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

Blade & Soul’s May 11 update crowns an empress, opens a new dungeon, and brings back Horde and Gourd

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Next week sees a new chapter arrive to the Earthen Realm of Blade & Soul. The New Empires update launches on Wednesday, May 11th,...

Jack Emmert is apparently leading a new NetEase studio – and not Daybreak’s Marvel MMO

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So remember how Jack Emmert, the former Cryptic Studios boss, had moved over to Daybreak in 2016, where he was heading up Dimensional Ink,...

The Stream Team: Nature calls in Guild Wars 2’s Echovald Wilds

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Meeting Guild Wars 2's Elder dragon didn't turn out like Massively OP's MJ had hoped, and now she needs to clean up the Aetherblades'...

Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI’s PlayOnline decides to not let me play online

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This was not how I was expecting to return to Final Fantasy XI. I always knew about the completely goofball account system that is...

The Daily Grind: How long do you trial a new MMO class before deciding whether it’s for you?

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I've been playing City of Alts... er, City of Heroes lately, and it's inspired today's Daily Grind. See, I like to maintain a list...
Drok around the clock.

The original Guild Wars has officially turned 17 years old this week

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Do you remember when you first set foot in the world of Tyria in the original Guild Wars? Do you remember how long you...
Party Hardly

The Daily Grind: Which MMO inspires the most ragequits – not necessarily from you?

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Today's Daily Grind is inspired by an email from MOP reader Slava. "I just recently started Black Desert," Slava says. "It was a bit...

Stream Team: MOP celebrates City of Heroes’ anniversary

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Does a game have to be live to celebrate the anniversary of its creation? No! But it is pretty great if there is still...
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it.

Perfect Ten: Things that turn me off from trying your MMO

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Hey, designers, we need to talk. So, if you haven't noticed, I like MMOs. And you're making an MMO. This should be a good...

The Stream Team: Meeting an elder dragon Guild Wars 2

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We're off to see the dragon, the elder dragon of Guild Wars 2! Massively OP's MJ has learned that an elder dragon is still alive...
I was told there would be thrones?

Lineage’s Throne and Liberty aims for a PlayStation 5 release on top of PC

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The next major chapter for the Lineage franchise won't just be for PC gamers. NCsoft announced that Throne and Liberty will be coming to...

The Daily Grind: Are you more likely to delete or bench an MMO toon?

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I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I hate deleting MMO toons, even when I'm positive I'm never going to play them ever...
Blue-green complement!

Massively Overthinking: The WoW Dragonflight and Wrath Classic roundtable

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So this week's Massively Overthinking is going to cautiously stick a paw into the beehive of World of Warcraft, thanks to the reveal of...

Aion NA teases an early May release for 8.2 and its new wardrobe system

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Aion fans in North America are gearing up for the game's next update, 8.2, which is set to launch early next month. What's in...

Lineage II is turning 18 years old this week with events in L2, Aden, and Classic

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Lineage II is old enough to vote, folks, and if that doesn't make you feel old, I dunno what will. To celebrate the occasion,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored Living World S1E1 Flame and Frost

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Where were you nine years ago? I don't know about you, but my life looked very different in 2013 when Guild Wars 2 first...

The Stream Team: Seeing the start of Guild Wars 2’s new Season 1

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Way, way (way!) back when, Massively OP's MJ didn't get very far into the Guild Wars 2 story. Then when Season 1 disappeared, she...
Whisper.

Guild Wars 2’s 2013 living world episode Flame and Frost returns in reimagined form today

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We're going back to the future in Guild Wars 2 today, as the revitalized and rewritten first living world season is finally beginning. Just after...

Daybreak’s EG7 intends to sell Innova subsidiary and relocate Toadman Interactive studio in a pull-out from Russia

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Enad Global 7, the Swedish company that readers will recall bought up all of Daybreak Games in 2020, is apparently looking to cut ties...

City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server introduces over 800 new costume options in Highflyers update

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Yesterday, the City of Heroes: Rebirth rogue server decided to take character creation, which was already full of enough choices at base to make...

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