ghostly quests, and more for Halloween
The Halloween season has arrived to the world of Dark Age of Camelot, bringing with it all sorts of seasonally spooky goodies for players...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 342: From New World to Old Camelot
Justin and Chris discuss New World, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, and Dark Age of Camelot, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, and New World, plus mailbag topics on polling MMO players, out-of-game MMO promos, and 'managed decline' works for MMOs.
Dark Age of Camelot starts its 20th anniversary with bonuses as it answers another round of player questions
Twenty years of being online is a major milestone for any MMORPG, and you can be rest assured that Dark Age of Camelot will...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best castle sieges?
I think that the very last time I engaged in any sort of castle siege in an MMO had to be back in my...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 340: New World cometh
Justin and Bree discuss New World's launch, Diablo II Resurrected, LOTRO's Gundabad, Warhammer Online's Return of Reckoning, Book of Travels, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on New World's infrastructure and LOTRO's closed servers.
The MOP Up: Shattersong Online binds a universe of worlds together
Here's an interesting 2-D MMO project that's being made by some former Starbound devs. It's called Shattersong Online, and it alleges that it can...
The Game Archaeologist: Tanarus, Sony Online Entertainment’s first online game
While EverQuest is perhaps thought of as Sony Online Entertainment's first online game, the truth of history tells us differently. Just as how Mythic...
Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning finally adds capital cities that Mythic axed
So a little Warhammer Online history lesson for you today: Originally when Mythic Entertainment was developing the game, it had plans to include up...
Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning preps anniversary celebration and huge reveal this weekend
If you've been keeping an eye on Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning, you probably already know that the game is knee-deep in...
The MOP Up: Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff moves into houses
Swords 'n Magic and Stuff is constructing its housing update this month on September 17th! The devs talked about the Farm 'n Forge update...
Massively Overthinking: Overcoming barriers-to-exit in MMOs
About a thousand years ago, I wrote an article on Old Massively called "but I already have that game" about barriers-to-exit: the difficulty of...
Battle Bards Episode 200: Battle Bards Bicentennial!
Can you believe it? The Battle Bards have hit 200 amazing episodes! Join Steff, Syl, and Syp as they take a victory lap around...
Global Chat: Returning to Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2's new (old) leadership, uptick in communication, and upcoming expansion have a lot of MMO players returning to the game lately --...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ideas that were ahead of their time
I'm gonna say something wild right now: In some ways, CliffyB was ahead of his time. My husband and I came to this realization...
Perfect Ten: MMO character customization options that don’t get enough love
There are two types of people in the world: those who can't get through the character creation menu fast enough to start playing "LordBladezz"...
