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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The Daily Grind: What’s the best method for delivering MMO quests?
I have long held that among the many (many) things World of Warcraft codified in the big book of MMORPG "rules" is the quest...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the devs of the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO blessings to be thankful for in 2020
There is no doubt that this has been a much more difficult year than most in many respects, almost to the point where it's...
The Stream Team: The Way Forward in Guild Wars 2
The next step in Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire story is Chapter 8: The War Forward. But Massively OP's MJ will have to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 298: The one with the chocobo
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 Truce, Final Fantasy XIV, and Wizard 101, with adventures in New World and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on WoW marketing and our defining MMORPGs.
City of Heroes Homecoming Issue 27 with its major enhancement overhaul is live today
So it seems I picked the right week to head back into City of Heroes' Homecoming rogue servers, as the patch that's been in...
NCsoft Q3 2020: Guild Wars 2 just had its best revenue quarter in two years
Let's get the best news for western players in this NCsoft financial report out first: Guild Wars 2 just saw a bit of a...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite ‘oh shit’ button in an MMO?
Last summer, I put up a Daily Grind on how people feel about "oh shit" buttons in MMOs - you know, those long-cooldown panic...
One Shots: Rising sun, setting slaughter
"After a short break from Final Fantasy XIV, I’m back with my /gpose addiction," reader Josh said.
Josh, you're breaking our hearts here. We thought...
Battle Bards Episode 181: Around the world
Stuck at home? Denied a vacation this year? The Battle Bards are here to help! In seven songs, the cross-continental crew travel all around...
Massively Overthinking: No-thank-you bites in MMO gaming
One of the things I always try to have my kids do is take a no-thank-you bite of new foods. They have to at...
Aion NA adds the Timeless Terrace, opens a new dungeon, and introduces Glyphs in the Unshackled Fate update
The NA version of Aion has gotten itself some fresh content in the form of the Unshackled Fate update. The centerpiece of the update...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is seemingly cracking down on orgs and ‘politics’ in-game
Back in October, we reported on a move by Joe Biden's presidential campaign to create an island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which was...
Blade and Soul celebrates the Thanksgiving season with the Golden Harvest Festival
Today is the day to give thanks in Blade and Soul with the start of the Golden Harvest Festival. As of today, players can...
Perfect Ten: The 10 qualities of MMO sandboxes
What is a sandbox MMO? At first glance, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer, especially if you're going by Kickstarter projects,...
So Guild Wars 2’s new roadrunner mount basically looks like a chocobo
Yesterday's The Icebrood Saga: Champions: Truce update for Guild Wars 2 came with a fun surprise in the form of the Roadrunner skin for...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga: Truce
So here we are, we’re finally entering the home stretch of the Icebrood Saga. Today sees the release of the first chapter of Champions,...
The Daily Grind: What was the best Guild Wars 2 living world season?
To date, there have been approximately five Guild Wars 2 living world seasons. Technically, The Icebrood Saga, which began last year, isn't a season,...
PSA: Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire expansion is on sale at half price
It's time once more for another Guild Wars 2 sale. Specifically, the Path of Fire expansion has its price slashed in half (non-affiliate link),...
One Shots: Bring your poor, your tired, your zombies
For a while now, IronSalamander's been taking amazing pictures of the colorful and stylish Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, but I think today's...