Official Site:Â MapleStory
Studio:Â Nexon
Launch Date:Â May 11, 2005 (NA); April 29, 2003Â (KR)
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform:Â PC
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When the COVID dust settles, Nexon hopes to be among entertainment’s winners
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney recently gave one whooper of an interview to GamesIndustry.biz arguing that the games industry is reaching a "major transition point"...
Nintendo’s financials hail Animal Crossing’s success while Nexon crushes it with MapleStory
More quarterly financial reports are rolling in, this time from Nintendo and Nexon, and both studios are crowing about exceptional runs.
For the big N,...
MapleStory preps Rise: Surge of Power event for July 22, Yum Yum trip for August 12
MapleStory can't stop, won't stop: It's now gearing up for what Nexon is calling a "massive summer update," Rise: Surge of Power that picks...
Battle Bards Episode 173: Down on the farm
Seeking a simpler and more quaint life? Then come on down to the farm with the Battle Bards, as the video game music crew...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s beach blast is (almost) back
Depending on where you live, you may or may not be allowed to (or want to) go to a beach this summer -- but...
One Shots: A daring jump into two dimensions
While most of what we think of as MMORPGs are lush, three-dimensional worlds, there are several that are portrayed in just two (or, in...
Battle Bards Episode 171: Forest Tales 2
Hitch up your shorts, buckle your boots, and step into another deep forest of MMORPG music with the Battle Bards! As diverse as the...
MapleStory’s latest update adds a new character and revamps existing skills, map activities, and guild activities
Last week saw MapleStory add a beefy update to the game which has, among other things, introduced a new character, made a variety of...
The MOP Up: COVID-19’s digital silver lining
While the COVID-19 epidemic has been nine types of awful over the last half-year, video game studios and publishers aren't complaining quite as loud...
The Game Archaeologist: Were sequels ever a good idea for MMOs?
From movies to books to video games, sequels (and all related spin-offs) are a common sight when a property is sufficiently successful enough. Even...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best music system?
A few weeks back, I was swapping my SWG Legends character to a new class when my five-year-old daughter started begging me to swap...
The Stream Team: So long MapleStory 2 and thanks for all the ducks
Duck you world for ripping away this spot of yellow fluffiness! It is with great sadness than Massively OP's MJ sends MapleStory 2 off...
One Shots: This is my rifle, this is my gun
Let me tell you, the wilds of Fallout 76 aren't a place for nerf guns and slingshots. When you're facing down deathclaws and up-armored...
Nexon Q1 2020 financials: COVID-19’s economic damage caused ‘no significant disruption’
How is Nexon faring after the 2019 year that saw the company’s owners give up on a sale and instead begin slashing teams and...
Battle Bards Episode 167: Childlike wonder
Tapping into their inner children, the three Battle Bards get into the spirit of name calling, trading stickers, and goofing off in kiddie MMOs....
The MOP Up: Star Sonata 2 reboots the universe
If you've been playing Star Sonata 2, you need to prepare yourself for the end of the universe -- and the start of a...
MapleStory throws a pixel party and welcomes MapleStory 2 refugees
There should be a rule that if your MMORPG makes it to 15 years, then you can celebrate it any way you want without...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 264: Don’t feel blue, MapleStory 2
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris discuss the pandemic's positive impact on gaming, MapleStory 2, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, and Warhammer Online, with adventures in Animal Crossing, Star Trek Online, GW2, SWG Legends, Dauntless, and FFXIV, and an epic lightning round mailbag.
Nexon is sunsetting MapleStory 2 after less than two years online
Ah damn, we really didn't need more bad news right about now. But it's here all the same: Nexon officially announced this afternoon that...
Enter to win a sweet Maplestory Pink Bean gaming chair from Nexon and MOP!
Do you hear that sobbing in the background? It's the sound of Massively OP's Carlo weeping over the fact that we're about to give...
