While I posted about this news back in May last year, the confidential information was from 1 of my ninjas. A few hours ago, Korean developer and publisher, Neowiz Games, officially confirmed with many Korean media outlets that Rockman Online…
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Soul Worker – Havok Vision Engine to aid game development
Soul Worker has gone sort of quiet since the last piece of news back in August 2012, where its first 2 overseas server were announced. The game announced today a deal signed with Havok Korea, using its Havok Vision Engine…
Core Masters – New trailer following Closed Beta announcement
Just 5 days after announcing its Closed Beta phase, a new trailer has been uploaded for the latest MOBA title to hit Korea, Core Masters. The debut title for developer Soft Big Bang, the game is published by Neowiz Games…
Black Desert – Interview with developer Pearl Abyss
This interview was actually sent to Pearl Abyss last September, but due to lack of English speaking staff, it was subsequently delayed. Better late than never! Black Desert is the Korean studio’s first MMORPG, which is led by the creator…
Core Masters – Closed Beta phase announced for April
The global MOBA craze, chasing the successes of Dota 2 and League of Legends, continues as a new title from the genre gets ready for Closed Beta next month. The debut title of studio Soft Big Bang, Core Masters will…
Hounds – Female character models teased for upcoming patch
While the game launched recently in Korea with only male characters, Hounds recently teased about adding the new female character models in the upcoming content update this month. Developed by CJ GameLab, this Korean shooter emphasize more on co-op PvE…
Viper Circle – Neowiz teases new Unreal Engine 3 shooter
While the avalanche of MOBA titles from both Western and Asian developers are occupying headlines within the industry, the FPS genre has taken a backseat, though still a very relevant genre. Neowiz Games, still smarting from a company-wide layoff, has…
Kritika – A brief look at the tutorial stages
With SimCity giving me tons of bugs and problems, I though it would be a good time to give Kritika a short run, thanks to the account of a newly acquired ninja. I only played till level 10, and thought…
Aion 4.0 – Dungeons galore for final update as 3rd class goes missing
Separated into 3 parts for the 4.0 update, Aion Korea will be welcoming the final part on 13th March. While 2 of the 3 new classes, Gunner and Bard, have been added, the final mecha-like class has gone missing, not…
Blade & Soul – Themed mouse from SteelSeries teased
More hardware news, this time coming from South Korea and SteelSeries. Blade & Soul will be getting its own customized gamer mouse, combining both keyboard and mouse functionality into 1. Which will most probably mean there are buttons on the…
ArcheAge – Breeding feature added into game
To summarize the latest update for ArcheAge, the new breeding feature was added. However, it is only for a certain livestock/ mount, Yata. This was teased previously, with gamers speculating that it was actually for their characters. Developer XLGAMES did…
Hangame – Mass recruitment for new employees
According to foreign reports, Hangame, the gaming portal for NHN Corp, has been mass recruiting new employees since early last month. Around 200 positions are to be filled as Hangame seeks to boost its gaming departments, with half of them…
Blade & Soul – New growth weapons introduced
The updates for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul never seems to stop, and that is why the company’s games are still thriving even for the decade-old Lineage 1. The new growth weapons, according to the press, can be gotten by all…
Steal Fighter – Trailer for new Assassin class
Having just entered Open Beta exactly 1 week ago, Korean publisher Gravity has announced the first major update for its MOBA + RPG hybrid title, Steal Fighter. The new class, Assassin, will be introduced, along with her 2 class advancements,…