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Are rank-and-file devs benefiting from MMO publisher ‘money-grabs’? Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs weighs in
Last week, Massively OP's Eliot Lefebvre wrote a (fantastic) Soapbox editorial arguing that Star Wars Battlefront II (and its concomitant monetization dust-up) is merely...
Hyperspace Beacon: First impressions of SWTOR’s Chiss flashpoint
Yesterday, Star Wars: The Old Republic launched update 5.6, which gave us many new quality-of-life changes to the game as well as our first...
The Stream Team: The final KOTFE chapter in SWTOR
It has been quite the journey through SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire for Massively OP's MJ and Larry, and they couldn't have done...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO stories of 2017
One thing you can say for the MMO industry: It never ceases to surprise all of us. No matter what predictions we may make...
EA lockbox debacle wipes out billions in stock as SuperData forecasts regulation
It looks as though the rebels may have defeated the empire -- or at least struck a mighty blow to give the latter pause.
CNBC...
Raph Koster on the cost of making games from the industry side
All of this talk about the price of making games and the price of playing games thanks to Star Wars: Battlefront II has meant...
SWTOR’s double event won’t make today’s 5.6 patch (but the trailer is now live!)
The bad news is that the Star Wars: The Old Republic double event has been pushed back slightly. It was supposed to start today,...
The Daily Grind: Did EA do gamers a big favor with its monetization overreach?
Over the last couple of weeks as players fought EA and Disney turned on its own in the Star Wars Battlefront II mess, I've...
Saga of Lucimia dev argues that minimaps destroy MMORPG immersion
Saga of Lucimia has made a name for itself during its long development as a hardcore old-school indie MMO with a focus on grouping...
Raph Koster takes Rolling Stone to task over vanilla World of Warcraft
Don't ever test Raph Koster on MMORPG history, because you'll probably lose.
The Star Wars Galaxies and Crowfall designer challenged a recent Rolling Stone article and...
One Shots: The rat race
At times, I feel like I must be the responsible adult in the MMORPG genre and sit down some of these artists and tell...
The Soapbox: The long tail of game development isn’t an excuse for gouging
Don't be too mad at Star Wars: Battlefront II. It's a symptom of a problem, not the cause. I mean, be mad at people...
The Stream Team: SWTOR KOTFE Chapter XV, take 2
Down with the Eternal Empire, and up with... internet connection! Massively OP's Larry couldn't slay the connection beast last week, so he and MJ...
Hyperspace Beacon: What potential lockbox gambling laws could mean for SWTOR
Late yesterday I read these words Google-translated from Belgian news site VTM: "The Minister of Justice wants to prohibit purchases in video games if...
Perfect Ten: MMO things to be thankful about this year
It's kind of hard to be thankful this year. Sure, some good things have happened this year, but we also have some things that,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s new character boost advances through levels — not story
Not all character level boosts were created equal. Star Wars: The Old Republic is experimenting with a new type of boost that will offer...
Belgium seeks to ban lockboxes as gambling, plus Hawaii and France weigh in
Capping off the Great Star Wars Battlefront II Fiasco of November, Belgium's Gambling Commission and the Dutch Gaming Authority both began investigating lootboxes/lockboxes to determine whether...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 145: Farewell Marvel Heroes and Master X Master
Justin and Bree discuss the sunsets of Marvel Heroes and Master X Master, NCsoft's and Funcom's quarterly financials, EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 business model fiasco, and Path of Exile's upcoming expansion, with a mailbag question on slowing down for classic WoW.
Analyst blames EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2 fiasco on the press, Reddit, and video game purists
KeyBanc Capital Markets financial analyst Evan Wingren, who surely makes more money than you do, wants you to know that he's a gamer too!...
Saga of Lucimia says it’s turned down two publishers to avoid going free-to-play
It's a good time to pile on predatory cash-shop models, especially if you've got a better one, and in-development hardcore MMORPG sandbox Saga of Lucimia...
