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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.

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Guild Wars 2’s Jade Sea ‘powers the Canthan empire’ in End of Dragons

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I know that the Kurzick faction was the most popular in Classic Guild Wars, so there's probably more nostalgia overall for Echovald. But my...

The Stream Team: A trip to the Astralarium in Guild Wars 2

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After making it through all the lightning of the dragon fight, it is time for Massively OP's MJ to move on to GW2's Istan...
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Tamriel Infinium: A very Elder Scrolls Online wish list

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Wish lists: We all have one for our regular MMORPGs. I mean, how can you not when you're playing a game for so long?...

Lineage Eternal reboot Project TL eyes a simultaneous global release in the second half of 2022

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We're going to not harp on the fact that we're talking about another Lineage title and stick to the facts here: During NCSoft's third...

No, Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons won’t have playable Tengu

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Have you ever returned to an old park or neighborhood that you haven't been to since your childhood and found it simultaneously super familiar...

One Shots: Burn baby burn!

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If you so happen to crest a ridge and look down to see that the world is literally on fire, don't panic. Not only...

Guild Wars 2 postpones second WvW beta, preps Echovald Wilds preview

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I'm afraid there won't be a Guild Wars 2 WvW beta test this weekend, so rearrange your schedules. ArenaNet let everyone down gently on...

The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO’s greatest untapped strength?

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Earlier this fall, MOP's Tyler said something that resonated with me: "Guild Wars 2 is a great game that is wholly ignorant of its...

Massively Overthinking: How hard should MMOs be?

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This past summer, MMO dev Damion Schubert posted an epic tweet-thread about MMOs; in fact, we've already dipped into the part on "load-bearing" playerbases,...

Blade & Soul’s Demonsbane update is live with more story, events, items, and a dungeon

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Blade and Soul players can face some new story or a new dungeon and its challenging layers of increasing difficulty thanks to the Demonsbane...

NCsoft Q3 2021: Guild Wars 2 just had its best quarter in years

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NCsoft's Q3 2021 financials are a story of good news, bad news. Let's do the bad news first: The Korean gaming giant reported a...
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Lineage 2M is launching on December 2 in North America and Europe

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Those of you who were lamenting that there might be some small portion of your gaming day spent not playing some version of Lineage II will...

Perfect Ten: How MMOs explain away our infinite resurrections

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Why? Why do we die in MMOs and keep coming back to life? Are we in a type of hell defined by endless combat...

Guild Wars 2 teases End of Dragons’ Echovald Wilds biome

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One of the best-loved locations in Classic Guild Wars was Echovald Forest, the overgrown, gothic home of the Kurzick faction. Just based on concept art...

Blade and Soul breaks down the Demonsbane system arriving with tomorrow’s update

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Tomorrow, NCSoft is adding some new content to Blade and Soul, including the Aerodrome dungeon, the centerpiece of the game's Demonsbane system that promises...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 346: Endwalker, ArcheAge, Lost Ark, and New World

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's Endwalker delay, WoW's financials and player council, ArcheAge's new publisher, Gamigo's new MMORPG, Lost Ark's beta, New World's state, DDO update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, Harry Potter Wizard Unite's sunset, and Crowfall's freemium update, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, and Star Wars Galaxies, plus a mailbag topic on worry about the future of the genre.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Should Guild Wars 2 delete leveling?

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Leveling is one of those things that you just have to have to count as an RPG, right? It’s expected. At this point, the...

Guild Wars 2 adds the ability to hide visual effects for certain legendary trinkets in today’s patch

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I don't know about you, but when I get a powerful piece of equipment, nothing cools down my excitement at the new shiny faster...

The Stream Team: Taking a peek at the new Seismic Blast powerset in City of Heroes Homecoming’s beta

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Isn't it wild that we're talking about a beta test for City of Heroes content in 2021? Here we are doing just that as...

One Shots: Double double the firepower

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As we all know, while one weapon is good, it's never as good as two. Preferably you'd want to have three or four going,...

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