Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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MMO Business Roundup: Q1 2021 financials for Roblox, Nexon, and Star Stable
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Star Stable: I'm frankly just as surprised as anyone to be starting this...
Choose My Adventure: How guidance made all the difference in MapleStory
Boy, am I glad I read the comments. That's not an admission that I very often make when it comes to my online life,...
MapleStory M introduces the half-human-half-dragon Kaiser class in latest update
Only in video games can we become as dragons without thinking about the real-world repercussions that would involve, like dry scale irritation, finding a...
Battle Bards Episode 192: Mabinogi
Is Mabonogi a muppet, a Welsh adventure, or a Korean MMORPG? It’s certainly an odd title, but its music is worthy of the Battle...
Choose My Adventure: MapleStory insists on getting in the way of fun
I am mightily surprised I'm having such a bad time with MapleStory - especially considering how much I enjoyed the sequel, which you'll recall was...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s bitcoins, Fortnite’s tiny iOS playerbase, and GDC’s State of the Industry
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
GDC's State of the Industry: GDC's annual survey of game developers offers an array...
Choose My Adventure: RIFT was fun before, wasn’t it?
My time in RIFT this past month has left me confused, frankly. Primarily because I remember genuinely enjoying this game more than I did.
That’s...
MapleStory is opening the luxurious Hotel Maple to celebrate its 16th anniversary
No, unfortunately for fans of MapleStory, the Hotel Maple is not going to be a thing in meatspace. What it is going to be...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs should be adapted to mobile?
Sometimes the success or failure of a game may come down to its availability on certain platforms and systems. Sometimes an MMO that didn't...
The MOP Up: Skyforge takes Switch players to the moon
Earlier this year, Nintendo Switch users were treated to a full-fledged MMORPG with the launch of Skyforge on the platform. Now, Skyforge is taking...
One Shots: Riding the dino to the prom
You think you were all decked out in finery and had a spiffy ride the last time you went to a formal dance? You...
Whatever happened to Riders of Icarus?
Riders of Icarus launched in 2016 as a rather unique title chiefly due to its mount and pet mechanics that gave everyone tameable, usable...
Nexon and Square canceled the Final Fantasy XI R mobile MMO, citing an insufficient ‘level of creative differentiation’
Last fall, we poked around trying to figure out what happened to the Final Fantasy XI Remake, the mobile game that was originally announced...
Mabinogi celebrates 13 years with combat challenges and lots of balloons
Few things set a festive atmosphere quite like a bunch of balloons, so it's a good thing that Mabinogi has plenty of them to...
MMO Business Roundup: ROBLOX’s IPO, NCsoft, Nexon’s next big thing, and FIFA’s latest scandal
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
ROBLOX: As planned, ROBLOX went public (publix?) this week, opening its first day of...
MapleStory previews the upcoming Spring Blossoms update, complete with cafe and Mechanical Hearts
Spring has not yet quite sprung into MapleStory, but it's soon to spring away with the game's upcoming Spring Blossoms update coming in the near...
Massively Overthinking: ‘Dead games’ in the MMO space
I had a laugh a while back when I spied this tweet in my feeds from a Bungie CM who was suggesting people mute...
Enter to win a Maplestory M Xenon swag bag, including a battery pack, from Nexon and MOP!
In honor of the launch of Xenon in MapleStory M this month (and the concomitant avalanche of new events), Nexon is offering a nifty...
Valentine’s Day begins in Star Citizen, SWG Legends, DAOC, and more
OK, MMOs, we get it, you have chocolate and pink stuff and hearts. This is the last one of these roundups I'm doing this...
MMO Business Roundup: Microsoft’s ZeniMax Vault, Square’s financials, and the Fortnite ‘scapegoat’ lawsuit
Welcome back to another happy fun roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
ZeniMax: Microsoft is apparently creating a subsidiary named Vault...
