Studio known primarily for ArcheAge.
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Perfect Ten: 10 memorable MMO marketing campaigns from the genre’s past
Believe it or not, MMOs get off easy when it comes to notorious marketing campaigns. Anything on the following list, good or bad, is...
The Daily Grind: Do you have hope for ArcheAge or its sequel?
To me, ArcheAge will forever be the first of many South Korean games that was heralded as bringing back the mythical prelapsarian days of...
Kakao partially denies report that ArcheAge will sunset following XLGAMES restructure
Korea's Money Today News has a disturbing scoop on turmoil at XLGAMES that appears to mean layoffs inside the studio - and a closure...
ArcheAge introduces the Stillwater Gulf ship-based battle royale mode in newest patch
Sure, you've played battle royale, but what if it was battle royale but ships? That's what is effectively being offered by ArcheAge with the...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
ArcheAge introduces the Daru gathering transformation and 10v10 flag war in newest update
If you were intensely curious about ArcheAge's upcoming ability to let players transform into a wholly distinct race for increased pastoral pursuits, your...
ArcheAge’s June 22 update lets players become a gathering-focused Daru and fight in 10v10 flag wars
Sure, you could always do things like craft, gather, farm, and trade in the auction house in ArcheAge now, but what if you could...
Massively Overthinking: Are we in an ‘MMO hype vacuum’?
James "MMO Folklorist" Crosby recently penned a piece using a term that seems so apt I feel we should all adopt it: the MMO...
NCsoft is taking Kakao’s ArcheAge War to court over alleged plagiarism of Lineage 2M
ArcheAge War isn't just a delayed blockchain mess: It's also the subject of a new lawsuit.
According to The Korea Times, NCsoft has filed a...
XLGames’ NFT MMO ArcheWorld arrives in the Americas April 20 in spite of (or because of) weak start in Asia
XLGames continues to march forward with the global release of ArcheWorld, the NFT and blockchain-linked version of ArcheAge that technically launched for some Asian regions...
ArcheAge’s latest events feature a chance at cute convertibles and returning animal onesies
ArcheAge is apparently trying to get as adorable as possible with its pair of major events this week, both of which are full of...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 reworks its Gyala Delve meta-event
Guild Wars 2 pushed out a patch last week that adjusted how the Gyala Delve meta-event functions and doles out rewards. Part of this...
Massively Overthinking: When is localization itself the kiss of death for an imported MMORPG?
Last week, when I was poking around the internet trying to understand why Amazon was still making excuses for de-sexualizing some Lost Ark characters...
ArcheAge projects include UI streamlining, global arena, and Fairy race
Despite scooting off of social media, ArcheAge is showing signs that its game world isn't going anywhere. In fact, Kakao has a meaty March...
ArcheAge is shutting down its Twitter March 17 and moving announcements to Discord and its website
Whether there are lines to read between here or not is likely up to personal presumption, but the fact is that ArcheAge is going...
Kakao’s mobile MMO Moonlight Sculptor is closing down in May after less than two years online
At 4:20 a.m. EST this morning, Kakao and XL Games announced that Moonlight Sculptor's global servers are set for demolition in multiple regions just...
PvP MMO ArcheAge War debuts video on its feature set ahead of March 21 Korean launch
Fans in South Korea are ready for some more ArcheAge, believe it or not, as the PC and mobile cross-platform PvP MMO ArcheAge War...
Massively Overthinking: How should MMOs handle in-game criming?
A week or so ago, I fell down a rabbit hole when writing up an ArcheAge post. Kakao was handing out joke titles for...
ArcheAge challenges players to rack up the most jail time for doing crime
Well, now I've seen everything: ArcheAge actually has an achievement for doing hard time.
OK, technically, it's a "record" you can set in the game's...
Gamigo mandates that RIFT and Trove accounts be linked to Steam
If you're one of the faithful players who continue to adventure in RIFT and Trove under Gamigo's operational oversight, then you'll need to take...
