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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MMO Burnout: Lessons MMOs can learn from The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
Like most MMO players, I am, first and foremost, a PC gamer. However, like many gamers born in the '80s and '90s, I also...
Perfect Ten: What good MMO logos say about their games
Back when I was taking a smattering of business classes in college, one of my favorite electives dealt with marketing. It wasn't that I...
The Stream Team: Bashing away at Guild Wars 2’s Dragon Bash piñatas
If there was an award for event theme songs, Guild Wars 2's Dragon Bash would win hands down! In fact, Massively OP's MJ can't...
The Guild Wars 2 subreddit is considering a clever way to protest Reddit’s disastrous administration
The ongoing Reddit saga is a trainwreck we just can't stop watching since it affects not just the terminally online but a large body...
SWGEmu’s Finalizer rogue server is apparently struggling to make its monthly budget
One of the topics that doesn't get talked about all that much in the MMORPG rogue server space is how old-school emulators get paid...
One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...
The Stream Team: Trying out the Storm Blast powers for real in City of Heroes Homecoming
Last time in the Homecoming rogue server of City of Heroes, MOP's Chris was peeking at the Storm Blast powerset in the PTS. This...
Into the Super-Verse: What made Marvel Heroes so special?
This month we mark a particularly sad anniversary in the MMO space: The 10th anniversary of the launch of Marvel Heroes. By all rights,...
Vague Patch Notes: So why didn’t crowdfunded MMOs save the genre?
The past few weeks we've been following this freakin' thing because... well, obvious reasons. But that has me thinking about crowdfunding in general, because...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming runs The Dragon Lair in Guild Wars
In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Mordremoth world summit
After inviting/cajoling/bribing Tyria's world leaders to attend, Massively OP's MJ has ensured the big summit to face the dangers of Guild Wars 2's Mordremoth...
The Stream Team: Back to the beginning in Aion Classic
Today is the 13th Massiversary of MOP's MJ. To commemorate the day, she's returning back to the beginning, to the game that brought her...
Here’s what’s coming in Guild Wars 2’s June 27 class balance patch
Guild Wars 2 is once again going to turn the tuning knobs for the MMORPG's various classes, and once again ArenaNet has put up...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs limit how many characters we can roll?
I know, this is a hard question for someone who loves alts - including me. But it's relevant because of Embers Adrift's inbound hybrid...
Summer Game Fest 2023: Throne & Liberty, Path of Exile 2, Black Desert, Wayfinder, Fae Farm
We're updating at the end of this post with all the big MMO news!
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest arrives today, marking the closest thing...
Vague Patch Notes: Paying customers in MMOs aren’t voting shares
So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...
Throne & Liberty will be at Summer Games Fest on June 8
Are you excited about Throne & Liberty? You know, the free-to-play multi-platform MMORPG? Not ringing any bells? It's the one that used to be...
Guild Wars 2 begins Dragon Bash 2023, plans WvW world restructuring beta this weekend
If the heat of summer is already getting you down, head to Hoelbrak in Guild Wars 2: The chilly Nord capital has thrown open...
The Stream Team: Squelching ruinous rumors in Guild Wars 2
After thinking the human participation in the Guild Wars 2 world-wide summit was in the bag, Massively OP's MJ discovered that Queen Jennah's attendance...
Subreddits for FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, WoW, and more MMORPGs plan blackout protests over Reddit’s API access changes
If the subreddit feeds you follow seem especially on-fire recently, it's not just because it's a Tuesday; it's because many Reddit communities are angry...
