Blade & Soul – Girls’ Generation stars in latest promotional game trailer

First revealed as Blade & Soul China’s spokesperson 2 weeks ago, Korean female pop group Girls’ Generation has made its first appearance in the latest game promo trailer. The game is currently in its “Youth” test phase, where an activation…

Kingdom Under Fire II – New logo as game prepares for 2014 launch

Other wise known as “business identity”, Kingdom Under Fire II is getting a new logo design, as seen below. The game is expected to launch in multiple regions next year, including South Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and China. There is…

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era – New pet companion system introduced

I am 2 weeks late on this news, but it is better than not posting, I guess. A new pets system was added recently in Cabal 2’s Korean server, with a total of  7 pets at launch. Pets have several…

Command & Conquer – EA shuts down game without launching

[Source] Voted America’s worst company for 2 straight years, EA just announced the closure of Command & Conquer, its upcoming Free-to-Play version of the franchise. In truth, none of the C&C games was a success after EA bought over and…

Peria Chronicles – Project NT finally gets an official game title

Known as Project NT for around a year now, Nexon’s upcoming MMORPG is now called Peria Chronicles. With no other major titles prepared for G-Star 2013, Peria Chronicles is set to be the Korean giant’s showpiece other than Dota 2.…

Legend of Crouching Dragon – Hearthstone already cloned in China

You read it right, Blizzard’s Hearthstone has already been cloned in China, and the speed of this happening shouldn’t really be a surprise by now given how “skilled” the developers are over there. The full title roughly translates to “Legend…

Phantom Army – New online shooter set for release next year

[Game website] Zombie Studios, the developer behind Perfect World Entertainment’s Blacklight: Retribution, announced a new third-person shooter earlier, Phantom Army. The game is apparently co-developed with Korean studio, Smilegate.   If you remember, Smilegate is the developer of CrossFire, the…

Blade & Soul – New test phase to begin for China as Open Beta nears

After months of testing, the China server for Blade & Soul will be entering its non-wipe test phase tomorrow, which is usually the prologue to the upcoming Open Beta. However, this test phase will still require a much coveted activation…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – World first for Coil of Bahamut turn 5

[Game website] Currently the toughest dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the dungeon known as Binding Coil of Bahamut has a maximum of 5 turns. The guild known as Blue Garter recently became the first to conquer this…

Absolute Force Online – Unreal Engine 3 shooter shutting down

[Source] Another month, another online title shutting down. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, Absolute Force Online will be closing its doors on 29th November, just a couple of weeks short of its 1st anniversary after Open Beta started.   The…

Hero: Fighters Club – New version of action game opening this month

Developed by Korean studio KOG, Hero is a new version of Fighters Club which has been running under Nexon and Hangame for a few years now. I am not sure why KOG is self-launching this “Hero” version, but it’s still…

Ragnarok Online 2 – Free Graham Potion giveaway for SEA server

[Game website] The Southeast Asia server of Ragnarok Online 2 recently added the new War of Emperium feature, where guild fight it out for control of awesome castle bases. I suppose the Graham Potion could come in handy, with the…

Mabinogi Heroes – Japan server reveals Sword Art Online content

Announced a couple of days back, the Japan server for Mabinogi Heroes will be collaborating with hit anime and light novel, Sword Art Online, for a limited period. This is not just any marketing gimmick, as the characters are actually…

Core Masters – English publisher for MOBA title was confirmed months ago

[Teaser site] As well-informed as I may be, there are still tons of news which I miss. The English publisher for upcoming Korean MOBA, Core Masters, was actually revealed months ago to be Rock Hippo. The publisher may seem obscure…