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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NCsoft Q2 2024: NCsoft says it’s not shifting focus away from MMORPGs
In the chaos of August financial releases and Gamescom, we overlooked NCsoft's Q2 2024 financial release, so we're tackling it now. Unfortunately, it's not...
Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs
Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
Vague Patch Notes: The problem with numbers in MMORPGs
I recently saw a post on the official World of Warcraft forums noting that if not for the game's almost infamous level squish, players...
Perfect Ten: The best MMOs from the years before we started counting
You know what bothers me? Our annual awards recap. We always list all of the games that we've given awards to in the past,...
The Stream Team: Entering Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds
What? Massively OP's MJ gets to explore a new land in Guild Wars 2 on launch day? Is the MMOverse coming to an end?!...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 481: Pre-Gamescom MMO mini podcast
In this mini episode, Bree runs down Throne & Liberty's delay, New World's Aeternum beta, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launch, the Richard Garriott Ultima Online rumor, the state of Ultima Online New Legacy, Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, the record-setting SWG Legends' SOEclipse event, and the approach of Gamescom.
Choose My Adventure: Fractured Online starts off unremarkably but comfortably
I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are...
Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds expansion officially launches with player housing today
Fellow MMO housing fans, furbish up your design skills because we're going to Janthir Wilds today.
Yes, Guild Wars 2's latest expansion officially rolls out...
Battle Bards Episode 233: Epic fight music
For Battle Bards’ penultimate episode, Syp and Syl explore some EPIC battle music across many MMOs. After all, if we’re going to go out...
Amazon and NCsoft delay Throne and Liberty to October 1 for more progression retooling
Hope you didn't have your heart set on a September 17th launch for Throne and Liberty because Amazon and NCsoft just delayed it again....
Ship of Heroes’ beta now has 30 costume auras for player customization
Like a lot of folks, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with particle effects. On my superhero toons, I love them; they're...
Storyboard: Roleplaying in MMORPGs is much more common than you think
Back around the time when the game's first expansion was a going concern, there was a post on the World of Warcraft forums about...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO could use a currency crunch – or better yet, a currency do-over?
Earlier this year, an MOP commenter replying to us on social media suggested that Guild Wars 2 was a "mess" - and part of...
Perfect Ten: My 10 favorite MMO pet classes of all time
I've had to face the fact that among the MOP team, I'm in somewhat of a minority who actually likes -- nay, passionately loves...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 features a new tool for finding, touring, and boosting amazing player houses
This truly is a great year for MMO housing enthusiasts, as not only did Palia add a house tour feature and Guild Wars 2...
Dungeons and Dragons Online has just launched its ninth expansion, Myth Drannor
You antsy Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft players can settle down for a bit -- today is Dungeons and Dragons Online's time...
Guild Wars 2 begins stirring Janthir Wilds hype with a contest, shop discounts, and a jigsaw puzzle
It's not only fans of Guild Wars 2 who are counting down the days to the release of Janthir Wilds; ArenaNet is doing so...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about Guild Wars 2’s chances with Janthir Wilds?
Considering what an insanely busy summer it's been already and how much is yet to come in August, I have some concerns that Guild...
The Stream Team: Killing off Mordremoth in Guild Wars 2
Have fun storming the dragon! Massively OP's MJ is ready to face the menace Mordremoth and save her final teammate in Guild Wars 2....
Former Pearl Abyss America CEO takes the helm of NCsoft America
Last week we reported on Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee “JJ” Jin announcing the end of her tenure after six years for "a new...
