Lineage II – Game begins blocking China IPs

Thanks to Kristaps for messaging me the news. NCsoft has announced that China IPs will be blocked from Lineage II, and this hasn’t come as a surprise to me. It is a fact the world’s biggest gold farmers and illegal…

Blade & Soul – Legendary crafters rewarded with life-time access

With the new legendary weapons so hard to craft due to the harsh drop rate of materials and time needed to gather, NCsoft decided to handsomely reward the first 3 crafters with fabulous prizes which will make the normal gamer…

Aion 4.0 – 2nd update sees the arrival of the Bard class

Come 16th January 2013, it will be the 2nd content update for Aion 4.0. This will include the 2nd new class announced, the Bard, which is the class almost everyone is most curious about.   The class is looking awesome…

Mabinogi II: Arena – New name revealed for development team

After all the big announcements and tons of videos from G*Star 2012, news for Mabinogi II: Arena has gone pretty thin. The game is back in development, and the team has finally got its own name, N Square (direct translation).…

Blade & Soul – New final boss slayed 6 hours after patch

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…

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…

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…

Lineage II – New Europe server suffers mass account bans

SA significant amount of players on the new Europe server, Naia, have found themselves being banned from entering the game, with a thread in the official forums gathering the victims. While initially denying the mistake, the C0mmunity Manager has quickly…

Aion 4.0 – Official theme song performed by IU

Titled “Aion: Atreia”, this is the official theme song (or sound track) for Aion 4.0, performed by the insanely popular Korean star, IU. The full song can be downloaded here.   Aion 4.0 launches on 20th December, with several new…

Aion 4.0 – Final new class for content update teased

Earlier in today’s live stream of the Aion 4.0 press conference, it seems that I missed a really important image while being lagged. The 3rd and final new class has yet to be officially announced, but its artwork was being…

Aion 4.0 – Official launch date announced for Korea

So, the NCsoft held a press conference just less than a couple of hours ago, and officially confirmed the launch date for Aion 4.0 to be on 20th December 2012, which is later this month! Some content will be added…

Aion 4.0 – Popular singer IU confirmed as spokesperson

South Korea’s favorite “daughter”, K-Pop idol IU, has been confirmed as Aion 4.0′s spokesperson. It is certainly not a surprise, seeing how NCsoft signed a contract a couple of years back to use certain artistes for game promotion, with Wonder…

City of Heroes – SOS call sent to Disney Interactive

[Press Release] When NCsoft announced the closure of its North America studio, Paragon Studio, it was inevitable that City of Heroes will be following suit as well. It happened, but the stunned players immediately formed a group and tried to…