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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The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?
For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...
City of Heroes dev answers more lore questions for game’s anniversary
City of Heroes is dead; long live City of Heroes! The superhero MMO would have been 11 years old next month but for an...
Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns stress test begins March 24
Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion stress testing is set to begin on March 24th, according to emails going out to lucky invitees...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 and a giveaway
MJ is her name, and exploration is her game. That certainly bodes well for Guild Wars 2; there's plenty of undiscovered land for Massively...
The Daily Grind: How important are different body types in MMO character creation?
I know it's a pain for the art team to have to figure out how to get gear and weapons to fit different shapes,...
Migrate your NCsoft master account or face deletion
Are you still using an old NCsoft master account? If you are, then you're going to want to migrate to the new system before...
Lineage is opening its first subscription server in China
The name Lineage has gone hand-in-hand with free-to-play for a while now, but that might be changing. Chinese publisher Tencent Games is experimenting with...
Guild Wars 2 starts second PvP ladder test season tomorrow
When we were kids, playing on ladders was a good way to get a scolding or a trip to the E.R. Now, they're the...
WildStar’s contracts system is an alternate route to great rewards
Stuck at level 50 in WildStar with nothing to do? If you're eschewing the hardcore raiding and PvP life, then you'll be happy to...
Guild Wars 2’s latest patch includes bugs and a nasty exploit
This week's Guild Wars 2 patch was delayed a week, but perhaps it needed yet another week still. Players on the official forums and...
Jukebox Heroes: EverQuest Online Adventures
From birth until its ignoble death, EverQuest Online Adventures always lived in the shadow of the EverQuest franchise's wing. As a chunky-looking subscription game on...
WildStar tells the tale of the Ravaging of Arboria
Ever wonder why WildStar's floppy-eared Aurin are galaxy-hopping instead of staying at home and gnawing on carrots? It's because of an event called the...
Guild Wars 2’s Desert Borderlands will dramatically improve WvW
If you're excited about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Desert Borderlands map that will be replacing the three old WvW borderlands maps currently in the...
Cryptic layoffs alone totaled 18 people
Massively OP has been contacted by a Cryptic employee -- who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed -- about the Perfect...
The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need mounts?
Let me stop you right there: Yes, I know that Guild Wars 2 kinda has mounts. It has a ridable broom and a flying...
Guild Wars 2 patches in first-person view and map exploration changes
After a one-week delay, Guild Wars 2 has delivered a much-anticipated first-person view to the waiting eyes of players.
Today's patch is a hodge-podge of...
Investment firm sees a dark future for WildStar, bright hopes for Guild Wars 2
Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities is not predicting a rosy future for WildStar, although it still is recommending NCsoft as a "buy" prospect....
Guild Wars 2’s new desert WvW map revealed
If you weren't in London for EGX Rezzed and don't usually devote your Saturdays to watching livestreams, you missed the reveal of Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2 dumps WvW requirement from world exploration
Have you been stuck on the last bit of world map completion in Guild Wars 2 because the World vs. World zones weren't cooperating?...
Embezzlement scandal hits NCsoft
Three NCsoft employees have been caught embezzling funds from one of the company's newer titles, a multiplayer mech shooter named Project HON.
The theft, which...
