Indie studio known primarily for ARK: Survival Evolved.
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Lost Ark’s Korean beta features boats, storms, and treasure hunting
When Lost Ark was first announced back in 2014 as basically the next generation of Diablo-clone in an MMO, I remember being straight-up grabby-hands...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Snail releases trailer for PixArk, its Minecraft-ARK Survival Evolved mashup
What's that squishy sound? Oh yeah, it's the sound of an IP being milked. I'm talking about Snail Games' new Minecraft clone PixArk, which...
ARK: Survival Evolved’s August patches introduce otters, new weapons, and new biomes
So remember back in May when Studio Wildcard intimated it'd be holding off on new ARK: Survival Evolved creatures after that May patch so...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important feature of MMO inventory systems?
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story on ARK Park that included the image above, which just cracked me up. I mean,...
The Stream Team: Starting fresh on a procedurally generated ARK
Massively OP's MJ has switched her ARK server map to a new procedurally generated one, and now she's trying to start a new life...
Star Trek Online channels Next Generation’s spirit with Geordi LaForge, skants, and Galaxy interiors
Believe it or not, this September will mark the 30th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What began as a...
Dean Hall’s Stationeers don’t want no scrubs
DayZ's Dean Hall says his new sci-fi survivalbox Stationeers is launching early access in September, and he isn't sugarcoating the game's difficulty.
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ARK: Survival Evolved’s launch has been delayed another three weeks
If you thought ARK: Survival Evolved's launch this summer couldn't get any more contentious, go get another box of popcorn as penance. In the...
The Stream Team: More ARK Scorched Earth shenanigans
With her ARK server switching over to a procedurally generated map for August, Massively OP's MJ has very little time left for shenanigans in...
ChinaJoy 2017: ARK Park, Black Desert, and L2 Revolution
Goodies from this week's ChinaJoy are already trickling back to us. Notably, Snail Games has posted a new trailer and screenshots for ARK Park, its VR-based ARK:...
The Stream Team: Sightseeing in ARK’s Scorched Earth
As insane as Massively OP's MJ thinks selling expansions before a game even launches is, she did nab ARK's Scorched Earth when it went...
ARK Survival Evolved won’t wipe exploit-infested servers ahead of August launch
Were you anticipating a wipe ahead of the formal launch of ARK: Survival Evolved in August, especially given all the recent exploits? It's not...
Lost Ark shows off new zones, including one that takes place on the body of a slumbering giant
After a long info drought on the anticipated action-MMO Lost Ark, we're finally getting a deluge of lore and screenshots courtesy of Steparu. This...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
The Stream Team: Going after alphas rexes in ARK
Alpha Rexes have been seen teaming up to terrorize the inhabitants of ARK recently, and Massively OP's MJ is going to have to do...
This week in survivalboxes: ROKH, Hellion, The Black Death, and Life is Feudal
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos...
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’
Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
ARK Survival Evolved has doubled in price ahead of August 8 launch
Welp, hope you bought ARK: Survival Evolved back when it was super cheap on Steam because its price has now increased for PC players...
