Official Site:Â MapleStory
Studio:Â Nexon
Launch Date:Â May 11, 2005 (NA); April 29, 2003Â (KR)
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform:Â PC
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Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can live out your giant robot fantasies
Two years ago, NCsoft dealt a harsh blow to a certain subset of gaming fans when it canned the development of Project HON. This...
MapleStory players have rolled 273 million characters since 2003
Can you believe MapleStory is 12 years old? I had to double-check it myself. In fact, it's older than 12, though it's 12 here...
Halloween events across the MMORPG verse, 2017 edition
Hey, you. Yeah, you, dude leeching candy from the bucket you bought "for the neighborhood kids." And you, lady still trying to decide between...
Halloween 2017: Dark and Light, Villagers & Heroes, and MapleStory
Halloween comin' at ya fast, so fast even we can't keep up.
In Dark and Light, Gobboween has descended on the gameworld. Expect prowling wolves, enchanted...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy
Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...
Touching base with Dark and Light mobile, Elsword, and MapleStory
Here at Massively OP, we like to give you a great deal on news, which is why we're offering this special three-for-one news post...
The MOP Up: Crash Force offers arena fun at a discount (July 16, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
MapleStory drops a trailer for its June and July Override updates
Nexon's wildly popular sidescrolly MMO MapleStory is gearing up for two new updates this summer that'll "allow players to strengthen their characters with new...
Battle Bards Episode 99: Tropical resort
The Battle Bards are on vacation at a tropical beach paradise! In the team’s 99th episode, they examine beach, resort, and island music cues...
The MOP Up: Life is Feudal’s building sim (May 14, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Perfect Ten: More terminology the MMORPG genre needs
Many moons ago (so, a few months), I wrote a column about terminology that we need for the MMO genre. This made our Editor-in-Chief...
Nexon Q4 2016 financials down slightly QoQ and YoY, 2017 LawBreakers launch planned
Nexon released its Q4 2016 and full-year 2016 financial results today, painting a mixed picture for the quarter and year: Revenues are down slightly...
Nexon America’s leadership is getting shaken up
Nexon America is the American branch of Nexon, the company behind Riders of Icarus, MapleStory, Vindictus, and Mabingoi. It's also in the middle of...
Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall
When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...
MapleStory 2 struggles in Korea
All might not be so dandy for MapleStory's sequel in Korea. MMO Culture is reporting that MapleStory 2 is struggling overseas even as it...
Massively OP’s guide to the 2016 MMORPG winter holidays
It's time to get all snuggly in front of a crackling fire, roast up some chestnuts, down a gallon of hot chocolate, and log...
Maplestory’s V: Limitless arrives along with downtime compensation
Black Desert fans weren't the only ones waiting extra long for their servers to return to service today after a major update: Maplestory players...
Battle Bards Episode 87: Elves!
It’s high time that the Battle Bards lie prostrate at the feet of their social and intellectual superiors, the high and mighty Elves! Yes,...
MapleStory preps its ‘largest update in nearly a decade’ for December
MapleStory has been around for a long, long time, so when the game's designers say that they're preparing to unleash the "largest update in nearly...
