ncsoft

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

Flameseeker Chronicles: Five reasons to buy Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns while it’s on sale

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Ever since Guild Wars 2's first expansion released, retired players or MMO hoppers have been insisting in comments across the internet that they would only...

Lineage Eternal shows off its spectacular closed beta trailer

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Lineage Eternal is on the verge of kicking off its Korean closed beta test, and when there's a test, there's almost always a trailer....

The Daily Grind: How much do ‘day one’ sales numbers matter to MMORPGs?

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GamesIndustry.biz has an intriguing piece out this week on the industry's obsession with "day one" and "week one" -- that period AAA game studios...

The MOP Up: Gunjack 2 gets a launch date (November 13, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

WildStar shares a twisted necroshaman’s bio

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What do you get when you combine a necromancer and a shaman in the crazy universe of WildStar? You end up with Laveka the...

Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...
WHY IS STUFF SO HARD?!

Perfect Ten: The worst patch naming in MMORPGs

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Patches should, in all honesty, be the easiest thing in the world for online games to handle. You have a word that means patch,...

Lineage Eternal schedules Korean closed beta for November 30

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It's happening, people. This is not a drill. Lineage Eternal is finally moving into closed beta testing, albeit in Korea. Of course, that won't...
We all began with good intents.

NCsoft Q3 2016: Declines for WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Blade & Soul

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NCsoft released its Q3 2016 financial results this morning. Here's a quick look at how the major MMORPGs are doing: WildStar's sales have plummeted,...
Main bad guy's dead, folks! We can all go home now!

WildStar’s Redmoon Mutiny update goes live today

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The next part of WildStar's Redmoon Terror raid doesn't go live until November 16th, but the associated patch is going live today. That means...
This is not heading in a positive direction, in other words.

Bluehole Studio and ArenaNet are hiring multiple devs

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It is always much more of a relief to report on MMO studios hiring on new help rather than going through layoffs. Right now,...
Chasing something that's not going anywhere.

WildStar brings back the dungeon chase event

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Do you like hunting the most dangerous prey in all of Nexus? Then you'll want to jump in for WildStar's returning Dungeon Chase event,...

Guild Wars 2’s doomsday preparation pack will get you through today

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Ascent: The Space Game isn't the only MMORPG dryly commenting on today's US elections: Guild Wars 2 has a "doomsday preparation pack" in the...
Pants remain elusive technology.

Blade & Soul’s Midnight Skypetal Plains arrives November 16

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There have been no shortage of big updates for Blade & Soul, and the newest update is delivering a big update for big groups....

Global Chat: How SWTOR could fix its expansion missteps

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Debate and discussion continue in the MMO blogosphere over SWTOR's Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion, with many writers criticizing the expansion's format and...

Get an early introduction to Lineage Eternal’s character lineup

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There is just oh-so-much we don't know about Lineage Eternal, but the good news is that it appears that the information train is barreling...
LADY YOU'RE SCARING US

NCsoft sues Lineage II partner over copyright infringement

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Well this will make for awkward encounters in the corporate hallways. Apparently NCsoft is levying a lawsuit against its own business partner, Netmarble, for infringing...

One Shots: Postcards from the universe

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I am not above indulging in a little universe window shopping now and then. NASA's pictures of the universe might be touched up with...

Massively OP’s guide to upcoming MMORPG expansions

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If there is one consistent inconsistency among MMORPG studios, it is that teams keep swinging back and forth on pursuing the expansion model. How...

Check out Lineage Eternal’s official teaser trailer

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NCsoft released a quickie trailer for Lineage Eternal's new teaser website, a likely herald for the closed beta test expected to take place in Korea...

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