Studio known primarily for ArcheAge.
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Grab a key for the Moonfeather Griffin mount for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained
In celebration of its recent relaunch of ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained in the west, Kakao has granted Massively OP a stack of keys for...
ArcheAge pushes back its land rush to December 18th and delays today’s patch ‘until further notice’
It would appear that ArcheAge is running into problems enough that updates and events are being pushed back by Kakao. The first major event...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 350: The start of Endwalker
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Endwalker, WoW 9.2, the Dune MMO, New World, Wizard101, Lineage2M, and ArcheAge, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Hearthstone, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the looter shooter fad and MMO quest logging systems.
ArcheAge players call out for a classic edition, but Kakao is noncomittal
With the change of ownership and relaunch of ArcheAge, some players are hoping that they might see a return to a simpler -- and...
Kakao tackles ArcheAge’s relatively minimal launch issues, opens Snowfang Isle
We are now past day one of Kakao's operation of ArcheAge, and by most accounts things appear to have gone generally pretty well, apart...
ArcheAge’s relaunch has been delayed again, this time by just a few hours
If for some reason you're not playing a certain other game today, then you were probably gearing up for Kakao's ArcheAge relaunch, which had...
Gamigo’s parent company just became a key investor in Daybreak’s parent company
You know, when I was joking on the last Massively OP Podcast that Gamigo was becoming Daybreak, I didn't mean it should literally buy...
Kakao has delayed ArcheAge’s relaunch to tomorrow over an ‘issue in the backend system’
2021 has been the year of MMO delays, and ArcheAge's relaunch under the Kakao banner is just one more. But don't panic: It's only...
ArcheAge retools fresh start server plan, drops notes for massive day-one patch, teases 2022 plans
Got everything in the ArcheAge AMA committed to memory? Good because Kakao's already moving on with new dropped dev blogs on what to expect...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021
Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....
Kakao’s ArcheAge AMA suggests revamps of crime and trade systems, monitoring for ‘nefarious gameplay’
Yesterday, Kakao ran an AMA on the MMORPG subreddit to address player "confusion" over its impending stewardship of ArcheAge here in the west following...
ArcheAge outlines date for land rush and new times for instance entry, opens up to pre-downloading today
It's nearly time for ArcheAge to enter under Kakao's stewardship, which means potential players are going to want to get some affairs in order....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 347: Land rush!
Justin and Bree discuss Activision-Blizzard's ongoing Bobby Kotick situation, ArcheAge's move to Kakao, New World, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Lands Awakened update, plus two voicemails on spears and sidequests in MMORPGs.
Gamigo investor report promises a ‘great update’ for RIFT in Q1, Atlas Rogues is abandoned
It's a bit of good news and unsurprising bad news out of the third quarter investor report from MGI, the company that runs Gamigo....
ArcheAge transfers to Kakao officially begin today – here’s what you’ve gotta do
ArcheAge fans, yesterday was the last time your data on Gamigo's servers will be saved. From here on out, you're going to need to...
Kakao’s overhauling ArcheAge Unchained’s business model again – and yes, it has a sub
With Gamigo's stewardship of ArcheAge coming to an end, Kakao is setting up shop - and I do mean shop. The game's new western...
Here’s how ArcheAge transfers from Gamigo to Kakao will work – expect land rushes
Last week, we covered the out-of-the-blue news that XL Games was moving western publishing rights for ArcheAge from Gamigo to Kakao. We say "out-of-the-blue"...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 346: Endwalker, ArcheAge, Lost Ark, and New World
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's Endwalker delay, WoW's financials and player council, ArcheAge's new publisher, Gamigo's new MMORPG, Lost Ark's beta, New World's state, DDO update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, Harry Potter Wizard Unite's sunset, and Crowfall's freemium update, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, and Star Wars Galaxies, plus a mailbag topic on worry about the future of the genre.
Gamigo is teasing one of its promised pipeline games – and it’s an MMORPG
Earlier this year, when Gamigo laid off a large chunk of the RIFT developer team, the studio told us that it had "numerous new...
Kakao is taking over publishing ArcheAge in the west from Gamigo
It's the end of an era: The Western version of ArcheAge is getting a new publisher. Come December, Kakao will be running the game...
