Publisher known in the west primarily for Skysaga and Lost Ark.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 326: Lost Ark is finally found
Justin and Bree discuss E3 2021, Book of Travels, Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Diablo II Resurrected, Sea of Thieves, Riders Republic, Transformers Heavy Metal, Albion Online, Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, Lost Ark, Aion Classic, and LOTRO, with adventures in Sims 4, WoW Classic, SWG Legends, Crowfall, and Albion, plus a mailbag topic on difficulty walls in MMOs.
Lost Ark’s technical alpha dissolved into a technical mess, but it’s sorted out now
We are still grappling with the realization that Lost Ark is actually going to be launching here in the west this fall. However, if...
Four Winds: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Lost Ark
Raise your hands if you've been eagerly waiting for Lost Ark. Now give me a high five because as announced earlier today, it's finally...
Lost Ark launches this fall as an Amazon-published free-to-play title; founder packs are now live
The news won't shock anyone who's been watching Lost Ark inch its way across the world the last few many years and who noticed...
Four Winds: Why are Asian MMOs monetized the way they are?
Welcome to Four Winds, Massively OP's newest column, dedicated to Asian MMOs and the culture around it. As the resident Black Desert columnist, I'm...
New World alpha teases its overhauled quest design as AGS expands to Canada
When New World shifted its design balance from being less about PvP to more about PvE last year, many MMO gamers worried about the...
Lost Ark brings out the Striker for Korean players
Some days it does feel like we've been waiting several quarantine's worth waiting for Lost Ark to finally get its gorgeous polygons over here....
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...
Perfect Ten: The top MMOs to watch in 2021
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Did Amazon just sign on to be Lost Ark’s western publisher?
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
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
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
Although Lost Ark is still making its slow journey to the west, the music arrived ahead — on a songbird, of course! It’s a...
Lost Ark KR introduces the Scouter class arriving with the game’s second season
We all know and love the bow and arrow, but sometimes you want a bit more high tech in your fantasy ranged archetype. Lost...