ncsoft

A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

Cool guys don't look at explosions.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 270: Words of Warcraft

11
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, Defiance, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, and COVID-19 delays, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, and mailbag topics on Blizzard and freeform character building.
Hey, that's nice.

Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter episode launches May 26 with new map and mastery

17
This won't come as a huge surprise, since we already knew Guild Wars 2's next living story Icebrood Saga episode is called No Quarter...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

The Daily Grind: Is there a specific point in an MMO’s development when you know it’s doomed?

43
I was tabbing back through one of my favorite Old Massively columns when I bumped into this quote and had to go look up...

Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support

0
April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play if you’re totally broke?

37
A while back I saw an interesting thread on the Guild Wars 2 Reddit, in which the player was asking whether he was missing...

Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box

0
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...

One Shots: Day of the Cats

24
As the reluctant owner of a slightly deranged cat, I have nightmares of when felines grow into towering, snide monstrosities and roam the planet...
Uh?

The Daily Grind: Do you play the MMO fashion wars?

32
I care about how I look. Obviously not in a real life, because I've chosen to be a short, lumpy gnome of questionable heritage,...

The Soapbox: The sunsetted MMORPGs I miss the most

29
I'm pining for the fjords. Not in the way that would assume I'm becoming some jaded and angry MMO fan; I'm never going to stop...
honsing around

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you let your own kids play?

16
A while back, in the long long ago when we could still talk to humans in person, I was chatting with the mom of...

Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine

11
A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...

COVID-19 roundup: Rockstar and Jagex help save the UK’s National Videogame Museum and more

2
COVID-19 is still very much a thing in most of our staff's and readers' lives, and it's still very much impacting the games industry. A...

Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode, No Quarter, will launch without voice acting thanks to the pandemic

28
While business is booming for online games during this pandemic-related quarantine, story-centric MMORPGs seem to be having trouble getting specific types of work done...

Perfect Ten: Underappreciated Guild Wars 2 features

30
Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 269: Pre-Searing parties

7
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 1, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Funcom's Dune, World of Warcraft, and Star Citizen, with adventures in Fallout 76, FFXIV, Torchlight III, Star Stable, AQ3D, Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the state of thes site, the cost of MMOs, Astellia Online, and MMO crafting.

PSA: Guild Wars 2 puts Path of Fire on sale, grants free cape, living story episodes, and XP boost

6
If you've been sitting around during quarantine wishing ArenaNet would put Guild Wars 2 on sale so you could jump in or pick up...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Reviewing ArenaNet’s Complete Art of Guild Wars 20th anniversary edition book

2
Talk long enough to Guild Wars fans about their favorite franchise, and chances are that sooner or later, they will start gushing about the...

The Stream Team: Lineage II celebrates sweet 16th

0
Happy birthday, sweet 16! Lineage II is celebrating this milestone birthday today, and Massively OP's MJ is on hand for the fun and festivities....

City of Heroes’ rogue servers mark their first anniversary as the game itself turns 16

11
It's now been over a year since the City of Heroes community discovered the existence of a secret emulator, a discovery that led to...
I'm an excellent fighter.

Global Chat: The problem with being bad in MMOs

20
Have you ever felt weirdly reluctant to go the full "dark side" in a video game that offers morality meters? MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom...

ADVERTISEMENT

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT