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 OP Podcast Episode 104: WoW Token resistance
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WoW tokens, Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 2, and Revelation Online, plus financials on Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Funcom, with a mailbag question on playing what you love vs. going with the crowd.
The MOP Up: Free tanks for all! (February 12, 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...
One Shots: The power of pink hair
Wherever there is trouble, Manastu Utakata will be there to fight it with her lightning-fast screenshot button and trademark pink hair. Villains, start running right...
Here’s how you’ll advance in WildStar past level 50
If you haven't heard yet, in the next big content update for WildStar, the team is introducing a new system to allow players at...
The Daily Grind: Which no-housing MMORPG needs housing the most?
During our Elder Scrolls Online housing stream earlier this week, Larry and I joked about World of Warcraft's half-hearted and ineffective attempts to satisfy...
Blade & Soul opens a pair of raids in its Wings of the Raven update
Coming at players like a massive one-two punch, Blade & Soul's newest update contains a pair of 24-player raids designed to take you to...
The Gold Arena opens its doors in Aion EU
Our friends in Europe have a new Aion patch with which to contend, as Update 5.3: The Gold Arena arrived on the servers Wednesday.
It's not...
Guild Wars 2 AMA: DPS meters, PAX East, raiding, and insider trading
Following the launch of Guild Wars 2's Head of the Snake episode yesterday -- a day late, but fully intact! -- 21 members of...
Tamriel Infinium: Four reasons Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead tops other MMO housing
Traditionally, in this Tamriel Infinium column, I have been extremely critical of The Elder Scrolls Online, and I promise you, I'm sure I'll lob criticism...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake
If you're reading this, then the poor ArenaNet team has finally managed to battle the crazy weather and pressed the big red button: The...
Choose My Adventure: LOTRO in hindsight, WildStar ahead
Writing about Lord of the Rings Online is an odd experience for me because the reality is pretty simple: I don't like the game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 103: Back to Morrowind
Justin and Bree discuss ESO Morrowind and Homestead, PWE, SolForge, Conan Exiles, DDO, Marvel Heroes, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with reader mail on WildStar and Hero's Song.
Guild Wars 2’s Head of the Snake is slightly delayed
ArenaNet has just announced what will presumably be a brief delay for Guild Wars 2's Head of the Snake, the fourth episode of Living...
NCsoft 4Q 2016: Record sales, WildStar’s fate, Lineage Eternal launch
On the surface, fourth quarter 2016 financials for MMORPG giant NCsoft look solid. Yesterday, the company released its investor report, highlighting hefty year-over-year and...
Redside, a fifth City of Heroes spiritual successor, takes the field
At this point, we have to ask whether we as an MMO community are being pranked on a large scale with a deluge of...
The MOP Up: Guardians of Ember’s iron heroes (February 5, 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...
One Shots: Cow disco!
With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets
Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
Blade and Soul turns on character transfers, streamlines evolution process
Frustrated with being tied to a server in Blade and Soul while watching your friends gallivant around on another shard? There's a reunion in...
Battle Bards Episode 91: Forest Tales
Take a stroll through the trees and become totally lost in the foliage, drinking in the sounds of the forest with today’s show, as...
