ncsoft

A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

Ask Aion video discusses EU server merges, patch 4.75 release

MJ Guthrie - May 24, 2015 9

In the third episode of Ask Aion, the game's product director answers another round of questions posed by EU players. The first topic of...

One Shots: My imaginary friends

Justin Olivetti - May 24, 2015 37

Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds...

Guild Wars 2’s expansion closed beta starts on May 26

Jef Reahard - May 23, 2015 11

ArenaNet has announced that closed beta testing for Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion will begin on May 26th. It will run in...

Blade & Soul’s announcement livestream features gameplay and Q&A

Jef Reahard - May 22, 2015 60

Surely by now you've heard that Blade & Soul is heading west. You probably even read our hands-on impressions from a recent NCsoft event....

Lineage II starts work on an EU classic server

Justin Olivetti - May 21, 2015 9

After NCsoft solicited the Lineage II playerbase last month about whether or not it wanted a classic server in Europe, the community has answered...

Guild Wars 2 denies expansion date rumors, addresses ‘peaceful’ WvW bug

Justin Olivetti - May 21, 2015 31

Don't believe everything you read from online retailers. This is the lesson that we must learn again as a supposed summer release date for...

Leaderboard: AI vs. player competition

Jef Reahard - May 20, 2015 60

Monday's blurb about NCsoft and its AI research was sort of interesting, don't you think? The Korean firm isn't the first MMO company to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Expanding into Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns

Tina Lauro Pollock - May 20, 2015 32

When Guild Wars 2's expansion was announced, most of the questions on our lips were permutations of "What's the new level cap?" and "What...

Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s western port is a cheerful cliche storm (and I want to play more)

Eliot Lefebvre - May 20, 2015 139

I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Blade & Soul just moving around. Most of the time in a given game, I'm moving around because...

Much like TERA, having a discussion about this game's attitude towards women is mostly a matter of shaking your head in exasperation.

Blade & Soul hits western shores this winter

Eliot Lefebvre - May 20, 2015 124

Remember when comic books had little call-outs on the front cover proudly proclaiming that something happened because the readers requested it? I always thought...

Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?

Justin Olivetti - May 19, 2015 57

Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 14

Justin Olivetti - May 19, 2015 31

Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's chaos, NCsoft's financials, Trove, Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, ARK: Survival Evolved, Neverwinter's Xbox numbers, and The Division's delay, plus mailbag questions on Reddit gaming culture and escapism vs. lockboxes.