Over at Tencent Games Carnival 2014, China’s biggest games publisher announced that ArcheAge China will be launching next year in July, with exclusive Asian elements on top of the original content. After a glance at the various forums, it seems the…
Black Squad – New Unreal Engine 3 online shooter heading to Thailand
Once known as Viper Circle, Black Squad is the latest online shooter to officially launch in South Korea under Neowiz’s Pmang platform. Developed by NS Studio, the creator of Dizzel, it was announced recently the game has been signed for…
Sword Art Online: Code Register – Android version is now live in Japan
A couple of months after being announced, Bandai Namco stealthily released the Android version of Sword Art Online: Code Register on the Google Play platform. I guess the developer is waiting for the iOS version to get through Apple’s strict…
Blade & Soul – Extended game trailer for Warlock class shown in China
Celebrating Blade & Soul’s first anniversary in China, publisher Tencent Games revealed the extended game trailer for the upcoming Warlock class at Tencent Games Carnival 2014. According to reports, other than summoning various monstrosities, the Warlock will have an arsenal of debuff…
Heroes of Newerth – Tencent creates world’s largest LEGO game map
While Tencent Games is doing very well with League of Legends, the mega corporation has not forgotten about Heroes of Newerth, another MOBA it is currently publishing in China. Over at Tencent Games Carnival 2014, the map “Forests of Caldavar”…
Xbox One – Head of Xbox Japan resigns over disastrous sales figures
[Source] In the wake of the Xbox One launch in Japan, head of Xbox Japan Takashi Sensui (middle, with microphone) has resigned from his post, Sensui, who took over as head in 2006, will be transferred to the company’s U.S.…
Bless – New dungeon highlighted in Closed Beta 2 preview trailer
Neowiz and Neowiz Bless Studio recently announced that Closed Beta 2 for Bless will begin in South Korea from 16th to 22nd December, with registration now going on for local players. A preview trailer focusing on the new end-game dungeon has…
NCsoft – Take a tour of the Korean development office of Aion Online
NCsoft Korea seems to be in a more “community” mood these days, as the developer started a corporate blog recently to showcase the people in its Korean headquarters and interviews with the various development teams. An introduction video for the Aion Online development team…
Destiny of Thrones – Closed Beta begins in Singapore and Malaysia
[Game website] CiB Plus, a games publisher in Southeast Asia, recently announced the start of Closed Beta for its new mobile tile, Destiny of Thrones. Developed for the MOBA genre, the game is currently available for download in Singapore and…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Stage play to celebrate 15th anniversary
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Phantasy Star Online game series, SEGA has prepared a stage play based on the latest game, Phantasy Star Online 2, which was released in Japan in 2012 for the PC and 2013 for…
Perfect World – Income down due to falling number of Neverwinter players
Perfect World’s profits fell for 3Q, due in part to the performance of its operations in the US. In the latest financial report, during the three-month period ended Sep 30 2014, Perfect World reported ¥60.7 billion ($9.9 million) in net income…
Special Force 2 – Asiasoft signs new online shooter for Southeast Asia
Earlier today, it was announced that Southeast Asia games publisher, Asiasoft, has signed a contract with Korean developer, Dragonfly, for the online shooter Special Force 2. Under the contract terms, Asiasoft will be servicing Special Force 2 for just 2 countries, Singapore and…
Journey to the West – Free media pack for Open Beta this weekend
[Game website] After a brief Closed Beta, Journey to the West International is now prepared for Open Beta, which begins on 29th November at 11:00AM (GMT +8) for all gamers worldwide! To help players speed up the levelling process, publisher…
Bless – Closed Beta 2 begins next month with Realm vs Realm update
One of the highly anticipated online games in Korea in recent times, Bless will be entering the Closed Beta 2 phase from 16th to 22nd December in South Korea. Crafted using Unreal Engine 3 by Neowiz Bless Studio, both factions…