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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ArenaNet’s Steven Waller discusses Guild Wars 2’s raiding foundation
Following my playtest of Guild Wars 2's raiding, which I chronicled earlier today, I had the opportunity to fire some quick questions across to Guild...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns’ first raid
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, raiders of all professions: I'm delighted to finally be able to spill the beans about all things raiding...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II Legacy of the Void sold 1M copies in three days (November 16 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Blade & Soul dedicates a week to highlighting the Force Master
The combat in Blade & Soul centers around mixing it up with martial arts, but the Force Master is the class that recognizes how...
Korean edition of Blade & Soul gearing up for a new class and more story
Are you worried about the health of Blade & Soul? With any import title, it's easy to wonder if the game is going to...
One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
Nexus Telegraph: Evaluating WildStar’s free-to-play model and special events
It's been over a month since WildStar kicked its game -- and business model -- into high gear with the Reloaded update. Since then...
WildStar’s having a double prestige event this weekend
Carbine is offering up a double prestige event in WildStar this weekend. Prestige, if you're wondering, is the sci-fantasy MMO's PvP currency, so be...
Nexon had a good year in spite of its NCsoft disengagement
You might think Nexon would be smarting after selling off its NCsoft shares at a substantial loss in the wake of what was apparently...
Lineage II: ‘Classic hardcore is back’
Lineage IIÂ formally launched on Steam this week, complete with a fresh-start server, Zaken. There are even server firsts rewards, mostly pirate-themed goodies, for those...
The Daily Grind: Is an MMORPG still an MMORPG without gear progression?
A Massively OP commenter recently opined that "without gear progression, is a MOBA not an MMORPG," and I would really love to talk...
WildStar details the ins and outs of its world bosses
There are lots of bosses out in the world of WildStar. They're larger, they're in charge, and they're designed for groups with two tanks,...
The Stream Team: WildStar Expeditions and Adventures
Now that she's no longer distracted by Halloween events, MassivelyOP's MJ can finally venture into her next WildStar goal: the level 12 expedition. Called...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
WildStar’s Cryo-Plex arena and second arena season are live
WildStar's Arena Season 2: Enter the Cryo-Plex update is officially live today. Headlining the patch is a brand-new PvP arena of the same name,...
Lineage Eternal and Peria Chronicles are skipping G-Star
Steparu reports that a couple of big-name titles with MMO ties are no-shows at this week's G-Star 2015 gaming megacon in Korea. NCsoft will...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 38: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon -- WoW, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and the rest -- as well as NCsoft's Q3 and Funcom's reprieve, plus a mailbag question on cosmetic mounts.
Guild Wars 2’s first raid wing launches next week
ArenaNet has just announced that Spirit Vale, the first wing of Guild Wars 2's first post-expansion raid, is launching next week on November 17th....
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is coming to China on November 20
Chinese news site 17173.com is reporting that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will be releasing in the country on November 20th.
The launch of...
The MOP Up: KingsIsle’s new game (November 8th, 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...
