A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.
ncsoft
Hands-on with Multiversus: How WB’s new brawler stacks up against Super Smash Bros.
Like most of the readers of this site, I spend the majority of my gaming time in MMORPGs, or I wouldn't be here. But...
Massively Overthinking: Is old-school MMO dungeon-camping ever coming back?
A while ago on the MOP Podcast, Justin and I randomly wound up on the topic of camping in MMOs - not pitching a...
Guild Wars 2’s ArenaNet posts hiring ad for yet another unannounced project
Veteran MMORPG players probably already knew that Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is working on at least one unannounced project, but we've had a...
Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre
The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...
Guild Wars 2 previews Mesmer weapon and Warrior banner changes coming August 2
Guild Wars 2 is continuing its efforts to correct some wildly unpopular balance changes made back in June, this time with another patch scheduled...
Lineage II: Aden opens up its core raid event today
It's important to remember that Lineage II: Aden is the version of Lineage II that is focused a little more on solo play because...
Guild Wars 2 plans Festival of the Four Winds for August 1, next WvW restructuring beta for August 12
You knew it was coming since ArenaNet said so in its recent roadmap, but Guild Wars 2's next WvW world restructuring beta now has...
The Stream Team: Attending all the Cantha events in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ just barely missed getting a Guild Wars 2 turtle egg from the End of Dragons mega raid, so she needs to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 382: Wrath Classic forecasts a frosty September
Justin and Bree discuss New World's server merges, Wrath Classic's September launch, LOTROs 33.1, Pantheon's investment, and Chronicles of Elyria's mess, with adventures in RIFT, City of Heroes, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag entries on single-player games, rhythm-based MMO classes, and Firefly.
NCsoft Q1 2022: Revenues rise thanks to Lineage W and Guild Wars 2, Throne and Liberty arriving this year
NCsoft's stock may have fallen dramatically over the last year, but its Q1 2022 financial report is chock-full of happy bars thanks to strong...
The Soapbox: Why diversifying your MMO gaming is the smart thing to do
Allow me to indulge in some retrospection for a moment as I sit back on my rocker, squint into the fading afternoon light, and...
Fan site compiles a list of every MMORPG rogue server and emulator still running
Not every emulator project is as popular or as well known as Star Wars Galaxies Legends or City of Heroes Homecoming. To help bring...
City of Heroes: Rebirth rogue server adds cel shading and four new powersets
City of Heroes is dead; long live City of Heroes! The superhero MMO's post-cancellation career has proven to be quite interesting indeed, with many...
One Shots: A face only a mother could love
One does have to consider that even the ugliest critter or most disgusting raid boss had a mother who, at one time, cuddled and...
Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
NCsoft West and ArenaNet’s DEI committee members talk about company diversity in a video
Members of the DEI committee for Guild Wars 2 publisher NC West and developer ArenaNet have come together in a recent video to talk...
The Stream Team: Grinding for Arborstone masteries and a turtle egg in Guild Wars 2
After Massively OPs MJ started her Snargle hunt, she discovered she needed to have her Arborstone Revitalization up to tier 3. Unable to continue...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s S1E3 Clockwork Chaos
Ask veteran MMO gamers who the star of Guild Wars 2's first living world season was, and you're not likely to hear names like...
The Stream Team: The continuing adventures of a Guild Wars 2 neophyte Elementalist
MOP's Chris is coming back once again with some more Guild Wars 2 leveling of his freshly minted Elementalist. This time around, he's breaking...
