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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Master X Master’s launch client and name reservations are now available
We are still a few days off from Master X Master's official launch, but that shouldn't stop you from preparing for the launch of...
Lineage 2 Revolution has soft launched on Google Play and iTunes
The Netmarble take on NCsoft's Lineage franchise, Lineage 2 Revolution, has soft launched as a global version in multiple English-speaking markets and app stores...
Guild Wars 2 preps automated tournaments
Guild Wars 2 seems to never lack in assigning players a long list of activities to be completed on any given day. With the...
Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO housing system disappointed you?
We've had many chats here on Massively OP concerning the best and most flexible player housing systems in MMORPGs -- and lamented games that...
Global Chat: Why FFXIV is the most newbie-friendly MMO
What's the most newbie-friendly MMO? According to Pete at Dragonchasers, it's Final Fantasy XIV. He's been pretty impressed by the support structure that the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Surviving the Guild Wars 2 WvW invasion
I've been asked several times for my opinion on how best to handle the influx of non-WvW Guild Wars 2Â players to the game mode...
E3 2017: Survival sandbox Ashen boasts ‘passive multiplayer’
One of the indie highlights of this weekend's pre-E3 show was Ashen, a beautiful survival sandbox with a former Guild Wars 2 artist on board...
The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 2017)
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...
Global Chat: Getting a hit of that EverQuest nostalgia
Ahh... smell that? Smells like a new batch of EverQuest nostalgia, served up to us as a fresh progression server. For some of the...
One Shots: Walk of shame
From Zulika Mi-Nam's Adventures in Tale of Toast:
Log into a game to do some play testing.
"Hey, look at these cutsie graphics and...
The Stream Team: A Massiversary in Aion
Today marks seven years that MJ has been with Massively(OP), and to commemorate the milestone she's going to spend time in the game that...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
Check out footage of Blade & Soul’s Maestro in action
If you were hoping for some reason that the Maestro in Blade & Soul would be all about conducting a stirring symphony, that's definitely...
WildStar pumps out prime raids with Patch 1.7.2 today
Is WildStar's raiding scene too tepid and lukewarm for you? Need a shot of danger to spice up that instance run? Well you're in...
The Daily Grind: Are social hubs and chat windows enough for your MMO needs?
The other day I was reading up on how the upcoming Dauntless will feature a social hub where players congregate en masse and do...
Guild Wars 2’s WvW update and the first chunk of the ‘Competitive Feature Pack’ are live
As announced at the tail end of May, ArenaNet is spending June upgrading Guild Wars 2's PvP scene, beginning with today's update, which patches up the...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s monthly challenges (June 4, 2017)
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...
MMO Mechanics: Making healing interesting in MMORPGs
I was reading a recent Daily Grind article on the topic of unique healing classes and it prompted me to think about the variety...
One Shots: The 3:15 giant flea is on time
When it comes to public transportation, I can think of no better way to get from point A to point B than by climbing...
