Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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Spiritwish is shutting down in South Korea on April 1
Well, this is probably not a great sign for a game that just had an update in its localized form. It wouldn't be exactly a...
Vindictus explains its Fatigue Point system and promises to fix character voices
It's been about a hot minute or three since we had a proper peek into Vindictus, so let's see what's going on with this...
The MOP Up: Runes of Magic helps you catch up
You might or might not be aware that last December, Runes of Magic rolled out new "catch up" servers that allow players to level...
MMO Business Roundup: Tim Sweeney’s politics gaffe, Nexon’s Q4 2019, and the old BioWare crew
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Politics in games
Epic's Tim Sweeney opened this week's DICE Summit with a whopper of...
The MOP Up: Outlaws of the Old West wipes its servers
The survival sandbox that brought you Bigfoot (for some reason) is now triggering a region-wide apocalypse. OK, it's just a server wipe for Outlaws...
Nexon agrees to a wage increase after negotiations with its labor union
Well, this is a nice surprise for anyone who had been rooting for the labor unions. After lengthy negotiations following a year of big...
Interview: Barunson on the state of Astellia Online as it launches on Steam today
Astellia Online was big news throughout 2019, as Barunson sought to bring the South Korean MMORPG westward but with careful attention paid to so-called...
Mobile MMO Roundup: TERA Frontier’s new name, Aion mobile improves events, MapleStory M’s new hero
Hi there! Would you like some mobile MMORPG news? Don't worry, they're hors d'oeuvre-sized, just like the games themselves. Have yourself some of these...
The MOP Up: Dofus gives its 2020 roadmap
After a wild 15th year anniversary, Dofus is prepared to crank out a great 2020. The game's roadmap outlined the upcoming year (brought to...
Nexon exec Jon Jelinek reminisces about WildStar and World of Warcraft
Previous web designer on World of Warcraft and executive producer on WildStar (and now Nexon OC general manager) Jon Jelinek recently sat down for...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
Astellia Online plans January 30 Steam launch, teases future western content as Korean version sunsets
Raise your hand if you'd forgotten that Astellia Online wasn't already on Steam. I sure had! But Barunson is rectifying that later this month....
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures at the start of 2020
This annual column always inspires a certain amount of debate, which is intentional. Outside of the office, a good chunk of that debate is...
The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D’s studio is up 1.8 million new players
We've seen a lot of New Year speeches given by MMO studios over the past week, including Artix Entertainment's rallying cry for AdventureQuest 3D....
Nexon merges two studios, dumps another as part of ongoing restructure
It would appear that Nexon is keen on smooshing together some of its studios in the interests of "organically integrating the know-how and resources...
Jukebox Heroes: A Charlie Brown MMO Christmas
I don't know if you realized this, but every year Bree asks me to whip up a column of MMO holiday tunes for Christmas....
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot’s progression server
Dark Age of Camelot recently put up a huge end-of-year Q&A grab bag for you to enjoy, including plans for next year -- and...
Astellia reaffirms commitment to western version, may even rescue Korean players
Last week's news about Astellia Online's impending shutdown in its native Korea likely put a lot of fans on edge, especially since we've seen...
Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea
Well, this is not a good sign: Nexon announced last night that it's closing Astellia Online in its native South Korea. If you'll forgive...
MapleStory 2’s Kritias expansion brings a new level cap, new area, and new dungeons
If you've been getting your news about MapleStory 2 exclusively from its website or even its official forums, you're evidently out of the loop...
