Hounds: The Last Hope – Zombie shooter posts impressive launch stats

[Game website] Netmarble EMEA today released an infographic for its latest online alien zombie shooter. Hounds: The Last Hope. Impressive statistics include being played in over 100 countries around the world, including The Bahamas, 1,483,992 rigorous PvP matches have been…

Black Desert – Game trailer for new Female Blader class arrives

Officially known as Female Blade, rather than the “Plum” direct translation, PearlAbyss has just added the new class in the South Korea version of Black Desert. As you can see from the game trailer, she is swift and agile like…

Dragon Blaze – Mobile RPG soft launches in Southeast Asia and more

Begin the adventure and become a legend in the hit Korean mobile RPG Dragon Blaze, soft launched today on Google Play in these countries: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Canada, Spain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. The…

Rohan 2 – Game sequel to launch in Taiwan this summer ahead of Korea

I am sure many online game players would have heard of Rohan Online one way or another. The sequel, Rohan 2, was teased back in 2012, but no updates followed. Today, developer Playwith (formerly YNK) announced that Rohan 2 will…

Cabal 2 – Livestream and Closed Beta for North America announced

[Details] ESTsoft, the developer for Cabal 2, announced that Closed Beta for North America will begin on 30 April. The game will be published by its North America subsidiary, which is awesome. The Southeast Asia server, under Asiasoft, will enter…

Black Desert – Developer reveals two upcoming characters at live event

Publisher Daum Games and developer PearlAbyss recently held a live event with its community (a common activity in South Korea), and two new characters were revealed. Coming this May is the new Wizard (subject to change), and for the first time,…

Dota 2 – Four major tournaments to happen annually starting this fall

Valve, developer of Dota 2, recently announced the Dota Major Championships, an annual series of four tournaments that will include the The International event. The other three tournaments will be Valve-sponsored events hosted by third-party organizers at “different locations around…

Astral Realm – New anime online game from famed Taiwan studio

X-Legend Entertainment, the Taiwan studio behind MMORPG titles such as Eden Eternal and Aura Kingdom, recently announced its latest game, Astral Realm. Its previous title, Dragon Slayer, has not even hit the English market! Astral Realm retains the trademark cutesy-anime design, and tells the…

Echo of Soul – Publisher previews upcoming online game via livestream

[Register now] A couple of days back, publisher Aeria Games aired a livestream previewing its upcoming MMORPG, Echo of Soul. For those of you who missed it, I have uploaded the entire livestream on YouTube for easy viewing! Developed by…

Black Desert – Japan server to enter Open Beta early next month

Over at the annual Chokaiji event in Japan, publisher Pmang (under Neowiz Korea) announced that Black Desert Japan will enter Open Beta on 8 May, with players able to create their characters starting from 1 May. The decision to start…

World of Tanks Blitz – Battle Missions and revamped tutorial arrive

Wargaming is proud to announce the latest update for the mobile sensation World of Tanks Blitz, update 1.8, is here! This update brings the hotly anticipated addition of Battle Missions, a revamped tutorial and the introduction of a demo account.…

Siegelord – Strategy browser game welcomes back players with diamonds

[Play now] Siegelord, a medieval-based browser strategy game, is giving out diamonds (cash currency) for its crazy event to welcome back former players. From April 24th midnight to April 30th 11:59 PM (EDT), players who have not logged into Siegelord since…

Neverwinter – Press release claims game as No.1 MMO in North America

A suspicious press release article recently surfaced on various websites, including those of PR agencies, claiming Neverwinter as “retaining” the “number 1 ranking in the North America MMO Game Market in the first quarter of 2015″. The source is not developer…

The Age of Heroes – Combat system explained for new Taiwan online game

There isn’t much news for Taiwan-developed online games, but Userjoy Technology, which had previously focused on web games in Japan, announced The Age of Heroes earlier this month. Crafted using Unreal Engine 3, players will be able to select three…