Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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Nexon will take MapleStory Fest all-digital on November 11
Nexon is getting ready to kick off its third MapleStory Fest, and like so many other gaming events this year, this version will indeed...
MMO Business Roundup: FarmVille’s sunset, Netmarble’s acquisitions, Intrepid hiring, WoW esports, PUBG India
Welcome back to another roundup of gaming industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO adjacent-titles.
PUBG India: Earlier this month, we covered how PUBG Corp....
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
Whatever happened to the Final Fantasy XI mobile remake?
Do you remember ages ago, when Final Fantasy XI first announced that it was scaling back to a maintenance mode and a new mobile remake...
The MOP Up: Overhit sunsets in Korea
Nexon's Overhit is fading quickly from the mobile MMO scene. Its global servers were shut down earlier this year, leaving only the Korean and...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of MapleStory 2’s soundtrack
The death of MapleStory 2 earlier this year is seen as somewhat tragic in the Massively OP offices. Many of us got time with...
Hands-on with the four Vs of Nexon’s mobile MMO V4
One of my friends once said to me, "Carlo, I always see you play those random 6 out of 10 MMOs, and I don't...
The MOP Up: Legends of Runeterra unwraps a new expansion
Riot Games' digital card game Legends of Runeterra made a big splash this past week as it released its first big expansion.
"The Call of...
Nexon’s mobile/PC MMO V4 adds new content and customization perks today
V4, Nexon's mobile-and-PC MMORPG, has barely been launched for a month, and it's already celebrating a milestone: a million downloads. This week, the game...
Battle Bards Episode 175: Prehistoric jams
Having perfected their musical time machine, the Battle Bards leap back to the past to enjoy the soundscapes of dinosaurs and other prehistoric denizens....
MapleStory previews its Astral Blessings event, winds down Burning World
MapleStory fans must be relieved to know that even after the closure of MapleStory 2, the franchise is still making money for Nexon hand...
The Soapbox: Stubborn MMO players are sleeping on autoplay mechanics
Autoplay, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely something! I'll say it again: There is value in autoplay. It's got such a bad reputation...
When the COVID dust settles, Nexon hopes to be among entertainment’s winners
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney recently gave one whooper of an interview to GamesIndustry.biz arguing that the games industry is reaching a "major transition point"...
Nexon’s V4 plans new zones and quests August 25, web-based minigame now
MOP's Carlo has been obsessively playing one game for the last few weeks: Nexon's brand-new crossplatform MMO V4. The game rolled out toward the...
Mabinogi’s P.E.T. Part 2 update lets players bring pets in to dungeons on August 13
Now that players of Mabinogi have helped their pets attain new levels of power, MMO logic dictates that power gets unleashed on some dungeon...
Nintendo’s financials hail Animal Crossing’s success while Nexon crushes it with MapleStory
More quarterly financial reports are rolling in, this time from Nintendo and Nexon, and both studios are crowing about exceptional runs.
For the big N,...
Jukebox Heroes: The ultimate guide to MMORPG music
It's been a long, strange, and wonderful journey to explore MMORPG music with you here in Jukebox Heroes. And while I am anticipating many...
Nexon’s UE4 crossplatform MMO V4 is officially live for PC, Android, and iOS players
We've had an eye on the hard-to-search-for V4 since August 2019, when news of Nexon's next Korean MMO first reached our shores. And the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 280: Middle-earth practices social distancing
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Nexon, No Man's Sky, and Skull and Bones, with adventures in LOTRO, Hearthstone, and WoW, plus mailbag topics on fidelity to artistic vision and phasing vs. immersion.
Nexon’s new mobile and PC MMO V4 arrives on July 22 — here’s a panoramic trailer
Over the course of this past June we've been checking in on V4, a new MMORPG from Nexon arriving to PC and mobile devices...
