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Global Chat: Are MMO players too mean to game developers?
Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...
The Soapbox: The misguided quest for MMO stickiness
This guest Soapbox was originally commissioned in 2015 through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Tyler F.M. Edwards, who blogs at www.superior-realities.com....
SWTOR’s outfit designer loses weight restrictions
Here's some good news for all you Star Wars: The Old Republic fashionistas. The game's upcoming outfit designer will not feature armor weight restrictions,...
SWTOR doubles, doubles your excitement and experience
Doors locked? Family distracted elsewhere? Called in sick to work? Check! It's go time for some serious Star Wars: The Old Republic leveling!
From today...
Hyperspace Beacon: What you need to know about SWTOR’s Outfit Designer
Update 3.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is, in a lot of ways, my update. From the beginning of the game, I wanted to visit...
SWTOR livestream introduces new planet, outfit designer
Star Wars: The Old Republic teased at the Community Cantina and in the producer's letter that 3.2 would be one of the biggest patches...
Former SWTOR bigwig dislikes the term ‘whale’
The latest salvo in the ongoing free-to-play culture war comes courtesy of former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert. In...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face
Just when you think that Star Wars: The Old Republic will change things around and actually do something that will appeal to the Killer-type...
BioWare cancels SWTOR Operation Victory speed runs
Those of you looking forward to that Star Wars: The Old Republic speed-run e-sports thing are out of luck, at least for now. BioWare...
SWTOR’s Choose Your Path promo rewards subbers
Want one of those butt-ugly lightsabers with a black core? You can get one as part of the new Choose Your Path promotion for...
BioWare prepping SWTOR ‘Operation Victory’ tourney
BioWare has partnered with e-sports company ESL Gaming to host a competition dubbed Operation Victory. It involves speed-running eight-player story mode operations from Star...
SWTOR’s Gree event is back through March 3
Dulfy reports that Star Wars: The Old Republic's Relics of the Gree event returns today and continues through March 3rd. The event is intended...
One Shots: Dragons can be heroes, too
I've given dragons a lot of flack over the years for being overused, underwhelming stock MMO bosses when bears deserve top billing. But what...
The Daily Grind: Are you with or behind the player curve?
There's one unfortunate fallout to taking an extended leave from an MMO: You quickly fall behind the curve. As patches and expansions and changes...
Working As Intended: ‘Multiplex monotony’ and the death of the mid-budget MMORPG
Back in December, film editor and author Jason Bailey wrote a piece on Flavorwire called How the Death of Mid-Budget Cinema Left a Generation...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs for duoing
A Massively Overpowered reader by the name of DaBruuzer posed a great question to the team, one I thought we'd have a better time answering as...
SWTOR dares you to choose your path
A new promotion from the Star Wars: The Old Republic team highlights how players can make key decisions in their characters' story.
The following Choose...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 2
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World, Daybreak's layoffs, Crowfall's B2P model, WildStar, Nexon vs. NCsoft, SWTOR 3.1, and Elder Scrolls Online's B2P relaunch, with mailbag questions on SWG's PvP system and traditional MMOs.
Hyperspace Beacon: Eight reasons to return to SWTOR
In the midst of this rebirth of Massively, I found myself suddenly placed in charge of my Star Wars: The Old Republic guild. We are on...
MOBAs dominate Raptr’s January rankings as WoW playtime falls
According to a Raptr press release posted today, MOBA League of Legends dominated the service's January rankings with just under 20% of total playtime...