With the many anime cross-overs with games in Japan, one should not be surprised to see this collaboration coming despite the difference in themes. Fate/stay night’s Saber and Archer will be made available to players soon, which I presume are…
Aima – Elsword developer reveals new action side-scroller
KOG, the Korean developers of Elsword and Grand Chase, today revealed its latest action MMO, Aima: Chronicle of Terahnoir. Although a side-scroller similar to the previous 2 titles, Aima has a much more “adult” design to it, skipping the colorful…
Microsoft – “Always-online” hinted for new Xbox console
Adam Orth, Creative Director at Microsoft Game Studios, hinted the the possibility of the new Xbox console having a compulsory “always-online” feature. His Twitter comments are rather crude, but they seem to have confirmed the online requirement. Perhaps more MMORPGs…
Tencent Games – Monster Hunter Online rumored for official reveal
As the world’s 4th largest gaming company now, China’s Tencent Games is no doubt closely followed by the industry all over the world. The company’s annual press conference will be held later this month, and amongst the many rumors, the…
Red Blood Online – Korean server enters Closed Beta 2
Once an anticipated open world action MMORPG for me, I was left in shock at Red Blood Online’s mediocre gameplay and animations. Of course, that was the Taiwan server, sort of a guinea pig for the Korean one. Entering…
Luna Plus – Game to revive in Korea under new publisher
A couple of years back, Korean developer Eyasoft had to close the company for restructuring, leading to a global shutdown of its games, including Luna Plus. With Eyasoft now revived and concentrating on just development, not publishing, Luna Plus is…
Neverwinter – Beta Weekend 4 and Open Beta date announced
[Register now] After a few months of testing, Perfect World Entertainment has finally announced the Open Beta date, along with a final Beta Weekend for Neverwinter, its new action MMORPG. Open Beta begins on 30th April 2013, while Beta Weekend…
Aion 4.0 – Japan server pushes out exclusive physical pack
I have no idea why, but the tradition of selling physical sway for online games only stayed in Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Japan, while the English version/s barely get a sniff. To celebrate the upcoming…
Age of Wushu – New unique factions coming as content update
[Register now] I am really impressed by Age of Wushu thus far, with content after content patches for the China server. Launching on 10th April for the North America server, Age of Wushu is a level-less MMORPG, where characters are…
Queen’s Blade Online – Male characters teased for new update
[Register now] With the English server entering Open Beta as Scarlet Blade recently, developer Liveplex has teased of the new content to come in the first half of 2013 for the Korean server. Other than new maps and instances, the…
Age of Wushu – Jet Li chats about his gaming experiences
[Register now] Attending the recent Age of Wushu global PvP tournament as a special guest this past weekend, Jet Li was 1 of the major highlights of the event itself. China media website 17173 managed to have an exclusive interview…
Netease – New platform revealed to support E-Sports initiative
While not exactly known in the western market, Netease is still China’s 2nd biggest online gaming company and the official partner of Blizzard. With Tencent Games having its own chain of E-Sports events and carnivals over the past few years,…
Dungeon Fighter Online – Shocker as North America server closing down
[Closure announcement] With the Asian servers all enjoying massive popularity and having a large group of fans in the western market as well, Nexon has announced the closure of Dungeon Fighter Online. Min Kim, CEO of Nexon America, gave the…
Camelot Unchained – Kickstarter for pure PvP MMORPG goes live
[Kickstarter page] When I say “pure PvP”, it really means that there is no PvE at all in Camelot Unchained. The independent development studio, City State Entertainment, is founded by Mark Jacobs, known for games such as Dark Age of…