Source – Nexon has proven to be one of the fastest-growing online game companies of the past decade. The Korean company pioneered the microtransactions/free-to-play business model, where users play for free and buy virtual goods with real money. In the…
Aion Korea – A look at the first 3years
According to Korean MMO ranking website, Gamenote, Aion has reclaimed the top spot from NHN’s mega MMO release, TERA. The latter has dropped from its first spot to third, overtaken by Sudden Attack (a MMOFPS) as well. The recent version…
TERA Korea goes mobile
Well, the game itself isn’t going mobile, and how on earth would the game function on a mobile device anyway… An application (or app) is currently released for smartphones over in Korea, allowing TERA players to access a whole new dimension of…
World of StarCraft – No MMO afterall
Source – If you have not heard about the recent controversy surrounding the World of StarCraft mod, let me explain. A fan decided to make his own version of World of StarCraft using the StarCraft 2 engine. Do note that StarCraft and…
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
Well, the day has just turned 14th Feb over here, meaning it is Valentine’s Day! On the MMO side of things, there are many events being conjured up relating to the festival. I am personally too lazy to post all of the…
The9 CEO – I don’t know much about Firefall!
In a rather amusing comment posted on his personal Chinese social website (something similar to Twitter), the CEO of China MMO company, The9, lamented that Red 5 Studios has kept much about the new content in Firefall away from him…
Aeria Games – Legendary Champions closes
Source – When Aeria Games announced acquiring this game back in 2010, I was genuinely impressed as it was a real hit back in Taiwan. Given Aeria Games’ track record, I expected the game to hold up at least for…
NCsoft – Lineage 1 still earning big
Yesterday, NCsoft revealed its financial records for the year 2010. Amazingly, the company’s first title, Lineage 1, managed a record number of sales in its 12 years’ history. The final earnings for Lineage 1 in 2010 is around USD 160…
Netease and Blizzard strengthens partnership
Netease, China’ 2nd largest internet company (behind Tencent), has been confirmed by Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime as the publisher for Starcraft 2 in the Mainland. Netease is also currently the publisher for World of Warcraft China, with an aim to…
The Heaven of Three Kingdoms – Furore over new features
[Teaser site] Hanbitsoft’s latest war themed MMORPG, The Heaven of Three Kingdom, is sparking a debate amongst netizens just a few weeks’ shy from its Open Beta on 22nd Feb. The root of this ongoing controversy boils down to 2…
NHN – TERA will earn us 80mil in 2011
According to NHN Korea, the peak CCU (co-current users) of the newly released P2P MMO, TERA, is around 180,000. With this number, the projected earnings from this mega title is estimated to rake in more than USD 80mil of sales…
Call of Duty Online – F2P only in China
Source – According to Activision’s recent investors’ conference call, the company will be deploying a new business strategy for the Call of Duty franchise in China. After the recent overwhelming reception of Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops, a new…
Blizzard celebrates its 20th anniversary
Source – Seriously, how many of you gamers have not touch this company’s games before? Blizzard Entertainment, the developer behind ground-breaking hits such as the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo series of games, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. This sets…
Diablo III – Release date set in 2012?
Source – In the recent Activision Blizzard Q4 2010 Financial Results Conference Call, CEO Mike Morhaime gave a hint about Diablo III’s release date, but once again being totally being vague about it at the same time. The most important…