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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Aion Classic’s subscription is about to be much cheaper – and more rewarding
Aion Classic's Siel's Aura - essentially a buff that grants hefty bonuses and unlocks to a subscription account for the game - is about...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer costumes over transmog in MMOs?
You know what's an interesting feature that both Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2 share? They both offer two different approaches to dressing...
The Stream Team: Clearing squatters from a Guild Wars 2 guild hall
It turns out that a bunch of Purist squatters have settled in the Canthan guild hall area in Guild Wars 2. Those traitors must...
Aion NA gets new and updated instances, faster leveling, and arena ranking September 28
NA players of Aion are going to be seeing quite a bit new coming down the pike at the end of this month, as...
Blade & Soul teases in-game musical instrument in 10th anniversary video
Blade & Soul is celebrating 10 years in operation in its native South Korea with a special video, and while that might not sound...
The Daily Grind: Is there a mod for an MMO that you just can’t play without?
I've been back in Lord of the Rings Online a bunch lately, and as part of my return I went through and made sure...
One Shots: Zen and the art of motorcycle flying
As we all well know, motorcycles are among the safest forms of transportation ever devised. This is especially true if you careen off-road without...
Guild Wars 2 previews October’s PvP balance patch
While August's round of class balance changes were aimed at Guild Wars 2's PvE scene, the next batch coming in October are meant to...
The Daily Grind: Did you buy a Steam Deck, and are you playing MMOs on it?
A couple of my guildies got their Steam Decks over the summer, and I have to say, I'm a bit jealous. I blew it...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?
Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...
Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Vague Patch Notes: Queues do not tell the story of an MMO’s success
It's time to talk about queues to log in to a game, and you know what game we have to talk about in this...
Aion NA celebrates 13 years with a month-long celebration of currency drops and a reopened carnival location
The 13th anniversary celebration happening for the NA version of Aion might seem similar to the one the EU version kicked off at first...
The Stream Team: So much Snargle in Guild Wars 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ thought she had the conclusion of Character Growth in the bag in Guild Wars 2. Little did she know...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 388: Elyon descends through finite care
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Wrath pre-patch, New World's new servers, Elyon's sunset, Bless Unleashed's sunset, EVE Online Uprising, Star Trek Online's Wil Wheaton, and Temtem's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, with a lightning round of MMO questions from the mailbag.
Blade & Soul posts patch notes and season 4 battle pass for this week’s Autumn Overture
Later this week, players of Blade & Soul will be getting the Autumn Overture update and its various features. One of those features is...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored S1E4 Tower of Nightmares
Here we are at the penultimate episode of Guild Wars 2's restored and retooled Season 1 content! The pieces are finally starting to fall...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest activity you’ve charged MMO currency for?
As City of Heroes Homecoming tests long-awaited recycling rules for abandoned names and characters, I've been contemplating what to do with some of the...
The Daily Grind: What are the most obvious vestigial organs in MMO design?
I found myself in a heated discussion a week or so ago about Guild Wars 2's leveling system because in my estimation, Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2 charts a course for a PvP-centric balance update in October, more general balancing in November
It looks like Guild Wars 2 is not quite done with turning the Great Knobs of Balance. The devs at ArenaNet shared a quick...
