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 Game Archaeologist: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...
One Shots: A purrrfect sunset
What makes a good sunset even better? When you get to curl up with your favorite pet and share a Hallmark moment together.
UpayaCrow kicks...
Guild Wars 2 creates a minimum games threshold for its PvP league leaderboard
PvP slackers, your time is up: Guild Wars 2 is going to make you work to stay on its leaderboard from here on out!
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The Daily Grind: Have you ever used MMOs to live out fantasies from other IPs?
One of my absolute favorite parts of City of Heroes was seeing the crazy mish-mash of intellectual properties that players brought to the game....
Aion’s 5.3 update boasts a 384-man PvE instanced battleground
Aion announced this week that it's preparing for the 5.3 patch to head to the North American servers. The update will add an "illustrated...
Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 episode 4 will launch in February
Guild Wars 2's next living world episode is due in February, ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien told players on the forums today.
"We’re wrapping up work on...
Ship of Heroes’ character customization already looks amazing
If you're a superhero fan who loves hair -- and you probably are, if our City of Titans commenters yesterday are any guide --...
Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
Heroes and Villains explains its goals for seamless zoning
Heroes and Villains was one chunk of the original trifecta of superhero MMORPGs that sprang from the grave of City of Heroes, but it's...
Jukebox Heroes: Live performances of MMO scores
I am of the opinion that there is something special and magical about getting to experience music in person, especially so when it is...
WildStar explains shift in dungeon reward philosophy
Don't look now, but WildStar has incited an underground revolution involving its dungeon reward philosophy. In the upcoming Power of the Primal Matrix update,...
Blade & Soul’s Wings of the Raven February 8 update includes two huge raids
Two weeks from today, Blade & Soul is getting what surely has to be its thousandth patch by now since launching here in the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Forsaken Thicket, Guild Wars 2’s first raid
I have to apologise to raiders for not finishing my boss guides I began back in 2015: This is one of those articles that...
WildStar takes you on a tour of its two new instances
Struggling though it may be, WildStar is still dreaming big -- and designing big as well. The team is working hard to test and...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever participated in a protest in an MMORPG?
Protests in the real world dominated this past weekend's news, and while I surfed around for an in-game equivalent to cover, I couldn't find...
Ship of Heroes explains how you fit a city inside of a spaceship
Of the spiritual successors to City of Heroes, Ship of Heroes is the Johnny-come-lately that also puts all of the action inside of a...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO magic system?
While there are plenty of similarities among magic systems in MMOs (hey, how about you cast another fireball? There you go, champ!), there is...
The Stream Team: Happy birthday Blade & Soul!
Massively OP's MJ hasn't been in Blade & Soul in quite a while, so what better time to bounce back in than on its...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...
Ship of Heroes reveals signature characters, costume slots
City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has a new dev blog out today on what it's calling one of its "signature heroes":...
