smilegate

Publisher known in the west primarily for Skysaga and Lost Ark.

Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this past year?

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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...
Hope for light.

Perfect Ten: The top MMOs to watch in 2021

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"MMOs are dead!" "MMOs are dying!" "We didn't get any good MMO releases this past year!" While I won't argue with the last one there,...

Lost Ark KR shows off new classes, a new continent, and new raids coming in 2021

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While we still don't have any firm word on what the hell Amazon is doing with the possible western launch of MMOARPG Lost Ark,...

Amazon just killed off another online game – this time it’s Crucible

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Like Breakaway before it, Amazon's Crucible is over before it began. Before it began again. It really depends where you start counting. Yes, Amazon...

Lost Ark confirms the Reaper class launches on Korean servers September 29

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Yup, we're still waiting on Lost Ark's arrival to western shores, but we can still at least peek over to the goings-on for the...

Lost Ark announces a launch date of September 23 – in Japan

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It doesn't look like it'll be long now before Lost Ark makes its way to Western shores. How do we figure? Because the Korean-built...

Amazon is apparently working on a new unnamed sci-fi MMO

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Former SOE and Daybreak boss John Smedley has been a fixture at Amazon Game Studios for the last few years, working on at least...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 285: Exit En Masse

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Justin and Bree discuss En Masse's closure, Amazon's Lost Ark, LOTRO, WoW Classic, Wurm Online, Population Zero, and Torchlight III, with adventures in SWTOR, WoW, SWG Legends, and The Sims, plus reader mail on MMO customer service and MMO talent trees.
Leaving port.

Did Amazon just sign on to be Lost Ark’s western publisher?

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Last night, Amazon announced that it's signed on to an exclusive publishing agreement in North America and Europe with Smilegate, specifically to publish a...

Lost Ark KR launches its second season, teases a new class and future updates

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While we're still kind of watching and waiting for the game to arrive to our shores, Korean players of Lost Ark are already deep...

Lost Ark kills the gender lock, adds the Scouter, and preps for global release

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Momentum is picking up for the long-long-awaited Lost Ark, which just began its closed beta (in Japan). A Redditor reported that the beta patch...

Battle Bards Episode 172: Lost Ark

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Although Lost Ark is still making its slow journey to the west, the music arrived ahead — on a songbird, of course! It’s a...
Robot.

Lost Ark KR introduces the Scouter class arriving with the game’s second season

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We all know and love the bow and arrow, but sometimes you want a bit more high tech in your fantasy ranged archetype. Lost...

Last Oasis introduces new map and walker with this week’s Volcanic Update

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Last Oasis is treating its early access players to a hefty - and free - update this week, just in time for the Steam...
Found you!

Lost Ark’s Russian version completes its move to the My.Games platform

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Another MMO has been enfolded into the My.Games launcher/storefront. This time it's the Russian edition of Lost Ark, which completed the move as of...

Lost Ark announces a registration date for Japanese closed beta, shows off a guild territory feature for Season 2

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The outward expansion of MMOARPG Lost Ark has taken another big step forward. The game's official Japanese Twitter account has announced that Thursday, June...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 255: Girls, elementals, and other things that ruin MMOs

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Justin and Bree discuss Magic Legends, Tarkov, World of Warcraft, Crowfall, Lost Ark, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on how MMOs can avoid murderhobo gameplay and how to escape MMOs that suck you back in.

Lost Ark Korea announces personal housing, genderlock removal, and battle royale as part of Season 2

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The Korean version of Lost Ark is already gearing up for its next content in Season 2, and there sure is a lot coming....

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020

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With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...

Lost Ark appears to be ramping up for its western release and console release according to job postings

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There certainly feels like a fair level of excitement for Lost Ark's western launch, especially since folks are already working their way into the...

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