Studio known primarily for ArcheAge.
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best boats as of 2022?
In fewer than two weeks, Guild Wars 2 is getting something we've never had before in the game: boats. In fact, you might even...
ArcheAge previews new region, Auroria changes, and quality-of-life improvements
What's on tap for the first half of 2022 in ArcheAge? Quite a bit according to an update preview shared by Kakao Games, and...
ArcheAge developer XLGames unveils an NFT-filled game launching in July called ArcheWorld
At a media event for Bora, a blockchain and NFT "ecosystem" (isn't that an ironic use of that word), ArcheAge developer XLGames unveiled plans...
ArcheAge’s fresh start servers get Red Dragon’s Keep and Faction Honor Battlefield on February 10
For those who have mostly been playing ArcheAge on one of the fresh start servers, the next content gate is opening very soon: Thursday,...
ArcheAge banned almost 500 accounts this week for RMT activities
Kakao is clearly hoping to make ArcheAge synonymous with the term "banwave" instead of "exploit," if the latest rounds of banhammer action are any...
ArcheAge cuts back on Serpentis loot, kicks off an event, and removes billions in duped gold
There are gold sinks, and then there are gold black holes that slurp up massive amounts of wealth. ArcheAge's new stewards Kakao opened one...
MMO Business Roundup: Unionbusting, Kakao, sportswashing, DDOS attacks, plagiarism, and PUBG
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news. I'm sorry.
Raven Software: The internal Activision studio that saw first a strike and...
ArcheAge returns player items lost during account transfers from Gamigo to Kakao
When ArcheAge accounts were transferred over from Gamigo to Kakao in December, many players unfortunately found that certain items were missing from their characters...
ArcheAge brings Serendipity Stone item changes and returns Manastorm Crystal items to Unchained
There's a fresh patch out there for ArcheAge, and while it isn't a particularly robust one overall, it still has a few important points...
The Daily Grind: What might be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
In years past, this annual Daily Grind was focused on the next MMO that might go free-to-play, but that's become less and less relevant...
ArcheAge introduces two new ArchePasses, changes skills, and moves dungeons in latest update
It's been some time since we wrote anything about ArcheAge's ArchePass, the battle pass-style reward track available in free and premium versions that offers...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 355: All your ships are belong to us
Justin, Colin, and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Lost Ark, ArcheAge, Elyon, EVE Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, ESO, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on choice in MMOs and resurrecting Landmark.
ArcheAge bans more cheaters and revamps free trials in today’s update
ArcheAge is down for maintenance this morning, but don't get too excited, as the patch notes reiterate that complete halt to the entire unlock...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2021
As the year that was 2021 comes to a close -- raise a glass, give a toast, and perhaps think of a few fond...
Interview: ArcheAge studios on the move to Kakao, bans, land rushes, and the future of the game
One of the surprises the end of 2021 had in store for MMO players was the move of XLGAMES' ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained from...
ArcheAge delays fresh start progression, launches New Year’s festival, bans 21K alt accounts
What's new in the world of ArcheAge? As of last week, there's a Zodiac Festival that lets players ring in the new year with...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2021
It’s been quite a year of Choose My Adventure columns, hasn’t it? We did a pretty good random skip around of different games, in...
ArcheAge begins swinging the banhammer against promotion and web inventory exploiters
Yesterday we reported on a massive exploit wave that swept over ArcheAge involving players taking advantage of a free mana crystal promotion as well...
ArcheAge’s free mana crystal Twitter promotion leads to a 24 hour-long exploitation spree
Back when Kakao was kicking off its relaunch of ArcheAge, it was running a Twitter promotion that promised mana crystals for players if a...
Fractured and Gamigo reps discuss publishing, refunds, IP ownership, and the possibility of a console launch
As we've been covering, Kickstarted MMORPG Fractured - now Fractured Online - announced that it's being supported and published by Gamigo, and the response...
