(Source) Guild Wars developer ArenaNet is taking a new approach to game add-ons. While there were two stand-alone, continent-adding retail expansion packs released for its predecessor, Guild Wars 2 will be having none of that. “At this time we don’t…
Soccer legend Maradona suing The9
According to foreign reports, soccer legend Diego Maradona is set to sue Chinese MMO company The9 and Internet company Sina for a sum of USD 3 million. This case allegedly stemmed from The9 using Maradona’s photos as a promotional tool…
NCsoft Korea to stop 2 games in July
NCsoft Korea today announced the closure of 2 titles under their stable, with them being action MMORPG Dragonica Korea and MMOFPS Point Blank Korea. Both games will cease services on 13th July next month. It seems like NCsoft Korea is…
ChoiRock Games fire Berkanix team
Korean MMO developer and publisher, ChoiRock Games (originally Sonov) fired the entire Berkanix team from the company earlier today. Letters of retrenchment were sent to over 100 staff, meaning all off them will be leaving the company. This comes as…
Dragon Ball Online (TW) – Complete registration guide
The Open Beta phase for Dragon Ball Online Taiwan starts in a few days on 15th June, hence I thought I should create a registration guide for all to give the game a shot even if you do not know…
Langrisser celebrates 20th Anniversary
Langrisser, a classic game franchise with many avid fans, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. If you did not know, Taiwan’s Gamania Corp is currently developing Langrisser Schwartz, a new Free to Play MMO in the series. 2 videos were…
Swordsman Online – Closed Beta phase looming?
One of the big 2 martial arts MMO in coming to the Free to Play English market, Swordsman Online (the other being Age of Wulin) recently underwent its first Focus Group Test in Perfect World’s Beijing Headquarters. All 6 clans…
The Weekend Journal
Another busy week for me, especially so due to E3 2011. I was thinking that the online games would mostly be shown during the first day, but boy was I wrong. How did you guys find this year’s E3? The…
Prime World – Cross-platform title impresses at E3 2011
[Game website] I normally don’t post much on web/ browser games, but this year’s E3 had this game in store for us. Originally announced back in May earlier this year, Prime World is a cross-platform online game spanning from Facebook,…
E3 2011 – Ghost Recon Online ready this summer
Well, there is actually nothing much to type about Ghost Recon Online, except that the game will be going into Closed Beta later this summer. Developed by Ubisoft Singapore, the game will bring the Tom Clancy franchise into the world…
E3 2011 – Wizardry Online aiming to be “un-casual”
(Source) It seems like my posts for E3 2011 is still not over as I have forgotten to scan through the Japanese media for news. I am sure by now, most of you would have read about Gamepot’s Wizardry Online…
The King of Fighters World – Shanda Games halts development
2 years after being announced, China developer Shanda Games recently announced it is shutting down the development of The King of Fighters World. The reasons given include “lack of market interest” and the game “not fitting current consumer dynamics.” Japan-based…
E3 2011 – My own thoughts
E3 2011 had lots more online games than I initially expected. Although the limelight still fell on the consoles, most notably Nintendo Wii U, credits have to be given to the various MMO on display, particularly Electronic Arts’ Star Wars:…
E3 2011 – Brief look at 3 Asian online games
Well, there was a handful of Asian MMOs on display at E3 2011, but most of them are already translated into English versions. In this post, we take a look at 2 of the untranslated MMOs (other than XAOC) which…