MMO Culture – A short and simple recap for the year ending 2013

Unlike the major gaming website, I can only touch on a few things which come into my mind as I type since I am pretty busy with some other work stuff. Just to recap things a little bit, MMO Culture…

Mabinogi Heroes – Ladies’ Code named as spokesperson for update

With the new Lynn character arriving early next year, Nexon has revealed the official spokesperson for the update, with the honor going to Korean female pop group Ladies’ Code. I am not sure how popular this group is for the…

Elite Lord of Alliance – Debut test phase to begin early next month

1 of the “lesser” titles scheduled for a 2014 release, Netmarble’s Elite Lord of Alliance will be entering its debut test phase on 8th January. ELOA will have a quarter view camera (similar to Diablo) instead of a 3rd person…

Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – Debut test phase to begin next week

Over in China, the debut test phase for Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero will begin on 7th January 2014. If you have not read, this is Perfect World’s first self-developed, non-target “console grade” 3D action MMORPG. Zero is also the…

Lunia Online – Global server to shut its doors on the stroke of New Year

[Source] As announced recently, Lunia Online Global will be shutting down on 1st January 2014, 24:00 (PST). For the past year or so, Korean developer All-M was operating the global English server based on donations from the gamers, and lack…

League of Legends – MOBA title among top searches for year 2013

Naver, Korea’s biggest search engine (which forced Yahoo to retreat from the country), recently revealed the top 2013 searches under different categories. Under the PC category, League of Legends received an astounding No.2 position, the only game featuring in the…

Breath of Fire 6 – New game details revealed for upcoming sequel

Announced back in August, Breath of Fire 6: Guardians of the White Dragon is the 6th game in the Breath of Fire series, and the first to be developed on browser platform catering for smartphones and touch devices. This is…

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Brief look at the new Adventure Mode

Having spent some time playing Diablo III: Reaper of Souls in its Closed Beta client over the past week, I am here to briefly report about 1 of the new feature, the Adventure Mode. Basically, it is an alternative choice…

Fantasy Frontier – New update deployed with 12 new dance sets

Also known as Aura Kingdom in North America, Fantasy Frontier over at Taiwan recently received an update with 12 new dance sets. To celebrate this occasion, a competition is currently being held to reward the players who conjure up the…

ArcheAge – Russian publisher halts Early Access package sales

According to an official announcement, the publisher for ArcheAge Russia, Mail.ru, has halted the sales of its Early Access package temporarily due to overwhelming response. The company mentioned that “tens of thousands” became owners of the package and sales will…

Dragon Nest Web – Browser game to begin debut test phase next month

According to China news website Duowan, the browser version of Dragon Nest will be entering its debut test phase in January 2014. Developed by Shanda Games, owner of Korean studio Eyedentity Games, Dragon Nest Web was first announced earlier this…

Monster Hunter Frontier GG – Massive game update due next year

Launching in Japan back in 2007, Monster Hunter Frontier will soon be upgraded from its “G” version to “GG” early next year, where the 2nd letter represents “Genuine”. Perhaps the most important feature will be the upgrading of visuals by…

Core Blaze – Gamania reveals mobile version for upcoming action game

Things have been rather quiet for Taiwanese developer Gamania (Beanfun) after pulling out of the English market. Updates for Core Blaze, its debut non-target action MMORPG, stopped for nearly a year on Facebook until the revealing of the in-development mobile…

Revelation – NetEase looks to Korea for inspiration in latest MMORPG

First revealed at G-Star 2013 last month, China’s no.2 gaming company, NetEase, has revealed 2 new trailers over the past weeks for Revelation, its latest MMORPG. Touted as a “dual flight” system, the first trailer shows precisely how gliding and…