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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Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns economy and legendary weapons
ArenaNet has published two Guild Wars 2 dev blogs today: one on the economy and one on legendary weapons. ANet economist John Smith begins by...
WildStar promises economy and tradeskill improvements
In response to player feedback from the recent Reloaded update for WildStar, Carbine is preparing several changes to the economy and tradeskills that will be added...
One Shots: Skyscraping
Look up on that building! It's a bird! It's a gargoyle! It's... MOP reader Epelesker showing off his hero in Champions Online!
"Unlike a grand...
Blade and Soul starts technical alpha, talks closed beta features
The very first technical alpha for Blade and Soul is live, according to the game's official Twitter feed. The studio is sending out alpha...
Aion kicks off Octoberfest
Beer: The cause of and solution to all of life's problems. Or so sayeth the wise sage. In Aion, at least, beer is an...
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will introduce the dragon Glint’s legacy
One of the vacation destinations awaiting Guild Wars 2 players in Heart of Thorns is Tarir, a "shining golden city" teeming with magic and...
The Stream Team: A WildStar expedition to Fragment Zero
In her quest to level high enough to experience the housing system, MassivelyOP's MJ has been exploring more of WildStar. Today, she's wrangled a...
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has a bevy of rewards in store for PvP
Don't fret your sweaty heads, PvPers -- ArenaNet has not forgotten you. In fact, the studio is throwing you all sorts of incentives to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raid beta impressions
I don't believe I've ever been more excited -- and simultaneously nervous -- about a beta test than I was for Guild Wars 2's third beta...
Choose My Adventure: Mad science and spellslinging in WildStar
Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to the formulaic introduction to yet another installment of Choose My Adventure. As is tradition, let's start with...
Battle Bards MMO music podcast goes on an endless journey
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns for its 60th episode in which the co-hosts explore the theme of "endless...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 32: WildStumble
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Project Gorgon, Ultima Online, WildStar, Dragon's Prophet, EQ franchise expansions, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on armchair game dev and catering to whales.
WildStar’s lead writer answers pressing lore questions
Carbine Lead Writer Cory Herndon fielded dozens of WildStar questions this past weekend, most of which had to do with the lore of the game.
The...
Blade & Soul dedicates a week to the Summoner
Would you consider a cat to be a faithful battle companion? If not, you probably haven't played a Summoner in Blade & Soul, the...
Valiance Online moving into alpha development
On September 25th, the Valiance Online developers announced that the game was soon moving into its alpha testing phase with non-combat power use, crafting,...
Sword and Bored: Costume designer
Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.
Lineage II goes Underground on October 14
Suit up, Lineage II players, because you're about to embark on your most amazing adventure yet.
On October 14th, NCsoft will be releasing the game's Underground...
Guild Wars 2’s first raid boss is downed and the beta weekend gets extended
Bugs are a natural part of any beta experience, so it's not exactly surprising that Guild Wars 2 would experience some bugs during the...
The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)
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...
Carbine muses about WildStar on consoles
With the spotlight on WildStar this week, many are thinking about the game's future, including the folks at Carbine. One possibility for the game...