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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Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds story, warclaw, and homesteading
It feels like less than a year ago that Guild Wars 2 was launching its last expansion… oh wait, it was! Love it or...
The Daily Grind: If your MMO had difficulty modes, what mode would you play on?
A few weeks back, survival sandbox Enshrouded added a new update with multiple difficulty modes, including two hardcore ones, a normal one, a relaxed...
Vague Patch Notes: Is it time for MMORPGs to start embracing romance?
The other day, I was writing about Baldur's Gate 3 celebrating its anniversary with statistics about all the companions that people have smooched over...
Guild Wars 2 makes a lot of spear adjustments prior to Janthir Wilds
The spear was once described as the "king of the medieval battlefield," which makes its omission from many fantasy MMOs puzzling. This won't be...
Throne & Liberty KR adjusts item drops for its rune socketing system to reduce grind
A couple of weeks ago, the Korean version of Throne & Liberty got a significant update that applied multiple changes to the MMORPG, among...
The Stream Team: Frolicking in Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds
Massively OP's MJ is at the last step of the whole Heart of Thorns saga in Guild Wars 2, so obviously it is time...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 479: The MMO that must not be named
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, World of Warcraft, Bungie, Ashes of Creation, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and SWG Legends.
The Daily Grind: What’s the best volcano zone in an MMORPG?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by Neverwinter, whose last module revamped the volcanic Mount Hotenow and dropped a ton of Mountain of Flame screenshots...
One Shots: Only serious business allowed here
When the moon is crashing down onto the surface of your planet, do the following. First, blame Roland Emmerich. Second, don't panic. Third, summon...
Throne & Liberty testers murdered almost 30M NPCs during its open beta
If you wanted to kill someone in PvP during Throne & Liberty's open beta test, you were using a dagger. The most common builds...
Guild Wars 2 runs down the essentials of Homestead gameplay in the Janthir Wilds
Your house (in Guild Wars 2) can be a very very very fine house (fine house), with stray cats in the yard. Unlocking them...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Festival of the Four Winds, preps PvP warclaw overhaul ahead of Janthir Wilds
When Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launches at the end of August, the warclaw mount will undergo a major transformation as the journeykin, an...
The Stream Team: A Guild Wars 2 rescue Ranger
In order to investigate Rata Novus, Massively OP's MJ split up her Guild Wars 2 NPC team, heading off originally with Taimi and Braham....
Guild Wars 2 plans a community meetup of ‘food, drinks, and giveaways’ in Seattle August 30
What does Guild Wars 2 do when it decides to not be a part of PAX West but still wants to do something fun...
Indie studio Moon Rover Games receives $3.5M in funding from NCsoft for co-op shooter Project Aldous
It's been over a year since we were first introduced to Moon Rover Games, an indie studio made up of former Ubisoft and EA...
NCsoft president Songyee Yoon’s new book tackles the gaming industry’s lingering perception problems
I suppose with Throne & Liberty on the way, it only makes sense that NCsoft executives are granting interviews in western press - like...
RuneScape is getting its own comic book miniseries this fall
Sure, your MMO is cool, but does it have its own comic book? Oh pipe down, City of Heroes players. We hear you. Anyway,...
Massively Overthinking: How much research do you do before playing a new MMORPG?
On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin and I discussed our experiences in No Man's Sky (again), and both of us came to the conclusion...
Vague Patch Notes: Everything in an MMORPG is time-limited
Today, I want to talk to you about an event that you can no longer participate in within Final Fantasy XIV. It's an event...
Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds blows into town next week
Guild Wars 2's Festival of the Four Winds -- or as I call it, "Festival of the Falling Off Stuff" -- is breezing back...
