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Mandalorians smack down the Jedi in SWTOR's new timeline update
Jul 3rd 2009 on Massively
One of the most common questions asked regarding Star Wars: The Old Republic and the easily accessible Jedi is, "Who's going to take on an army of Jedi?" We've long since had the answer tucked away h...
Mass Effect Galaxy patch promises 'performance boost'
Jun 29th 2009 on Joystiq
An upcoming patch to Mass Effect Galaxy promises to increase performance on "lower-end devices" by an "estimated 50%," according to BioWare's official Twitter account. Released on June 22, Mass Effec...
Muzyka thinks new Mythic/BioWare group is a collaboration opportunity
Jun 29th 2009 on Massively
Gamasutra and BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka sat down to chat about EA's first genre-focused group, aptly named the RPG/MMO Group. The original announcement was kind of vague, which really got people s...
Muzyka: BioWare and Mythic could collaborate
Jun 29th 2009 on Joystiq
It's nice to see that the fantasies we had of the newly merged BioWare and Mythic Entertainment living, loving and playing together under one roof Brady Bunch-style aren't that far off. Ray Muzyka (h...
SWTOR's Comic-Con agenda
Jun 28th 2009 on Massively
Those attending Comic-Con 2009 will have a chance to get up close and personal with some of the developers of the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the team has now filled in the details of t...
Mass Effect 2 won't allow second playthrough by character for sake of continuity
Jun 28th 2009 on Joystiq
Unlike the first Mass Effect, the sequel will not allow players to restart the campaign with all the skills Shepard gained throughout his (um, her!) second adventure. Mass Effect 2 Lead Designer Pres...
New DLC news for Mass Effect 1 delayed
Jun 28th 2009 on Big Download
It looks like BioWare has given us a change to chase a wild goose. Earlier this week the BioWare Mass Effect 2 Twitter site announced that news on the long awaited second downloadable content pack fo...
Star Wars: The Old Republic panel announced for San Diego Comic-Con
Jun 27th 2009 on Big Download
We've already mentioned the fact that the sold out San Diego Comic-Con will have a bunch of game publishers exhibiting at next month's massive pop culture event. Now we have the first word on one of ...
Mark Jacobs explains departure from Mythic and EA
Jun 26th 2009 on Joystiq
Mark Jacobs' unforeseen exit from Warhammer Online developer Mythic, a departure made known during the revelation of the BioWare/Mythic merger, left many fans and colleagues stunned and confused. In ...
Mark Jacobs on his departure from Mythic and EA
Jun 26th 2009 on Massively
We've had comments and opinions flying in from all over the internet regarding Mark Jacobs' departure from Mythic and EA, but finally we get to hear from the man himself, in a new post with the headi...
Warhammer Online producer provides update on changes
Jun 25th 2009 on Big Download
One of the two major news items from Wednesday (the other being the whole id Software-ZeniMax Media dealie) was the revelation that Mythic Entertainment and BioWare would now be part of a new RPG/MMO...
More reactions to BioWAAAGH!
Jun 25th 2009 on Massively
We've been keeping our eyes on various blogs and forums discussing yesterday's big news that Mythic and BioWare are being restructured under EA's new MMO/RPG gaming division and that Mark Jacobs is no...
Mark Jacobs' departure leaves Mythic employees 'shocked'
Jun 24th 2009 on Joystiq
Continuing its coverage of the Mythic / BioWare merger announced earlier today, Massively reports that Mythic employees were taken aback by the departure of studio head Mark Jacobs. An anonymous Myth...
Feature: Looking back at the big PC game developer acquisitions
Jun 24th 2009 on Big Download
Today's announcement of id Software's acquisition by ZeniMax Media (owner of Bethesda Softworks) took most people by surprise. Yet it's not the only time that a big independent game developer has been...
Mythic employees shocked at Mark Jacobs' departure
Jun 24th 2009 on Massively
Mythic employees were surprised by their boss' departure, sources told me today. I spoke with a former employee, who asked to remain anonymous, about what they and their old co-workers thought regar...
BioWare co-founder now in charge of Mythic; Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs departs
Jun 24th 2009 on Big Download
Holy crap. Today is the day for major PC gaming news it seems. Electronic Arts has just announced that they are making some changes in their Mythic development studio. EA is putting their MMO and RPG...
Mythic and BioWare rolled into one, Mythic's Mark Jacobs departs
Jun 24th 2009 on Joystiq
EA is mushing up Mythic and BioWare into one team led by BioWare's General Manager, Ray Muzyka. The new "RPG/MMO studio group" will have BioWare's Greg Zeschuk as the "group creative officer." Mythic...
Mythic's Mark Jacobs leaves EA
Jun 24th 2009 on Massively
Mark Jacobs, the former General Manager of Mythic Entertainment and Lead Designer of Warhammer Online, has left EA on 23rd June, the company announced today. This comes as part of restructuring plans ...
Thanks, Jacob! But your reward is in another Mass Effect!
Jun 23rd 2009 on Joystiq
One way to look at Mass Effect Galaxy, the newly released iPhone game tie-in, is as an interactive DLC code ($4.99) for Mass Effect 2. AppGamer.net confirms that, upon completion, Galaxy displays the...
News on Mass Effect 1 DLC coming this week?
Jun 22nd 2009 on Big Download
It's been a while since BioWare has promised that we might be getting some new downloadable content for their sci-fi RPG Mass Effect but a new clue on the DLC's reveal has been put forth on the compa...