Once known as YNK, the company has officially been renamed as Playwith, with its new logo recently revealed. The developer of games such as Rohan Online and Seal Online has not seen any new products for a few years now,…
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Blitz 2: Battle Line – Tank action from a different point of view
While coined as the sequel to Blitz 1941, I am not really sure if they are of the same developer. From Korean studio Creant, this is Blitz 2: Battle Line, a tank-based online game. The gameplay seems like a hybrid…
Aima – Elsword developer reveals new action side-scroller
KOG, the Korean developers of Elsword and Grand Chase, today revealed its latest action MMO, Aima: Chronicle of Terahnoir. Although a side-scroller similar to the previous 2 titles, Aima has a much more “adult” design to it, skipping the colorful…
Red Blood Online – Korean server enters Closed Beta 2
Once an anticipated open world action MMORPG for me, I was left in shock at Red Blood Online’s mediocre gameplay and animations. Of course, that was the Taiwan server, sort of a guinea pig for the Korean one. Entering…
Luna Plus – Game to revive in Korea under new publisher
A couple of years back, Korean developer Eyasoft had to close the company for restructuring, leading to a global shutdown of its games, including Luna Plus. With Eyasoft now revived and concentrating on just development, not publishing, Luna Plus is…
Queen’s Blade Online – Male characters teased for new update
[Register now] With the English server entering Open Beta as Scarlet Blade recently, developer Liveplex has teased of the new content to come in the first half of 2013 for the Korean server. Other than new maps and instances, the…
Dungeon Striker – Game videos from Closed Beta 3
Dungeon Striker, the 2nd action online title by Eyedentity Games, ended a couple of days back. With several new changes, including UI, new gears, maps and revamped systems, it was a resounding success given the number of players connected during…
Blade & Soul – The intricate blade designs of the game
I know, everyone is anxious at the lack of news for the western server of Blade & Soul. There is no chance in hell NCsoft is dropping it, so stay calm 🙂 A player from the Korean server compiled a…
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Mabinogi Heroes’ Evie added as new character
Even though Counter-Strike Online 2 is still in closed testing in South Korea, it made some news when female characters were announced, a first for the Counter-Strike series. Developed and published by Nexon, Evie from Mabinogi Heroes (or Vindictus) was…
Dragon Nest – Awesome new race and class revealed
Developer Eyedentity Games revealed Dragon Nest’s new race and class earlier today. As promised earlier, the new class is a male, a male goblin that is. Called the “Stalker”, he comes packed with both support abilities. AOE damage and an…
NCsoft – NC Dinos merchandise invades several games
NCsoft’s founder and CEO, Mr Kim Taek Jin (below, right), is the owner of NC Dinos, a baseball club in South Korea. Baseball, if you do not know, is the most popular sport in the country, with tons of games…
TERA Korea – Cooking up new delicious gears
TERA Korea has seen a major revival since its Free-to-Play initiative proved successful, and what better to celebrate than to cooking up a storm, literally. Introducing the new weapon skins in TERA Korea, based on several yummy delicacies found from…
Black Desert – Developer reveals new game feature
While just a short description, developer PearlAbyss just revealed that Black Desert will see monsters attacking villages/ towns “sometimes”. If the defense of the locations fail, the NPCs’ services will unavailable. This will last until the location is reclaimed by…
ArcheAge – New home tutor system to learn different languages
In ArcheAge, opposing faction races’ languages will first be seen as jumbled up scribbles. While there are methods to learn and understand them, they prove to be much of a hassle. Now, players can craft different cushions in the comfort…