An NCsoft studio known primarily for WildStar.
carbine studios
PSA: The E3 Humble Bundle is full of online gaming goodness
Is your favorite MMO going to be at E3 this year? There are some games there and many that aren't, so it's a bit...
Landmark bombs on Steam while WildStar fans deliver positivity
It was probably inevitable that Landmark's official launch on Friday afternoon -- against the Warcraft movie and pre-E3 hoopla and following basically zero PR...
The Soapbox: Sharing MMORPGs with my kids
"Dad, can I pilot your ship tonight?"
I turn around to see my seven-year-old son giving me Bambi eyes with his hands clasped because, somewhere...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles
Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...
Happy Steam launch day, WildStar
WildStar is officially live on Steam now as announced earlier this week. Carbine is kicking off the launch with the return of the Space...
WildStar preps for tomorrow’s Steam release
Is this WildStar's last shot at stabilizing and becoming profitable for the indefinite future? There's a lot riding on tomorrow's Steam release, and Carbine...
WildStar is finally coming to Steam – on Thursday
As promised, WildStar is indeed launching on Steam -- and Carbine has just announced that the big day is this coming Thursday, June 9th.
"Alongside the...
WildStar is buffing its security ahead of its Steam launch
New security measures land in WildStar today. According to Carbine's blog post, the studio is implementing new IP checks upon login.
"When logging into WildStar,...
The Stream Team: Wishing WildStar a happy birthday
It's totally a party week here on OPTV, and today MassivelyOP's MJ is celebrating WildStar's second birthday. As part of the festivities, she's going...
Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMORPG grouping problem
Massively OP Patron Roger has another great question for the crew this week.
"I have the hardest time pushing myself to join a group, but...
Master X Master introduces WildStar’s Mondo Zax
One of the hooks of NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master MOBA is that it pulls its heroes from all of NCsoft's games -- and...
WildStar marks second anniversary with Starfall celebration
What's better than marking one anniversary? Celebrating two, of course! WildStar's new Starfall festival does double duty by both tipping its hat to the...
WildStar’s soundtrack is now for sale
WildStar Composer Jeff Kurtenacker is interrupting your normal daily routine for this important announcement: "Today! It's out. How big can we make this?? Buy...
Jukebox Heroes: Wild West MMO tunes
"Wait a minute," you say out loud to your computer. "Western MMORPGs aren't a thing, except in my fondest dreams. How can you write...
WildStar is apparently hitting Steam on June 1st (Update: Maybe not?)
WildStar's Steam page has been updated with an apparent launch date: June 1st.
The Steam page itself went live sans promises back in April, but...
Global Chat: Snap judgments of Overwatch
The talk of the blogger town has definitely been abuzz with impressions, thoughts, and snap judgments of Overwatch as it heads to release. Is...
Leaderboard: Do you go light side or dark side in MMORPG factions?
We’ve been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry since last year as it's been publishing datasets and conclusions based on its Gamer Motivation Model....
WildStar’s soundtrack is finally coming to market
One of the most requested MMORPG soundtracks of the current era is finally coming to market, causing every rowsdower in the galaxy to start jitterbugging...
WildStar’s lead writer is gone too
Over the weekend, former WildStar Product Director Mike Donatelli and Design Director Chris Behrens announced on Twitter that their last day working for Carbine...
WildStar loses more developers as Donatelli, Behrens depart
Update: We've updated below with Carbine's statement to Massively OP.
WildStar appears to have lost more staff this weekend: Both Mike Donatelli and Chris Behrens told...
