After months of argument between Webzen Korea and Red 5 Studios, with both companies filing lawsuits over the Asia Pacific publishing rights for Firefall, the whole matter is set to end. According to foreign reports, representatives from Webzen and Red…
Faxion Online – Layoffs hit developer
(Source) Some weeks back, I played Faxion Online for a little while and immediately uninstalled the game. Yes, the game has a unique theme of Heaven vs Hell and some interesting features but when you can’t get the basics right,…
Webzen – A look into the company
I am sure Webzen by now should be a name most online gamers will recognize. Starting years ago with MU Online, the Korean developer/ publisher has found much success in almost all its games. Well, according to a recent report,…
StarCraft II: Chronicles of Fate
While not an online game, StarCraft II: Chronicles of Fate was meant to be on initially. Developed by a talented StarCraft II modder, Blizzard took notice and subsequently invited him to join them. But of course, not without the big…
Warhammer 40,000 Online – Relic joins up with Vigil
The full name of the game is Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online, but it is really too long to fit into the post title. According to foreign reports, Relic Entertainment, which recently finished up on the multi-platform Warhmmer 40,000: Space…
The Weekend Journal
Yet another week passed! The next MMO convention coming up will be ChinaJoy 2011, which begins on 28 July in less than 2 weeks’ time. What can we expect? Well, for the biggest announcement I am guessing the announcement for…
Mabinogi Heroes (CN) – Finally no IP block
So, Mabinogi Heroes (China) went into Open Beta a few days ago and luckily, there is no IP block. Which is of course the opposite of the English server Vindictus, restricted to only players in North America. From what I…
Alliance of Valiant Arms (KR) – Battle Gear update
It seems Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A) is getting quite a number of content updates, both small and big, over the past few months in Korea. The next big update coming after the zombie patch is titled “Battle Gear”, which…
Rusty Hearts – Core mechanics introduction
Today, Perfect World Entertainment Released the first Rusty Hearts Developer Diary to the public. The video combines intense combat scenes, beautiful cel-shaded art style, as well as details about the core gameplay and interesting character identities to give players insight…
Ragnarok II – 2nd Closed Beta begins with glitches
Despite having played for a few minutes in Closed Beta 1, I decided to skip the second as I am convinced Gravity will not fix the various instabilities and bugs found. True enough, the 2nd Closed Beta began with several…
Red Duck Inc. – A look into the developer of A.V.A
Have you played Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A), one of the hottest English online shooter since last year? If you have not, you should give it a try! Published by Ijji (official website), Alliance of Valiant Arms is one of…
Age of Wulin (CN) – Rage over Closed Beta
As most of you might have know by now, Age of Wulin will be published by gPotato Europe for the English market. Supposedly delayed for several months, the Chinese service will go into its Closed Beta phase in August. It…
SevenCore – New media released
Phew, the last time news about SevenCore was posted was almost 2 years ago, in October 2009 with a post I made here. Though scheduled to be published by gPotato in the English market in 2010, the development phase apparently…
MapleStory: Legend – New industry record
On 7th July 2011, the first Legend update was patched onto the official MapleStory Korea server. The new Pirate adventurer class, Cannon Shooter, was added to the game content. Over the weekend, a record number of players was recorded in…