mmo industry
NCsoft buys Netmarble stock to block hostile takeover by Nexon
How do you prevent a hostile takeover? In NCsoft's case, you buy something. Specifically, you buy a large portion of shares from Netmarble while...
The EFF wants to exempt some emulated game servers from copyright laws
How many times have you dusted off an old game you used to love to play online, only to find that the official servers...
The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?
The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...
Nexon pressures NCsoft as largest shareholder
While Nexon and NCsoft may be competing developers in the MMO space, business has made strange and hostile bedfellows of both.
After purchasing enough shares...
Former PS2 producer: ‘Don’t hate on Daybreak’
After yesterday's news it's understandable that fans of Daybreak Games' software lineup might be somewhere between nervous and upset. Former PlanetSide 2 producer David...
The Soapbox: Facing an industry of change
Right now I believe that we are on a threshold of change in the MMO industry, and it feels a little uncertain and a...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about Daybreak Game Company?
You know, for some reason we didn't have a whole lot of discussion about the Sony Online Entertainment buyout and name change when it...
NCsoft Q4 2014: NCsoft financials paint a grim picture for WildStar
The good news for fans of NCsoft's game catalogue is that the company as a whole is doing well. The most recent earnings report...
