Barely 6 hours after the Korean server for Blade & Soul got updated, the new final boss in Spiral Labyrinth is down for a world first. The team of 4 consists of a Destroyer, Force Master, Kung Fu Master, Sword…
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Core Masters – New MOBA title gets Korean publisher
Core Masters, the maiden title of Korean developer Soft Big Bang, was first announced earlier in September. Currently still in development, the local publisher has been secured in the form of Neowiz Games, 1 of the biggest MMO companies in…
GunZ 2: The Second Duel – Closed Beta 2 finally dated
Man, this is 1 long game gamers have been kept waiting since being announced in December 2010. After several Focus Group Tests (FGT) and 1 Closed Beta, GunZ 2: The Second Duel is only entering its 2nd Closed Beta on…
TERA – Korea and Japan servers announce F2P conversion
Major announcement from Asia, as NHN, the publisher of both TERA Korea and Japan, announced earlier today the full conversion to Free-to-Play mode early next year with no content restrictions. TERA Korea will officially enter F2P come 10th January, while…
FIFA Online 3 – Nexon apologizes for unstable game service
I am not sure why, it seems technical and security problems never fails to plague Nexon Korea’s servers. Scheduled to enter Open Beta last week, on the 18th, the servers for FIFA Online 3 became very unstable due to the…
Yulgang 2 – A look at the several PvP modes in the Final Test phase
Yulgang 2 just ended its Final Test phase, and will be finally entering Open Beta come 10th January in Korea. The press from gaming website, Inven Korea, managed to get a couple of exclusive game footage out for a couple of Yulgang 2′s PvP…
Blade & Soul – New trailer again for upcoming 5th Wave update
It seems that NCsoft is getting pretty heavy on making trailers (and posters) for Blade & Soul these few weeks, not that I am against it. As mentioned in my previous post, Wave 5 of 7 will see the solo-only…
ArcheAge – Game graces Nvidia Korea’s latest driver
As reported earlier this month, ArcheAge and Nvidia formed a marketing partnership to promote this epic game back in Korea. Other than technologies, it seems that ArcheAge is one of the first Korean-developed MMORPGs to make an appearance in the…
Mabinogi Heroes: Twilight Desert – New trailer for the undead sands
As the subtitle of the update describes, Twilight Desert will see the heroes of Mabinogi travel towards the perilous desert, battling the hordes of new mobs where the undead seems to be the majority. Other than than Kay’s new Cross-Gun…
ArcheAge – Game DVD and 2nd novel goes on sale
Earlier today, the DVD client for ArcheAge Korea went on sale in its native country, exclusive to the GS25 chain of convinience stores. The package comes bundled with an OST disc and a coupon as well. The coupon can be…
Blade & Soul – 5th Wave update sees new PvE and PvP content
A day after Christmas, Blade & Soul Korea will be seeing its 5th Wave update, part of the initial 7 Waves mega content expansion. For PvE, the 8th level for Tower of Mushin will be added, along with the new…
Aion 4.0 – Official game trailer showcases huge content updates
The 1st of 3 parts for Aion 4.0 got updated earlier today, with the main highlight being the new Gunner class. The next update will be on 16th January 2013 featuring the Bard, while the final part will arrive 13th…
Power Rangers Online – Open Beta starting today
After going quiet for several months, Power Rangers Online will be entering Open Beta later today! A collaboration between Japanese IP owner TOEI, Korean developers Daewon Media and Ironnos, the game is a sdie–scrolling one featuring many classic rangers as…
Dragon Nest – The Dancer classes reporting for duty
As the continuation of the Desert Dragon update, Dragon Nest Korea has confirmed that the new class branch of Kali, the Dancer, is set to be added on 20th December 2012. This new branch will have 2 further advancements,…