Hounds – Shoot many aliens

Developed in Korea by CJ GameLab, Hounds is coined as the “Role Playing Shooting (RPS)” genre by the company. Well, I would have preferred “Shooter” though. Hounds is an online co-op shooter at its core, which is still a rarity…

Diablo III (KR) – Government raided Blizzard offices

[Source] Basically, the Asian server for Diablo III is located in South Korea, accommodating for regions such as Taiwan as well. However, due to the enormous amount of traffic, the bandwidth hit its maximum, with thousands of gamers from both…

G*Star 2012 – Exhibition dates confirmed

The biggest online gaming event in the world, G*Star, will be held from 8th November till the 11th later this year. And yes, it is still located at Busan, South Korea, and still the biggest gaming event there is Asia…

Kritika – Closed Beta 1 videos

Kritika, from the Korean developer of Lunia Online, ended its very first Closed Beta test a couple of days back. In Korea only of course. Touted as the fastest action combat MMORPG there is, the game has so far been…

Employees of 38 Studios hit with housing debt

[Source] I guess most of you would have read about 38 Studios closing, and that Project Copernicus (screenshots) will probably never see the light again despite a scheduled June 2013 release date (unless someone buy over the IP) of course.…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Combat explained

[Source] Most of us should have known that The Elder Scrolls Online is coming, taking place much earlier before the events of Skyrim. The news of this long-running franchise going into the MMO realm faced much backlash from the fans…

Diablo III – Giving Blizzard the thumbs down

I still remember around 11 to 12 years ago, me in my school uniform, skipping my choir lesson just to queue up for a box of Diablo II. Man, I had so much fun with the game, the items, the…

Firefall – Level system removed for good

[Game website] In the latest developer diary, it was announced that the level system in Red 5 Studio’s Firefall will officially be discarded. This is apparently to accommodate a “much more organic system for player growth”. Experience points now earned…

Defiance – The link between the MMO and TV

[Game website] I never really fully understood the concept of Trion Worlds’ upcoming online shooter, Defiance, but after watching this new video, I really got a 100% clearer picture of the whole project. After being hugely successful with RIFT, developer…

Marvel Heroes – Debut trailer revealed

[Press release] Gazillion Entertainment, a leading developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, has revealed the first glimpse of the eagerly anticipated free-to-play online game Marvel Heroes. Taking the MMO category to a completely new level of…

Bioware lays off staff from SW:TOR team

[Source] In a pretty gutsy move, Bioware’s founders have officially admitted that employees involved in Star Wars: The Old Republic have been laid off. This comes after a vague “restructuring” explanation, without any information which departments are affected. As usual,…

Core Blaze – Gamania preparing new online action game for E3 2012

It has been quite a few months since anything substantial was announced for Gamania’s upcoming action MMORPG, Core Blaze, but the time to unveil the latest game build is near. The latest version of the game will be shown at…

38 Studios begins staff layoffs

[Source] The inevitable has happened, and I am certainly not surprised at all. 38 Studios, the developer of the EA-distributed RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and the upcoming MMO, Project Copernicus, has confirmed that layoffs has begun to ensure the…

Aeria Games unveils Born to Fire

[Press release] Load your guns, strap on your holster, and get ready to show off your best action movie one-liners. Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, announced today that closed beta registration has begun for Born…