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A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

No, Guild Wars 2 is not banning people using ArcDPS

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Since the beginning of October, there's been a growing hum in the Guild Wars 2 community over the incoming build and equipment swapping template...

The Daily Grind: What unique character skills do you wish would show up in more MMOs?

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I've been thinking about classic Guild Wars a bit lately. My Ritualist was my favorite character over there, and while I probably logged more...

The MOP Up: Google Stadia looms nigh

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Are you ready for Google's attempt at cloud-based video gaming? Mixed feelings or not, Google Stadia is going to start its rollout next month...

One Shots: Masks and shadows

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Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for the fashion wars?

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Whether you call it "fashion wars" as in Guild Wars 2 or "space barbie" as in Star Trek Online or "dolly dress-up" as in...

Massively Overthinking: Are you boycotting Blizzard?

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Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music

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One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.

Into the Super-verse: Catching up with Valiance Online

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So far in the Into the Super-verse column space, we have touched base with two of the three upcoming City of Heroes spiritual successors:...

Blade & Soul’s latest update brings Halloween, crafting system updates, and new PvP equipment

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I was pretty sure the only major thing coming soon to Blade & Soul was the game's Halloween event, but the patch notes that...
It knows you sinned.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.

Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King has returned once again through November 5

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It's Halloween time in Guild Wars 2 as of today, as Shadows of the Mad King has returned as promised. The gameworld will be...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Is it time for Guild Wars 3?

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Earlier this month, ArenaNet announced that President Mike O’Brien, former game director on both the original Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, was leaving...

Aion: Legions of War details plans to improve the starter experience, Arena sniping, and battle mechanics

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Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMORPG from the greater Aion IP, has shared a developer update full of plans to adjust several aspects...

One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!

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When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...
Let us pray.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’ve wanted to quit, but you couldn’t?

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Very few of us are in a situation wherein large men are perched behind us claiming that something horrible will happen to our loved...

Global Chat: One MMO gamer is trying to finish Fallen Earth before it’s gone

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When you know that your beloved MMORPG is about to be shut down, what do you do? If you're the blog 24 Hours in...
It ensues.

The Daily Grind: Do you actually engage with player-generated content in MMOs?

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Two videos inspired today's Daily Grind. One is a recent episode of Extra Credits about player-generated content in games - what we've always called...

Ship of Heroes’ character creation tool donor beta is set for November 1

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Just an hour ago, we joked that City of Titans and Ship of Heroes were just about to have a big ol' showdown as...

Blade & Soul’s Halloween event returns on October 16

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Blade & Soul is once again getting in to the spooky spirit next week with the arrival of its Blade and Ghoul event on...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost

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Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...

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