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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Massively Overthinking: Finding flow states in MMORPGs
In this week's Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about flow in MMOs - the psychology concept, not zone or progression design flow. Here's...
Anti-P2W MMO Lionhearts is on Kickstarter selling duchies and duke titles for $10,000
A few weeks back, we covered a new-to-us strategy MMO, Lionhearts - a game effectively spun out of a Roblox game by indie studio...
Pearl Abyss has apparently put CCP Games – and EVE Online – up for sale
According to reporting on Korean financial news site Money Today, CCP Games - and therefore EVE Online - are back on the market.
Readers will...
The Daily Grind: Are you pro-cape or anti-cape in MMOs?
One of the fascinating bits of City of Heroes' history is that this superhero MMO originally launched without the ability to equip capes to...
The Stream Team: In the belly of the beast in Guild Wars 2
Unexpectedly, Massively OP's MJ is in the belly of the beast in Guild Wars 2. And the heart. And the veins... and other various...
Aion Classic 4.0 is live with the Luminess class, level cap bump, new dungeons, and the anniversary celebration
As promised, NC America has officially launched what it's calling Aion 4.0 today. Specifically, it's a celebration of Aion Classic's fourth birthday since its...
Guild Wars 2 has finally added the bird people you always wanted. No, not really. But kinda.
ArenaNet has heard your years of pleas for bird people, Guild Wars 2 fans, and it is delivering. No, you're not getting playable Tengu....
City of Heroes Homecoming’s i28p2 Legacy is live with the Kallisti Wharf revamp and two new powersets
Last month, City of Heroes Homecoming emerged from a long content drought with news of a big patch that quickly turned controversial. As of...
NCsoft drops an eight-minute gameplay preview for new MMORPG Blade & Soul Heroes
If you blinked during the Summer Game Fest 2025 hoopla earlier this month, then you may have missed that NCsoft announced yet another new...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your MMORPG alts?
You might not know this about me, but I'm a bit of a spreadsheet junkie. I have spreadsheets for literally everything, especially for my...
One Shots: A perilous pool party
OK people, I expect to see a lot of sun, surf, and poolside festivities over the next couple months here at One Shots! Or...
MMO Hype Train: What’s the ideal path to promoting and hyping an MMO?
As much as there's a great deal to master when creating an MMORPG, there's also quite the learning experience when it comes to promoting...
Aion’s big 4.0 update arrives next week with Luminess class and level cap increase
It's kind of crazy to realize that it's taken until 2025 for Aion to produce an action mage class, but that's exactly what it's...
Throne and Liberty moves into the next phase of its Road to Raid gear-up event
Boy does Throne & Liberty want you to raid these days. In fact, it wants you to raid so much that it's created a...
The Stream Team: Finding Absolution by barging into Guild Wars 2’s Bava Nisos
The end is beginning: Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds expansion has released its conclusion, a final update called Absolution. And how will Massively OP's...
One Shots: Every photo is a stage, and every stage is an opportunity to freak out
A whole lot of us get stage fright, but sometimes we push through that because there's a compulsion to be seen, to be heard,...
SGF 2025: Blade & Soul Heroes is a ‘collectible action MMORPG’ arriving in September
Among the trailers coming out of NCsoft during this year's Summer Game Fest opening presentation was what appears to be a new gacha title,...
MMO Hype Train: Palia’s been given a chance to flourish — and it has
Sometimes it takes more than one run at an MMORPG or online game for it to click with you. There are titles that have...
SGF 2025: Dune Awakening, Chrono Odyssey, The Cube, and more MMO trailers
Welcome to Not-E3 2025 - that is, Summer Game Fest 2025, which runs all weekend. Tonight, the ubiquitous Geoff Keighley will host the kick-off...
Massively Overthinking: Is Dune Awakening an MMO, MMORPG, survivalbox, or something else?
In this week's Massively Overthinking, we have a very simple question on deck in honor of Dune Awakening's headstart: What the heck is it?...
