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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The Daily Grind: Are you more about setting or lore in MMOs?
I have never really thought of myself as a lore person. I don't go into an MMO and memorize the lore or the backstory,...
One Shots: Stepping back from the brink
A little while ago, I read how some visitors to the Grand Canyon have actually fallen in and perished because they would get a...
Into the Super-Verse: The joy of travel powers in superhero MMOs
I lived for level 14. Before level 14 was torture -- after was bliss.
I speak, of course, of City of Heroes "back in the...
The Daily Grind: Are there places you linger in MMOs just to listen to the soundtrack?
In my years of both playing MMORPGs and talking with other players, I've noticed a trend among some of us where we'll find ourselves...
Guild Wars 2 highlights End of Dragons voice actors, clarifies mystic coin controversy
Guild Wars 2 is building hype for End of Dragons, and who better to help than the voices of the game and the expansion...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Eyes, a forgotten Japanese MMO from 1999
For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
The Stream Team: Getting ingredients for Guild Wars 2 grog
Making moonshine. When Massively OP's MJ woke up today, that's not the first thought that crossed her mind. However, that's precisely her plan. In...
Guild Wars 2 teases End of Dragons’ soundtrack and vinyl collector release
The End of Dragons expansion of Guild Wars 2 continues to loom ever closer - we're just about two weeks away now - and...
NCsoft Q4 2021: Guild Wars 2 did great, but Lineage W drove revenues
If you wondered why NCsoft would drop a bunch of teasers for its pipeline and NFT babble yesterday, it's largely because it was also...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best boats as of 2022?
In fewer than two weeks, Guild Wars 2 is getting something we've never had before in the game: boats. In fact, you might even...
NCSoft unveils new MMOs, a new battle royale, and new Blade and Soul game, plans Project TL release this year
NCSoft has apparently been extremely busy. A new announcement as well as a new teaser video from the publisher/developer showcases five new games that...
One Shots: Please, please stand in the fire
While any seasoned MMORPG player may look at our first screenshot, courtesy of Utakata in Blade and Soul, and start developing sympathetic twitches, don't...
Guild Wars 2 vows to keep its End of Dragons endgame ‘fresh and rewarding’
With a new expansion comes a new endgame -- or, in the case of the horizontally-inclined Guild Wars 2, an expanded one. As End...
The Daily Grind: Do you make use of ‘mule’ characters in MMORPGs?
Back in the long long ago, the concept of a mule in an MMO - that is, a character you rolled but didn't really...
Massively Overthinking: What else could Blizzard do to fix World of Warcraft?
Last time in Massively Overthinking, our writers and readers sure did have a lot of good ideas to fix New World that Amazon won't...
Blade and Soul opens the Sanctum of the Masters solo dungeon and starts several events in latest update
Blade and Soul is an MMORPG, but there are some time when players might want to test their mettle by themselves, without the benefit...
Perfect Ten: Ten reasons your MMORPG creates a bad first impression
While MMOs may ask us to experience them for the long haul, first impressions still count. And if those impressions aren't favorable right out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 359: Tearing down the faction wall
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons, World of Warcraft, Blizzard's financials, Star Citizen's roadmap mess, Mortal Online 2's rollback, New World's merges, and Lost Ark's headstart, with adventures in WoW Classic, Zenith, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and Monster Hunter Rise, plus a mailbag topic on the future of SSG and Daybreak.
Blade and Soul will be the Valentine’s date you can’t get this year
Hey, can we talk real right now? It's not your fault that you peaked with Valentine's Day in the sixth grade when you got...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons’ newly unveiled jade bots mastery
With the launch of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons less than a month away, and the release date finally revealed, ArenaNet has held...
