Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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Introducing AxE: Alliance vs Empire, Nexon’s next mobile MMO coming west
It used to be that the idea of playing an MMO on a phone was a pretty farfetched idea. Not so much anymore: Mobile...
Nexon had a record-high 2018, but it’s got only mobile titles coming westward in 2019
If you were hoping for some eye bleach after the financial reports from Blizzard and NCsoft yesterday, then I'm sorry - Nexon is not...
The MOP Up: Warframe brings Fortuna to Nintendo Switch
Are you jamming with Warframe on the Switch? If so, then this past week you had an extra reason to jam hard, as Digital...
More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101
Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...
One Shots: Time for the chicken dance
Ever found yourself suddenly in the midst of a surreal and even hilarious experience in your MMORPG? Delightful surprises is the theme of this...
The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories
One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...
Check out Valentine’s Day for Defiance 2050 and DCUO, Lunar New Year for World of Warships and MapleStory 2
Between Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year, MMO events are piling up around us, and we're not even mad about it.
First up, Defiance...
MMO Business Roundup: Netmarble’s Nexon bid, Warframe’s owners, PC H1Z1, and the Fortnite kid who saved us from Facetime
Welcome back to another roundup of the business of business in the MMO and multiplayer world!
Among the multiple companies apparently considering serious bids for...
Kakao is apparently considering a bid for Nexon as sale process heats up
Over January, we've been covering the future of Nexon, whose controlling owner, Kim Jung-ju, is aiming to sell his nearly 99% stake in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you find it hard to connect with pre-established MMO characters?
One of the hallmarks of MMORPGs is the freedom for players to create the kind of character that they want, from race to looks...
RuneScape dev Jagex is up for sale by its struggling Chinese owners after posting record high year
Remember a couple of years back when RuneScape company Jagex was bought out by China's Shandong Hongda, a company known primarily for its iron...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 205: Dragons and other MMO rarities
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr, Breach, Nexon, ArcheAge, Pantheon, FFXIV, SWG Legends, CrossCode, and the harms of early access.
MapleStory 2 is retiring Toad’s Toolkit on January 31
The latest producer's letter from MapleStory 2 describes Toad's Toolkit as an experiment, an attempt by the designers to address a clear issue with...
Classic MapleStory is bumping its level cap in next week’s Black Mage: New Beginnings update
Over in classic MapleStory, players are anxiously awaiting the launch of Black Mage: New Beginnings next week on the 23rd, which itself will be...
MapleStory 2 posts three-month feedback plan for gemstone, pet, and Meso improvements
January always seems to be a time of regrouping for MMO communities and studios, and Nexon is joining the trend with MapleStory 2. Producer...
Nexon founder’s controlling shares in the company are now officially up for sale
Remember how Nexon's founder and 98.64% share holder Kim Jung-ju made it clear early this month that he was looking into selling his controlling...
Nexon’s ‘next-gen’ mobile MMO AxE: Alliance vs Empire is coming westward ‘soon this year’
Nexon is fairly well known for being one of the most prolific developers of MMOs in the industry, and today the studio announced that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 204: SpatialOS spasms
Justin and Bree discuss the Unity vs. SpatialOS showdown, the Destiny 2 Activision split and investigation, Elite's massive event, big updates for Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, and LOTRO, plus our adventures in ESO, LOTRO, SWG, and DDO, and reader mail on games that don't click with you, the MMOs we'd like to see built, and video game eyeballs.
Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale
Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...
South Korean MMO Astellia is coming westward in 2019, vows to steer clear of P2W
It's official: Astellia is launching in the west this year. "Let the Stars Guide You this Summer 2019," the official site says. As we've...
