Publisher known in the west primarily for Skysaga and Lost Ark.
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Massively Overthinking: Do you take vacation time to play MMOs?
Back when Amazon was busy merging several dozen Lost Ark servers, I saw a comment thread where people were grousing about being locked out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 391: Shuffling around dragons, pirates, and embers
Justin and Bree discuss Embers Adrift, WoW Dragonflight, Skull and Bones, Lost Ark, and LOTRO, with adventures in WoW Classic, Tower of Fantasy, SWG Legends, and Ultima Online, plus mailbag discussions on licensing for game streaming and MOP guilds, forums, and Discord.
Choose My Adventure: Returning to the very beginning of Lost Ark
I've been away from Lost Ark long enough that I'm effectively being left in the dust in terms of endgame - presumably, anyway -...
Lost Ark promises Reaper, Summoner, and a ‘beautifully dangerous’ raid by year’s end
The last three months of this year promise to offer plenty of new things for Lost Ark players to do as Amazon Games has...
The Stream Team: Kicking the tires of the Lost Ark Machinist class
MOP's Chris is following the Will of the Polls once more as he enters Lost Ark from the very start, and since the Machinist...
Lost Ark welcomes the Machinist class and new raid following server merges
Who's feeling like playing some Iron Man in an MMORPG? Lost Ark is giving you the opportunity to, ah, avenge yourself on some mobs...
Here’s what to expect from Lost Ark’s September update, launching tomorrow
Lost Ark players, you've got 16 hours of downtime to burn before the MMOARPG's next update. What do you do with that time? Maybe...
Choose My Adventure: Temtem is just not for me
I'll open with a little personal opinion: I've never liked the baseline Pokemon games. It never appealed to me when it first released, the...
Lost Ark plans 16 hours of downtime for its merging servers tomorrow
At the top of September, Amazon announced that it would be merging some of Lost Ark's servers and even began patching the infrastructure to...
Lost Ark previews the Machinist advanced class dropping next week
Die-hard Lost Ark fans already knew that the Machinist is launching in just over a week, and as of today, Amazon and Smilegate are...
The Daily Grind: Are isometric-ish viewpoints in MMOs a turnoff?
When we did our roundtable on the biggest MMORPGs in 2022, I included Albion Online among them, and I stand by that inclusion. Regardless...
Lost Ark’s Arktoberfest applies beer directly to your head
OK, don't panic because it's not actually October yet, but Lost Ark is getting a jump on the season with the opening of Arktoberfest...
Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Here’s how Lost Ark will compensate everyone for its unplanned downtime this week
The mess that was Lost Ark's Wednesday patch - when the servers went down in the morning and didn't return until night thanks to...
Lost Ark is finally back online as Amazon announces which servers will be merged
Lost Ark players were understandably frustrated yesterday when the servers didn't return after maintenance with the patch and instead was offline thanks to a...
Amazon canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO over Tencent complications, Smed’s new game is still in production
Almost exactly four years ago, we first learned about the existence of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG, backed by Hong Kong-based Leyou...
Lost Ark preps server merges and massive quality-of-life tweaks for today’s (eventual) update
As New World is busy adding new servers, its Amazon-published sibling Lost Ark is closing them: In part of what should've been this morning's...
Whoops: Lost Ark accidentally pushes unfinished Captcha system into game
An unfinished security measure was accidentally released into the Lost Ark ecosystem this past week, giving both Amazon and players headaches at the unexpected...
Lost Ark’s first season of competitive Proving Grounds PvP wraps up September 7
The first season of competitive PvP in Lost Ark is drawing to a close as Amazon Games has announced an end date of Wednesday,...
Lost Ark launches the pet ranch, adds new water park content, and brings back event guardians in tomorrow’s update
It's time for players of Lost Ark to bask Under the Arkesian Sun, aka the ARPG's latest patch, which is bringing some more fun...
