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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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Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names

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Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...

Guild Wars 2’s next living world episode, A Star To Guide Us, launches September 18 – here’s the trailer

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It's a bit weird for this to be coming out on a not-Tuesday, but who cares, we'll take it: ArenaNet just dropped the trailer...

Aion is turning nine with a truckton of cake and experience bonuses

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Awww yeah, who wants some cake. Because it's just about cake day in Aion. Starting tomorrow, NCsoft West is kicking off Aion's 9th birthday celebrations,...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
SWEET GUITAR RIFF

WildStar fans start a petition to urge NCsoft to save the game

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Ninety-two days, folks. That's how long some City of Heroes fans stood with their signs and their drums on the steps of Paragon City...
Whistle

The Daily Grind: How could WildStar have succeeded?

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Let me tell you, the upcoming demise of WildStar has me really and truly heartsick. Flawed as it was, this was a tremendous MMO...

Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea

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Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...

The Stream Team: WildStar’s last hurrah

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Remember how we were just checking the pulse of WildStar and got excited when we finally managed to see four other players? We knew...

Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s PAX West 2018 awards and poll

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Most of this year's PAX West content is finally finished, and while we're about to give MOP reporter Larry Everett a much-needed breather, we've...
How do I start to say goodbye.

A eulogy for WildStar – a marvelous MMORPG and avoidable tragedy

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Friends, readers, genre fans, lend me your eyes; I come to bury WildStar, not to praise it. But just like Marc Antony, I'm going...
This is all good.

Aion 6.0 arrives in the EU on September 19

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It's always darkest just before the dawn, and Aion is about to get a new dawn in the EU. The game's European version will...

WildStar and Carbine are shutting down

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NCsoft is axing Carbine, Kotaku reported this afternoon, which means the end of MMORPG WildStar. Here's the statement NCsoft gave to Kotaku. "Today, we are...

Blade & Soul gives players a look at the upcoming Warden class and Shadowmoor heroic dungeon

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Blade & Soul players, have you ever looked at a sword and thought, "That's great and all, but it just looks far too sensible...

So here’s the tea on Guild Wars 2’s bubble tea promo – and why EU players are now being excluded

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Last week, we covered Guild Wars 2's bizarre but fun promotion with bubble tea vendor Kung Fu Tea. As originally announced, the promo was...

The Daily Grind: What major blunders in MMORPG history should future devs study?

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A week or so ago, Justin penned another entry in his long-running City of Heroes historical pieces, and down in the comments, a reader...

The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 2018)

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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...
Strawberry fields forever.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most adorable mascot?

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While not every MMO has one, mascots are an interesting phenomenon that some developers promote and communities latch onto during their time with the...
It's a tiny little sprout thing. It might kill you.

Vague Patch Notes: Casual no longer means anything in MMOs

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Every time I see someone write something about casual players - including me because heavens know I've done it too - I feel a...

Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMORPG swag of all time?

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In a conversation about the recent Starflight 3 Fig campaign - which you won't see covered here since it's not multiplayer, but let me...

ArenaNet partners with bubble tea vendor on a Guild Wars 2-themed drink, and there’s free stuff in it for you

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Ah, crosspromotions. Remember teasing Bungie for its Destiny candles, poptarts, and energy drinks last year? Good times. Guild Wars 2 is getting in on...

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