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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Ship of Heroes bumps beta to spring, reveals City of Heroes- and SWTOR-inspired base building system
Well, you probably noticed that our indie MMO of 2021, Ship of Heroes, did not make it to its December beta as planned, seeing...
The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need a classic or progression server?
A few weeks back, we had MOP's Colin on the MOP Podcast, and naturally we took the opportunity to talk about Guild Wars 2....
Guild Wars 2 maps out its next three reveals, plans End of Dragons launch celebration for ‘late February’
During the recording of today's MassivelyOP Podcast, Justin and I joked that Guild Wars 2 would wait until we were recording to announce anything...
The Daily Grind: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2021?
Usually at the end of the year, Justin will ask me on the MOP Podcast what my top-played MMOs of the year turned out...
One Shots: Dutch angle knockout
Despite how movies and TV make it look, knocking someone clean out with a punch isn't actually that easy (although attempting it is a...
Vague Patch Notes: Unpacking the Riot MMO’s group-centric philosophy
Well! It has been a week, that's for darn sure. And amidst everything else going on this particular week, it would've been easy to...
EverQuest II’s Kael Drakkel alt ruleset server is level agnostic, launching February 22
One of the near-future releases teased in EverQuest II's roadmap earlier this week was the promise of a new alternate ruleset server. As of...
Blade and Soul adds the new Soul Fighter spec and celebrates six years in the Soul Resurgence update
Blade and Soul is six years old and it's celebrating by letting Soul Fighters slap enemies at mid-range with glowing hands of divinity. This...
Global Chat: Moar MMO rogue servers, please!
In the MMO genre, we've been blessed with many great rogue server projects -- but there's always room for more, right? MMO Fallout's Connor...
Guild Wars 2 helps tide you over to the expansion with Lunar New Year 2022
Kind of bummed that new year is over? Reluctant to take down the streamers, shiny balloons, and champagne? Desperate to hold on to the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons guild hall, Echovald Wilds, and strike mission
With Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion set to launch some time in February and the beginning of that month looming on the...
Blade & Soul offers a preview of the Soul Fighter’s upcoming Divine Hand specialization
Why should your Soul Fighter in Blade & Soul have to get close to an opponent just to kick them around? That seems to be...
The Daily Grind: If you quit WoW in 2021, where did you go?
A while back on Reddit, I saw a question asking former World of Warcraft players where they've gone. It's not a novel question; we've...
The MOP Up: Vendetta Online adds 27 custom missions
Vendetta Online warped into the new year with a slew of events, more functionality for capships, and 27 additional custom-made missions.
Reader Jason keyed us...
One Shots: It’s not easy being green
Kermit the Frog famously said that "it's not easy being green." But I think he was an ungrateful amphibian who didn't comprehend that his...
Guild Wars 2 takes another crack at WvW restructuring
Restructuring Guild Wars 2's World vs. World scene has become ArenaNet's white whale, especially after the studio had to prematurely call a failed test...
Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2021 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
Believe it or not, we're finally almost done with our entire lineup of turn-of-the-calendar-year content and recaps and tallies. It's exhausting! But I have...
PSA: Make sure to select your Guild Wars 2 WvW beta guild by tonight
As promised, Guild Wars 2 is kicking off its next WvW Restructing beta tomorrow, along with a bonus experience event for participants. Before that...
Aion NA releases an FAQ and launches an event for today’s Classic server merges
Today, January 12th, will see Aion Classic merge the Siel and Israphel servers, which probably means players on either of those worlds have some...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022
One of the reasons that I have been a huge fan of MMORPGs for nearly two decades now is that they offer a terrific...
