Riot Games – Developer expands with new office in New York

[Source] Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, has rented a new office space in Manhattan, New York. Signing a five-year lease, the space is 5,594 square feet, covering the entire second floor of the building located at 49 West…

CRYENGINE – Branding rebooted for new game engine version

[Press release] Previously known as CryENGINE 3, developer Crytek has rebooted the engine’s branding, and now simply known as CRYENGINE in the latest upgraded version. Rather than follow the numeral game Epic Games is having with Unreal Engine 4, I…

Black Desert – Transportation and housing the highlights this week

Heading towards CBT in Korea in a few weeks, the weekly theme continues for Black Desert. This week, developer Pearl Abyss is taking us through some of the transportation tools available, as well as the housing system, where details are…

God of Destiny – MOBA based on Journey to the West reveals trailer

First announced last year at ChinaJoy, God of Destiny is currently being presented to potential publishers at Gamescom 2013. A Taiwan-developed MOBA, the heroes are all based on iconic characters from Journey to the West, 1 of the 4 great…

Dead Island: Epidemic – First game screenshots released to public

[Register] Details are still scarce other than having 3 teams of 4 battling each other, but the first screenshots of Dead Island: Epidemic are here anyway. Described as the developer as a “ZOMBA”, or Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena, not much info…

SMITE – Publisher for China server officially announced for 3D MOBA

As teased a few days back, China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, has been confirmed as the China publisher for Hi-Rez Studios’ runaway hit, SMITE. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, this 3rd person MOBA wil be entering beta this…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Business model finally announced

[Source] The writing was all over the wall with hints given in previous chats, and developer ZeniMax Online Studios confirmed the business model for The Elder Scrolls Online today. It is plain, simple monthly subscription, with 30 days of free…

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era – New dungeon as updates continue

I am really impressed with the regular updates for Cabal 2 since it launched, and yesterday saw new endgame content again with a new dungeon, loosely translated as Grave of the False. Players will face a fallen leader who once…

Fantasy Frontier – First impression of the new online title Part 2

After starting with the basics in the first article yesterday for Fantasy Frontier, I am going to touch more on combat (which is still basics actually) and some other stuff in Part 2 of the article. Fantasy Frontier will be…

The Division – New Tom Clancy MMO-esque title announced for PC

First revealed back in June at E3 2013, Ubisoft did not announce the PC version for The Division, despite the game’s persistent online nature. The PC version was officially announced today, in what Ubisoft claims as they have been “listening…

Dungeon Striker – New Mystic class teased for upcoming content update

While no specific date was given, Eyedentity Games did schedule the new class to be added by October. I am talking about Mystic, the new martial arts class for Dungeon Striker. This awesome class’ attack speed increases when more combos…

Fantasy Frontier – First impression of the new online title Part 1

I started playing Fantasy Frontier during this past weekend on a casual basis, and I really enjoyed the smooth gameplay. Heck, I have already spent 50 bucks on the cash shop! So, without further a due, Part 1 of my…

WildStar – Business model announced for new NCsoft game

[Game website] WildStar, the upcoming game from Carbine Studios and NCsoft, has just announced its “hybrid” business model to the public. It is a mixture of monthly payment and sort of Free-to-Play, but only if you are spending enough time…

Aion 4.5 – New Aethertech class to arrive in Korea next week

Perhaps the most anticipated class in Aion thus far, Aethertech will be landing in the official Korean server on 28th August, after spending some time in the test server. This new class is the main attraction of version 4.5, which…