Studio known primarily for ArcheAge.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding
Justin and Bree discuss Stars Reach's Kickstarter, LOTRO's U43 and server transfers, Jake Song departing ArcheAge Chronicles, Dauntless' sunset, and Monster Hunter Wilds' debut, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Undermined, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on the Elder Scrolls Online difficulty situation.
ArcheAge Chronicles luminary Jake Song leaves XLGames, the company he founded, to ‘recharge’
Jake Song, a name that many MMORPG fans are familiar with for his involvement with the ArcheAge and Lineage series and his founding of...
Kakao Q4 2024: Mobile drives revenue dip as Kakao queues up ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey
Kakao Games did not have the best quarter, and the "why" is complicated.
According to the Korean games giant's Q4 2024 financials, its PC segment...
The long-delayed ArcheAge Chronicles shares previews of locations, weapons, and creatures
It might be hard for MMORPG fans to harbor a lot of excitement for ArcheAge Chronicles, Kakao's attempt to revive the now-sunset ArcheAge into...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMORPG sunset of 2024?
Man, this one is easy for me to answer, though I wish it weren't so: ArcheAge was the most brutal sunset of 2024, and...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most played MMOs in 2025?
So here we are at the top of another year, looking ahead at what we think we're going to play. Consider this week's Massively...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
Fight or Kite: The PvP MMOs we’re watching in 2025
Today we arrive at the first Fight or Kite column of the newest quarter of the century, and while I can’t speak for other...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPGs are you no longer anticipating in 2025?
I hate to say it, but the longer a game stays on my curiosity list, the more likely it is to fall off the...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2024?
Layoffs.
OK, that one's a gimmie - and it hurts a lot more than MMORPGs. So let me pitch another one:
A bunch of MMOs either...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
Now XLGAMES is sunsetting the Korean version of ArcheAge too
Well, Korean players could probably see the writing on the wall when Kakao/XLGAMES shuttered ArcheAge here in the west earlier this year, but now...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 493: Landing on Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Legacy of Morgoth, Brighter Shores' early access, ArcheAge Chronicles' delay, Chrono Odyssey, Stars Reach's trailer, and FFXIV's Crossroads, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on handhelds and controllers for MMOs.
Kakao Q3 2024: ArcheAge 2 aka ArcheAge Chronicles has been delayed yet again
Kakao Games dropped its third quarter financials this past week, and it's a bit of a mixed bag - especially if you were anxiously...
ArcheAge Chronicles video highlights its acrobatic combat and vast persistent online world
A couple of weeks ago XLGames and Kakao Games showed off a rebranded and revised ArcheAge 2, with the name of ArcheAge Chronicles and...
Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 487: Give me Throne and Liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's launch, the new book on Blizzard, ArcheAge 2's morph into ArcheAge Chronicles, and New World Aeternum's impending release, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on MMO history and games preservation.
XLGames rebrands ArcheAge 2 as ‘online action RPG’ ArcheAge Chronicles, but it still sounds like an MMO
If you thought endless delays and the unceremonious sunset of ArcheAge were the worst things that could happen to ArcheAge 2, think again because...
Kakao Q2 2024: Profits nosedive as ArcheAge 2 faces another potential delay
The second quarter for fiscal year 2024 has ended up being a pretty awful one for Kakao Games. The latest earnings summary confirms that...
