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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End-of-Year Eleven: The best-value MMOs at the start of 2021
What exactly is value, especially when it comes to MMOs? We all know what the word means, but the thing about "best value" is that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 306: Money makes the MMOs go ’round
Justin and Bree discuss Pantheon, the KingsIsle and Jagex buyouts, World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbox topics on underwater combat and choosing between MMO subs.
Guild Wars 2 game designer Keaven Freeman announces his departure from ArenaNet
It looks like ArenaNet is losing yet another member of its team. Guild Wars 2 game designer Keaven Freeman unveiled on his personal blog...
Blade and Soul Revolution will release worldwide this year, opens pre-registration January 28
It's been a while since this one came across our desk, so allow us a moment to refresh everyone's memory: Blade and Soul: Revolution,...
Battle Bards Episode 185: Taking Flight
Flying has always been both beloved and controversial in MMORPGs, but no matter what your stance on it, at least you can agree that...
One Shots: A good day to respawn
You'd think it would be mentally exhausting to be a Klingon, what with waking up every morning fully expecting to die and looking for...
Into the Super-verse: Will we ever get a Marvel MMORPG?
While DC Universe Online is coasting high on its success in Year Ten, it feels a shame that there's no Marvel MMORPG to match...
The Daily Grind: Do you reroll the same MMO classes over and over?
There's a whole group of MMO players who have always fascinated me: the type who keep rerolling the same characters over and over. For...
Massively Overthinking: Retaking Quantic’s survey to determine our ‘gamer type’
Five years ago - yes, it's been that long! - we did an Overthinking in which our staff all took Quantic's survey to see...
Aion EU puts out its new update with new auto-hunting features, awakened minions, and weapons
What once was a preview only a few weeks ago is now current content as update 7.8 has gone live in the EU version...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO loot I’m always thrilled to get
Loot's not something that I see discussed much these days among MMO players. It's probably because loot's been around since the beginning of online...
The Stream Team: Don’t let loose the Beast of War in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ has now gathered Joku's army to lead into battle against Balthazar, and her team is finishing preparations to to meet the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 305: Restoring faith
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous' Odyssey delay, LOTRO's latest mishaps, Guild Wars 2 Power, Pirate101 and the KingsIsle sale, and FFXIV's Ishgard restoration, with a Daily Grind blitz and mailbag topics on WoW Shadowlands, seeing how the sausage is made, and lifeskill-centric MMOs.
The Stream Team: Happy 5th birthday Blade & Soul
Turning five and feeling alive! That's Blade & Soul's motto today as the MMORPG celebrates its fifth birthday in the West. And Massively OP's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga: Power
2021 promises to be an exciting year for Guild Wars 2 fans, with an expansion looming on the horizon. Before we head to Cantha,...
The Daily Grind: Has anyone ever accidentally ruined an MMO for you?
A few weeks ago, I was happily joyscrolling about home improvement ideas for my new house when I bumped into a comment that keeps...
One Shots: The magical land of candy
We would all like to think that, given the opportunity, we would be brave adventurers in fantasy lands, venturing forth to slay dragons and...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this past year?
So 2020 wasn't exactly the year a lot of us probably thought it was going to be in early January. Every bit of our...
Blade & Soul kicks off its anniversary event with today’s patch
It's time to celebrate five years of Blade & Soul today with the latest patch, and you know what that means: events. The events kicking off...
The Daily Grind: What do you remember differently about older MMOs from what was true?
Let me tell you, going back to an old MMO after a very long time away can be a shock to your memories. I...
