Firefall – The9 CEO is giving out 1.5 mil USD to players in China server

While we recently heard about Red 5 Studios having difficulty paying its employees (apparently now paid), its parent company The9 is throwing a big party under the leadership of multi-millionaire Zhu Jun to celebrate the start of Firefall China. Now…

La Lune: Moonlight Bandits – New trailer for Luna Online spiritual sequel

Just to be clear, La Lune: Moonlight Bandits is developed by Korean studio BH Games, not Eyasoft. I have no idea what transpired behind the scenes, but the Taiwan server of La Lune: Moonlight Bandits is gearing up for launch early next…

TERA – New Korean publisher Nexon reveals updated flight system

Developer Bluehole recently announced Nexon as the new publisher for TERA in South Korea, and the transfer of data will begin next month. Today, Nexon teased an upcoming feature for TERA, which is open world flight. Currently, players are only…

Valiant Force – Preview game trailer for Mystic class revealed

[Pre-register] Following the Guardian class, developer XII Braves recently released the preview trailer for the Mystic, one of six classes found in Valiant Force. An upcoming mobile strategy RPG, Valiant Force is set for launch in Southeast Asia in early…

World of Warcraft – China publisher reveals limited edition merchandise

NetEase, publisher of World of Warcraft China, revealed a new limited edition merchandise. Set to go on sale in January, it is a photo frame (1:750 scale) of the iconic Dark Portal found in the game. Made using resin, the photo…

Tree of Savior – D-Day arrives as direct player trading is removed

Earlier today, players from the South Korea server of Tree of Savior, published by Nexon, staged an in-game protest (screenshot below). In this update, which is now live, direct trading between players has been removed. The reason given by Nexon…

Bless – Neowiz Games to announce launch schedule next month

Neowiz Games today announced it will reveal the launch schedule for Bless on 15 January. At a live event, more details about Bless’ features and progression will also be shared, along with the future of the game. Powered by Unreal…

NZIN – Korean publisher aiming Southeast Asia as core market

Earlier this month, new Korean mobile games publisher NZIN revealed a brand identity trailer highlighting the major games it is publishing for the domestic Korean market next year. Today, it was announced the publisher will go multi-platform, including mobile, Smart TV,…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Japan server launch date announced

I have no idea why DMM signed The Elder Scrolls Online for Japan, but the game is set to launch on 23 June 2016. The standard edition costs 7,949 Yen (66.00 USD), while the deluxe edition costs 12,744 Yen (105.85…

Kingdom Under Fire II – China server to begin first test phase next month

Despite developer Blueside being really quiet about the delayed global launch of Kingdom Under Fire II, it is making moves in China together with publisher ChangYou. The PC version will enter its first “Elite” test phase on 15 January, lasting just…

Wonder Tactics – Com2uS begins pre-registration for new mobile game

Com2uS recently announced that the pre-registration phase for its new mobile game, Wonder Tactics, has started. The pre-registration website supports 7 languages and is open to 160 countries around the world. Gamers who are interested may access the website with a…

Firefall – Red 5 Studios was unable to meet payroll on Christmas Day

[Source] According to a recent Reddit post, developer Red 5 Studios “failed to meet payroll” on Christmas Day, 25 December. It was claimed Red 5 Studios is now currently working with China-based parent company, The9, to fulfil its salary obligations.…

Dragon’s Dogma Online – Alchemist revealed as 9th class by Capcom

Japanese developer Capcom recently announced the Season 1.3 update for its cross-platform MMORPG, Dragon’s Dogma Online, will arrive Spring 2016 in Japan. Alchemist, the 9th playable class, is the main highlight, along with a housing system for players and their pawns.…

Breath of Fire 6 – Japan launch date for Android and PC versions revealed

After a considerable launch delay, Capcom recently announced Breath of Fire 6 will be launching in Japan on both PC (browser) and Android platforms on 24 February, followed by an iOS launch in March. As mentioned in my previous posts…