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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...
Star Wars Battlefront II lockbox controversy prompted Disney intervention
To put it simply, it has not been the best of weeks for Electronic Arts, DICE, or Star Wars Battlefront II.
The publisher's decision to...
Global Chat: Why you need to be playing Warframe
You know what's one MMO that seems to be capturing the interest of a lot of gamers these days? Warframe. It seems to be...
LOTRO Legendarium: What the Amazon TV series means for Lord of the Rings Online
If you haven't been paying attention to the television market over the past few years, you might have missed the fact that we are...
The Daily Grind: What’s keeping you from going back to a favorite MMO?
It's weird to think that I've been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic on and off since its release. Seems like such a long...
The Netherlands joins Belgium in investigating lockboxes as games of chance
Earlier this week, we reported on a move by the Belgian Gaming Commission to investigate lockboxes/lootboxes in games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 to...
Massively Overthinking: Are modern games too cheap?
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is a submission from reader and commenter camelotcrusade, who takes the industry's current fight over monetization in a different...
Star Wars: The Old Republic delays the release of the Yavin warzone from patch 5.6
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic will be able to start taking part in the latest bit of the traitor storyline with the...
EA disables all Star Wars Battlefront 2 microtransaction crud – for now
Whenever you see a studio call fans "passionate," it's almost always shorthand for "rioting with pitchforks and torches." Guess what Star Wars Battlefront 2's...
Star Wars Battlefront 2: The AMA, Wall Street, and the Belgian gambling commission
In case you ever wanted to sniff the distinct scent of internet dumpster fire, you probably should've gone to the Star Wars Battlefront II...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth sets a world record for its diorama
Turns out that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is already setting records well before it releases. How? Well, it had a very nice...
Hyperspace Beacon: Assessing SWTOR one week after the big server merges
Many people believe that server merges are innately bad because in games like ArcheAge (or even all the way back to Star Wars Galaxies),...
The Stream Team: New chapter on a new server in SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire
With the Star Fortress destroyed, Massively OP's Larry and MJ can return to the main storyline in SWTOR's KOTFE expansion. They are even...
Former SWTOR dev talks about designing ethical lockboxes
An extensive Twitter thread from former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert grappled with the timely and touchy topic of lockboxes and microtransactions...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 144: Harry Potter and the Deathly ARG
Justin and Bree talk Guild Wars 2 mounts, the Harry Potter ARG, SWTOR's merge, WoW, LOTRO, Pocket Legends Adventures, Android games, and Bluehole's Ascent: Infinite Realm, with mailbag questions on GW2 marketing, visual effect shenanigans, and MMOs as escapism.
EA drops the costs of heroes – and reward payouts – in Star Wars: Battlefront II by 75%
Don't be too proud of the barrier to entry you've constructed; the ability to make in-game unlocks incredibly expensive is insignificant next to the...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on WoW’s proposed new PvP system?
Buried in the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth reveals earlier this month was the huge PvP news that eventually, PvP servers, like the...
EA claims Star Wars Battlefront II’s business model aims to ‘provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment’
Some awards, you do not want to win. The Darwin award, for example. Or "worst business model of the year." Or "most downvoted comment...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
Star Wars: The Old Republic proceeds with its United Forces server merge
Today will be a day long remembered. It has seen the death of many Star Wars: The Old Republic servers and will soon see...
