Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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The First Descendant’s Season 2 Episode 2 update is live
There's a certain irony in having a character named "Serena" added to a game when her whole routine is hosing down enemies with automatic...
Not So Massively: Comparing the grinds of World of Warcraft and The First Descendant
Lately most of my gaming time has gone into two games: World of Warcraft and The First Descendant. They're both very grindy games, but...
The First Descendant previews next week’s update, confirms the end of older console support in June
The First Descendant is continuing to hype up its earlier previewed March update as this week brought another developer livestream for the Season 2...
The Stream Team: Starting over with a different character in Blade & Soul NEO
The voting public spoke and MOP's Chris is listening: He'll be starting afresh in Blade & Soul NEO with a new character that's a...
Dark and Darker was yeeted from the Epic Games Store following Nexon lawsuit
Last month, we covered what appeared to be the messy middle of the ongoing legal saga between Nexon and Ironmace over the Dark and...
The Soapbox: Difficulty is a means to an end in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I took a peak into Corepunk's early access build, and I promptly got my ass kicked by even the most...
MapleStory opens a new region, improves skills, and launches multiple events in latest patch
We're not going to tell the MapleStory fans among our readership their business, but we do have to say that visiting a place known...
The First Descendant readies new content for March and opens an in-game hot tub
The characters that make up the playable roster in looter shooter The First Descendant face a lot in their day-to-day, so the fact that...
MapleStory is getting its own real-world themepark attraction in South Korea early next year
Thanks to financial reports, we already knew that MapleStory is a big deal in its native South Korea, but even we were pretty surprised...
The Stream Team: Returning to Nexon’s The First Descendant
It's time for MOP's Chris to once again revisit some of the MMO and multiplayer titles that he hasn't peeked in on in a...
Nexon Q4 2024: MapleStory and MapleStory Worlds offset FC and The First Descendant’s shortfalls
Ladies and gentlebeings, I give you the latest contender for Mystery Chart of 2025! It's Nexon's growth chart for Q4 2024, which seems to...
Korean court finds Dark and Darker studio infringed Nexon’s trade secrets
Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the seemingly endless lawsuit drama between Nexon and Ironmace over Dark and Darker. Nexon accused...
Riders of Icarus, which once had 1M western players, is riding into the sunset under Valofe’s banners
A week ago, we covered the odd news that Valofe's Riders of Icarus had abruptly canceled its plans to merge down the North American...
Mabinogi Mobile gets a March 27 release date for Korean fans on PC and mobile
Who's ready for more Mabinogi? Because that's what you're getting if you live in South Korea anyway, as Mabinogi Mobile has officially gotten a...
Riders of Icarus announces and then bizarrely cancels plans for EU and NA server merges
File this one as another page in the very odd story that is Riders of Icarus: Last month, Valofe announced plans to merge its...
Fight or Kite: Dark and Darker Mobile brings the multiplayer extraction RPG gameloop to your pocket
I guess I left the room when developers all agreed that extraction shooters, RPGs, and their ilk were going to be the next focus...
Vindictus’ 26th character, Neamhain, is live with her sweet foldable lance
Nexon's Vindictus is just indefatigable in the best ways: This week, the action-combat MMO is rolling out its 26th playable hero, the sexy paladin-esque...
The First Descendant adds a new character, new instanced content, and ultimate weapon upgrading
It's the second half of the second season for The First Descendant this week, and if that sounds like a confusing mix, all you...
MapleStory Worlds goes from a global soft launch to a full launch
What's the true difference between a "soft" launch and the regular thing? Probably only the number of potential excuses that can be made for...
Not So Massively: Holidays in The First Descendant are truly the blurst of times
When I first tried The First Descendant, I hit a brick wall over the fact that I didn't enjoy playing the two freebie characters...
