According to the Korean media, Neowiz will be holding the second media conference for Bless on 6th February, which is early next month. The schedule for the first test phase is expected to be revealed, although it might be announced…
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Dungeon & Fighter – Singer revealed as spokesperson for Knight class
With the new Knight class and her first class advancement, the Elven Knight, being added into the Korean server just a few hours ago, Nexon revealed the official spokesperson for this update with a teaser trailer. She is none other…
Kritika – Gameplay videos for the upcoming 4th playable character
Known as Yoran, this 4th class will sport 2 combat modes as well, although not much details were spotted about them. Yoran has 2 stances to choose from as well, affecting attack speed, movement speed and area of attack. The videos…
Black Desert – Preview screenshots for the upcoming Closed Beta 2
1 of the most anticipated open-world non-target action MMORPG in South Korea this year, the developer for Black Desert has released several new screenshots to teased the upcoming new area (including the capital city of Calpheon). A war is apparently brewing,…
Archlord – Korean server closing next month as sequel continues struggles
After the closure of the English global server, the Korean version for Archlord will be closing on 13th February as well. Developer Webzen claims the reason as “being unable to provide players with a stable environment”. The sequel, Archlord II,…
Mabinogi Heroes – Lynn content update sees high user number
With the recent Lynn update, Nexon Korea announced that the number of users online at the same time (CCU) has broke the 100,000 mark. While this is not a record, any games getting over 100,000 is something to cheer about…
Kritika – Korean server to get 4th character in massive content update
Following the world premier shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2013 in China, the Korean server for Kritika will be getting the new 4th character on 23rd January. Now known as “Yoran”, most of you would have known she is swinging…
Winning Eleven Online – Media pleased with high quality remake
If you did not know, there was actually an older version of Winning Eleven Online, which closed after a year in 2012 as the game was supposedly “outdated” and shunned by gamers. Also known as Pro Evolution Soccer, Japanese developer…
Dungeon & Fighter – First Knight update to arrive in Korea next week
A busy month for most of the more popular games in Korea, the first update of the year for Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter will hit the Korean server on 16th January, with the Elven Knight advanced class along on the…
ArcheAge – Biggest game content update ever hitting Korea next week
While some question why the new update is known as “1.0”, I am guessing it is due to the storyline, rather than game client itself. With new gigantic maps, dungeons, gears, skills, monsters and a plateau of upgraded and new…
Mabinogi Heroes – Lynn enters the battle with her Dancing Blade
First teased some week back, Lynn has entered the Korean server of Mabinogi Heroes as the game’s 8th playable character. Her weapon is known as the “Dancing Blade”, and as you can tell from the official trailer below, Lynn is…
Blade & Soul – Former Art Director confirms departure from NCsoft
Initially thought to be just taking a break by stepping down from Art Director to “Illustrator” and focusing on NCsoft’s other products, Kim Hyung Tae has confirmed his departure from the company “due to personal reasons”, but will continue to draw.…
Blade & Soul – Teaser trailer for new Season 2 content update revealed
Arriving on the Korean servers on 22nd January 2013, Season 2 for Blade & Soul will see the rise of a new evil following the defeat of the “Demon Emperor” on the level 50 storyline. Known as “Black Dragon Sect”,…
ArcheAge – New game information for upcoming version 1.0 content update
As announced last month, ArcheAge Korea will be heading to version 1.0 very soon. The level cap will increase from 50 to 55, and there will apparently be revamped stats such as Healing, Strike rate (parry, dodge etc), Flexibility (critical)…