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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Gaming industry reports identify leading studios and online trends
Details strewn within a trio of industry reports offer clues as to the health and direction of online gaming in 2015.
First up is a...
Guild Wars 2 player finds himself trapped in the Super Adventure Box
Players in Guild Wars 2 have been eagerly awaiting the return of the Super Adventure Box content more or less since the moment it...
WildStar previews a new single-player instance, Alpha Sanctum
The Eldan of WildStar weren't content to rest upon their collective laurels; they wanted to do more. The story of what happened after they...
Guild Wars 2’s Scrapper turns the Engineer into a tank
Guild Wars 2's Engineer has long been the master of long-ranged attacks, using rifles, turrets, grenades, pistols, and other gadgets to bring the pain...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.
Blade & Soul’s website talks skills and skill trees
NCsoft has updated Blade & Soul's western website with a bit about the game's skill trees. You'll earn a skill point with each character...
WildStar will make crafting less complicated
Carbine has great news for players who feel a little too frazzled and overwhelmed with WildStar's circuit board crafting system: Making stuff will be less...
Guild Wars 2 teases another elite spec
ArenaNet teased what appears to be another Guild Wars 2 elite spec via the game's Facebook page this afternoon. Oh, and this is probably...
Guild Wars 2 will end Mordrem invasion today with no further adjustments
As we reported last week, Guild Wars 2's Mordrem invasion had a rough go of it as players experienced bugs and other issues with...
MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies
MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...
Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve
While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tale from the olden days of MMOs?
I have a notoriously poor memory for anything that happened more than five years ago. I might not have even been alive, for as...
Guild Wars 2 Mordrem event stumbles
A brief Guild Wars 2 pre-expansion event featuring new baddies Mordrem has stumbled right out of the gate. Players have reported numerous bugs, problems...
Massively Overthinking: NCsoft’s western autumn
This week's Massively Overthinking is brought to you by a guildie of mine named Onyx, who donated to our Kickstarter campaign in this tier...
Guild Wars 2 shows off the Mordrem Guard
The Sylvari of Guild Wars 2 were created by the elder dragon Mordremoth to serve him. That was a foreshadowed but still unpleasant development...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raiding factsheet
If you're anything like me, you'll have been bursting at the seams to find out what shape the promised "challenging group content" will take...
Blade and Soul beta begins October 30th, still launching Q1 2016
You can stop holding your breath now: The beautifully rendered action MMORPG Blade and Soul arrives on western shores very soon. NCSoft officially announced today that...
Global Chat: Money prison
What kind of prison charges you money to stay there? An MMO prison, obviously!
The Ancient Gaming Noob has a few insightful words to say...
Battle Bards podcast features percussion-heavy MMO music
You may or may not know that MOP's Justin is involved in a second podcast after this site's weekly show. Twice a month, he...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.
