A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.
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One Shots: Tower of Final Phantasy
When a popular game comes out, expect to see a whole bunch of pictures of it slathered across the One Shots comments section! That's...
Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W
Maybe you’ve never heard of Lineage W, a 2021 spin-off of NCsoft’s long-running franchise. But after today’s Battle Bards episode, you’ll have heard its...
Vague Patch Notes: The perils of comparing MMOs to each other
So the other day I read perhaps the worst Tower of Fantasy review I could have possibly read. It was most certainly not the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that took aim at World of Warcraft
The fact that we currently have a Big Five in the MMO space is a big change from not so long ago, when the...
The Stream Team: Searching for Snargle stories in Guild Wars 2
When Massively OP's MJ first met Guild Wars 2's Snargle, she was unable to continue her talks with him and start the book collecting...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 385: Dungeons & Delays
Justin and Bree discuss NCsoft, Aion 2, Guild Wars 2, Throne & Liberty, Nightingale, Path of Exile 2, and DDO, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and RIFT, plus mailbag topics on playable pandas and MMO housekeeping.
Guild Wars 2 is finally launching on Steam next week – just in time for its 10th birthday
So you folks remember when Guild Wars 2 was planning to launch on Steam, right? It was originally announced way back in 2020 and...
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre thriving in scarcity?
I want to talk about the MMO genre in the meta sense for a sec this morning. Every time I see another game pivot...
Aion Classic’s August patch will ‘increase drop rates across the board’
If you're an Aion fan, will you do me a solid? Hop down to the comments and let me know if you're looking forward...
One Shots: A salute to the world’s pylon-proppers
Heroes come in many shapes, forms, and professions. While nobody typically thinks of them, the pylon-proppers are always selflessly keeping virtual world docks from...
Guild Wars 2’s August 23 balance patch diversifies power and support builds for several specs
Yet another balance pass is coming to Guild Wars 2 on Tuesday, August 23rd, and once again ArenaNet has decided to give players a...
The Stream Team: Taking the next personal story step in Guild Wars 2
MOP's Chris is once again continuing his journey through Guild Wars 2 as his Elementalist now takes on the next part of her personal...
NCsoft Q2 2022: Throne and Liberty delayed to 2023, Aion 2 in dev, Guild Wars 2 booming
If you were skeptical about NCsoft's Q1 financial report and its confidence about still managing to get Throne and Liberty out the door in...
Massively Overthinking: What’s so bad about comfort zones in MMOs?
If you've been following the MMORPG meta for a long time, particularly in World of Warcraft, you know there's corner of the industry convinced...
Valiance Online says it’s building ‘a solid foundation’ but hasn’t showed any progress this year so far
While the City of Heroes rogue servers continue to roll and spiritual successors such as City of Titans and Ship of Heroes are vocal...
Blade and Soul’s Dawn of Darkness brings a new solo dungeon, new accessories, and daily challenge tweaks
The Dawn of Darkness update for Blade & Soul has arrived, casting its content-rich glow upon the lands of the Earthen Realm and feeding...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds
Summertime is a beautiful time for festivals, and Guild Wars 2 has the Festival of the Four Winds. With plenty of races (skiff races,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 384: The World of Warcraft we’ll never see
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard's financials, the canceled WoW mobile MMO, LOTRO remastered, the Riot MMO, and Legends of Aria's monetization, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and Fallout 76, plus a voicemail wishing for an MMO amnesia button.
Grab a new-player bonus pack key for IGG’s multiplayer Castle Clash
IGG's PC-and-mobile multiplayer battle royale Castle Clash has another blast of free keys for in-game items for our readers to kickstart play in the...
Rumor: NCsoft may publish Throne and Liberty globally through Amazon Games
Remember when NCsoft's first quarter financial report noted that Throne and Liberty would be arriving to the west this year? "According to sources quoted...
