Tag Archives: Bioware

The burst of the SWTOR bubble

Posted on Monday, 23 January 2012 by Ferrel

It seems there is a rampant wave of doom-calling in the blogosphere about the failure of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It is probably obvious by the lack of posts on Epic Slant about the game that I wasn’t that … Continue reading →

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The Old Republic and the Illusion of Choice

Posted on Friday, 19 August 2011 by Ferrel

In preparing for tonight’s Multiverse Chris sent me an article to read about Morality Gear in Star Wars the Old Republic (Thank you to Darth Hater for taking the time to write it). He wanted to be sure I was … Continue reading →

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Story driven MMOs

Posted on Friday, 21 August 2009 by Ferrel

I recently received an email from one of my readers, Gareld, that really gave me the opportunity to think about why we play MMOs. It also so happens that this topic has been under quite a bit of discussion due … Continue reading →

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EA merges Mythic and Bioware

Posted on Sunday, 28 June 2009 by Korrow

BioWare and Mythic’s RPG teams are now one and the same, in the eyes of Electronic Arts. The publisher has restructured the design of their RPG and MMO group, putting Ray Muzyka, co-founder and general manage of BioWare, at the … Continue reading →

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