[Source] City of Heroes closed back in November 2012, together with developer Paragon Studios. The unpopular decision was taken by parent company, NCsoft, and it led to a couple of last-minute petitions and cries of outrage by the immensely close-knitted…
eSports – China begins training professional referees
Yes, you read it right. The Chinese government is taking eSports rather seriously these days, and the official eSports Association of Wuxi will be holding referee classes starting this month. The training fees will cost 350 Chinese Yuan, around 57…
Prime World – Closed Beta registration begins for hybrid MOBA
[Game website] With services across web browsers, Facebook and mobile platforms in line, Prime World has began its Closed Beta registration phase. 1 of the better looking browser games to be launching, Prime World is a hybrid MOBA title, with…
Monster Hunter Frontier G – More anime tie ups as update nears launch
With the new “G” expansion coming in 3 days, Capcom has announced a couple more anime tie ups for Monster Frontier Online after the Fate/ stay night collaboration. Ok, Miku is not necessarily part of an anime series, but she…
Age of Wushu – Game looking for votes to support Steam launch
[Steam Greenlight page] I have no idea why Snail Games is not directly putting Age of Wushu on Steam, perhaps there are some new restrictions these days. Arguably the most authentic martial arts MMO to launch in recent years, Age…
Trion Worlds – Report claims servers hacked along with over 30 others
[Source] A recent report from internet security specialist, Kaspersky, is claiming that “a Chinese hacking ring that they say broke into the servers of dozens of online video gaming companies and stole valuable source code over a four-year period.” Among the companies…
ArcheAge – Japan server beings offline event as road to beta begins
ArcheAge Japan’s publisher, GameOn, has finally activated its first event to signal the start on the road to beta phase. For 100 lucky registrants, they will be able to experience ArcheAge firsthand in internet cafes located across 5 major cities…
Kingdom Under Fire Online: Age of Storm – New trailer for frontier test
This game is totally different from Kingdom Under Fire Online II, so do not be mistaken. Developed by Dragonfly, makers of games such as Special Force, Age of Storm is 1 of the handful MOBA games invading Korea in the…
Swordsman Online – New features detailed as 2nd test phase nears
After years in development and even more years being delayed, Swordsman Online (笑傲江湖) finally entered its 1st test phase a couple of months back. With tons of bugs and errors, the experience was not really an enjoyable one for many,…
Age of Wushu – Experience the authentic world of wuxia
[Register now] After a couple of years in the planning, Age of Wushu is finally launching (technically) in a few hours’ time. Well, folks are supposedly streaming into the servers right now, so technically Age of Wushu is already live!…
Sacred Citadel – A fix for anyone looking for side-scrolling action
[Steam page] While not exactly a MMORPG, Sacred Citadel does support up to 3 player co-op with 4 classes to choose from. A side-scroller born from the Sacred RPG franchise, the world looks a tad more colorful, but the arcade…
Pockie Ninja – China server announces game closure in June
Almost immediately after Tencent’s lawyers delivered the legal letters, the developer of Pockie Ninja, Dream Network Technology, announced that the browser game will be closing on 10th June. Pockie Ninja is a MMO primarily based on characters from several manga,…
Monster Hunter Online – Rumors point at CryEngine 3 masterpiece
First posted online as a rumor a few days back, more rumors based on Monster Hunter Online is spreading around in the foreign media. According to several unconfirmed reports, the new Monster Hunter Online has been in development for the…
Tencent Games – Legal letters sent to manga games developers
After announcing Naruto Online and signing a pact to license all manga under Shueisha in China, Tencent is set to crack down all games which are using the characters illegally in their games. The first step has been taken, with…