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 Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Aion’s Echoes of Eternity expansion bumps the level cap to 75
NCsoft announced this week that Aion's North American version is due to receive the 5.0 expansion, better known here as Echoes of Eternity. Here's...
Master X Master introduces Innowin and a livestreamed tournament
Master X Master continues its tour of the playable heroes within with the introduction of Innowin, a scout and damage-dealer who prefers that enemies...
WildStar is apparently hitting Steam on June 1st (Update: Maybe not?)
WildStar's Steam page has been updated with an apparent launch date: June 1st.
The Steam page itself went live sans promises back in April, but...
The Daily Grind: What race are you dying to play in your MMORPG?
There are few things more aggravating than to see an awesome race in your MMO -- and then being told that you can't play...
Global Chat: Snap judgments of Overwatch
The talk of the blogger town has definitely been abuzz with impressions, thoughts, and snap judgments of Overwatch as it heads to release. Is...
Blade & Soul introduces pets with its next major update
Do you want a cute pet to follow you around in Blade & Soul? Good news, then, because you can have exactly that with...
Guild Wars 2 hacking post sheds light on 300 cheaters caught last April
If I had a dollar for every time someone wrote us a letter or comment about how he'd been unfairly banned from an MMORPG,...
Leaderboard: Do you go light side or dark side in MMORPG factions?
We’ve been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry since last year as it's been publishing datasets and conclusions based on its Gamer Motivation Model....
Jukebox Heroes: Great tunes from dead MMOs
When a beloved MMORPG is canceled, it doesn't entirely vanish without a trace. After all, there are thousands (if not millions) of eyewitnesses with...
Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype
Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
Nexon announces Heroes of Incredible Tales, a hack-and-slasher for mobile devices
MMOs are making strong inroads to mobile gaming in 2016, and Nexon is eager to get a share of that action. The publisher announced...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking the proposed Guild Wars 2 WvW scoring improvements
In my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I outlined ArenaNet's recent WvW player poll and discussed the possible implications of voting for each of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 65: Make yourself at home
Justin and Bree discuss Gigantic, NCsoft, WildStar, KingsIsle, Star Trek Online, Legion, and Crowfall, plus a mailbag question on media embargoes.
WildStar’s soundtrack is finally coming to market
One of the most requested MMORPG soundtracks of the current era is finally coming to market, causing every rowsdower in the galaxy to start jitterbugging...
Guild Wars 2’s 64-bit client launches along with PvP Season 3
Guild Wars 2's 64-bit client is out of beta as of today, according to the patch notes released this morning. "The 32-bit client will...
Blade & Soul announces Vengeance Breaks update for June 1
It's a day that ends in Y, so that means it's time for another massive Blade & Soul announcement. NCsoft has revealed today the June 1st...
WildStar’s lead writer is gone too
Over the weekend, former WildStar Product Director Mike Donatelli and Design Director Chris Behrens announced on Twitter that their last day working for Carbine...
WildStar loses more developers as Donatelli, Behrens depart
Update: We've updated below with Carbine's statement to Massively OP.
WildStar appears to have lost more staff this weekend: Both Mike Donatelli and Chris Behrens told...
One Shots: You put a spell on me
One of the very few MMORPGs that my wife and I ever played together was Wizard101, and I think most of that time involved...
