ODIN: Valhalla Rising – More game details announced at G-Star 2020 for next-gen MMORPG

ODIN: Valhalla Rising has caused some shockwaves since it was first revealed earlier this year, and it was quickly followed by a publishing agreement with Korean gaming titan Kakao Games. Together with developer Lionheart Studio, more details and elements of…

Gran Saga – Developer teams up with Kakao Games for Korean launch marketing campaign

With the launch of Gran Saga in South Korea on the horizon, developer and publisher NPIXEL recently announced a marketing partnership with Kakao Games to elevate the game before and after launch. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Gran Saga is…

Kakao Games – Korean gaming giant reveals global plans for 2021

It is the time of the year where listed companied share their financial numbers with the public for the third quarter (July to September) 2020, and Kakao Games started the ball rolling. The company stepped up its game offerings significantly…

Elyon – Buy-to-Play business model announced for new PC MMORPG

During a media conference recently in South Korea, developer Krafton (TERA, PUBG etc) and publisher Kakao Games announced that Elyon will officially launch on 10 December. It will not be a Free-to-Play PC MMORPG, but rather a Buy-to-Play one with…

Moonlight Sculptor – Mobile MMORPG based on popular light novel launches in Taiwan

After launching Moonlight Sculptor in South Korea last year, Kakao Games and local publisher Gamania finally launched the mobile MMORPG in Taiwan. Developed by XLGAMES, the studio behind ArcheAge, Moonlight Sculptor is based on the popular Korean light novel, Legendary…

World Flipper – New pinball RPG mobile title launching in 2021 by Kakao Games

Kakao Games today announced it has signed a global publishing contract for World Flipper, a mobile game developed by Japanese studio Cygames. Through this agreement, Kakao Games has the publishing rights for World Flipper in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia,…

Mir 4 – Mobile MMORPG sequel achieves over 1 million pre-registrations in South Korea

Perhaps the biggest game launch in South Korea for end 2020, it was announced today that Mir 4 has captured over 1 million pre-registrations thus far. Developed by Wemade and co-publish with Kakao Games, the Mir IP is one which…

Mir 4 – Wemade and Kakao team up to promote new mobile MMORPG in South Korea

In case you did not know, the “Mir” IP (also known as 传奇)was involved in a legal tussle over the past few years between Wemade and a couple of Chinese developers. While technically it was Shanda (now known as Shengqu…

Soul Artifact – Kakao signs global publishing rights for new mobile RPG

Kakao Games, current publisher of Black Desert Online in Europe and upcoming mobile MMORPG Moonlight Sculptor, recently announced yet another new game in its growing overseas stable. Titled as Soul Artifact, it is in development over at Korean indie studio…

ODIN: Valhalla Rising – Publisher announced for upcoming epic MMORPG

Following the epic game trailer reveal for ODIN: Valhalla Rising yesterday, another major news dropped today regarding the publisher for the game. Kakao Games has signed a publishing contract with developer Lionheart Studio, although the regions were not stated in…

Elyon – Product Director talks briefly about massive game design changes

Last week, it was announced that Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR) is changing its name to Elyon to better reflect the new direction the PC MMORPG is heading. Developed by Bluehole, a team under the KRAFTON brand, this took many by…

Elyon – Kakao Games and KRAFTON announces name change for Western server of A:IR

Following the official reveal yesterday for the South Korean server, Kakao Games and KRAFTON have also announced the new name of Ascent: Infinite Realm for the West. The game has officially been renamed to Elyon. This is to better reflect…

Elyon – Ascent: Infinite Realm gets new game title and prepares for Korean Closed Beta

As teased last week, there was going to be a major announcement regarding the future of Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR) today. Developer Bluehole and publisher Kakao Games have decided to rename the PC MMORPG to Elyon, with the original name…

Ascent: Infinite Realm – Developer teasing major change to combat system

Developed by the team at Bluehole, the makers of TERA Online, there has been little to no new about Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR) since mid-2019. Yes, I do know that Asiasoft had a SEA version Close Beta, but I ain’t…