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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Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1 Sky Pirates episode drops anchor next week
Guild Wars 2 is continuing its rollout of its original living world season 1 from 2013 - but completely reimagined as permanent content -...
Choose My Adventure: Some classic mission running in the City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server
So yes, it would appear that missions are indeed the most rewarding thing to do in City of Heroes: Rebirth.
That would probably be the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying sound in an MMO?
OK, I realize I am very late to this party, but I just figured out a few weeks ago that Lord of the Rings...
Aion Classic gets its 2.0 update with new zones, new instances, and a level cap increase on May 25
The next major step forward for the Aion Classic progression server is on the horizon. In fact, the devs are going so far as...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
WAPO calls out gaming industry for lack of support for reproductive health as workers strike
The Washington Post has a new article out this week ripping into the gaming industry for its "silence" on the likely overturn of Roe...
Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Blade and Soul’s New Empires update gets patch notes as it releases today
Like clockwork, Blade & Soul released its patch notes yesterday ahead of today's New Empires update, just in case players are looking for some...
Guild Wars 2 tweaks the Soo-Won fight again and nerfs multiple classes in PvP
Guild Wars 2's patch this week turned out to have a lot more packed into the notes than you might've thought. In addition to...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO bestial races you wish you could play?
Yes, Embers Adrift, I would totally play as a war gecko if I had half the chance. Forget your weird emo obsession with darkness;...
The Stream Team: Infiltrating gangs for the Kestrels in Guild Wars 2
The Kestrels in Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons need help with some troublesome gangs that might have more information about the Aetherblades. Should...
Choose My Adventure: My life as a Guardian in City of Heroes Rebirth
Can the introduction of a completely different class change the entire makeup of an MMO’s experience? That is often the bet pushed forward by...
Blade & Soul walks through the new weapons and item systems of its New Empires update
Who wants a new weapon in Blade & Soul? Come on, it's natural. It's not called "Absolutely Nothing And Soul," after all. You want...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?
If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...
MMO Business Roundup: ArenaNet’s pro-choice stance, Blizzard’s new VP, and Nexon’s new CEO
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Human rights - ArenaNet and NCsoft have lent their voices - or at...
Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing
We've got housing on the brain lately, thanks to Ship of Heroes' housing beta, Final Fantasy XIV's botched housing lottos, Warframe's new housing, and...
Aion NA adds a wardrobe system, a normal version of Heart of Apsaranta, and several dungeon tweaks
Good news for Daevas with a passion for fashion: The NA version of Aion is bringing a wardrobe function in the 8.2 update, which...
Ship of Heroes’ player housing beta begins today
As promised, City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPG Ship of Heroes is throwing open its superhero doors for a fresh round of open beta beginning...
Blade & Soul’s May 11 update crowns an empress, opens a new dungeon, and brings back Horde and Gourd
Next week sees a new chapter arrive to the Earthen Realm of Blade & Soul. The New Empires update launches on Wednesday, May 11th,...
Jack Emmert is apparently leading a new NetEase studio – and not Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
So remember how Jack Emmert, the former Cryptic Studios boss, had moved over to Daybreak in 2016, where he was heading up Dimensional Ink,...
