Black Desert recently got its Warrior awakening update in South Korea, with the awakening update for Sorceress and Giant are next (no scheduled time yet). Today, Pearl Abyss revealed the 4th awakening weapon for the Ranger class. She is now…
Borderlands Online – Fate unknown as 2K Games shuts down in China
Earlier today, it was revealed on several Chinese websites that 2K Games has shut down its Shanghai headquarters and Hangzhou office in China. 2K Games Shanghai was working on Borderlands Online, which was set to be published by Shanda Games.…
Dragon Nest – Silver Hunter class arriving next week in Korea server
Today, developer Eyedentity Games (or Eyedentity Mobile) announced a class known as Silver Hunter. She is slated to arrive next week in the Korea server, with details such as skills currently unknown. Like the Dark Avenger, she is a stand-alone…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta phase until next year
Today, NCsoft released its earnings release for the 3rd quarter of 2015. As seen below, overall sales are down worldwide for the South Korean developer. WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition’s sales will be reflected in the next earnings release. During the conference call, NCsoft…
Nexon – 300 booths rented at G-Star 2015 and anime series announced
In the previous article, it was announced Nexon will be displaying a total 15 games over at G-Star 2015, which begins later this month. To fulfil Nexon’s “Playground” theme this year, the size of 300 booths were rented, making it…
Dogma: Eternal Night – Embrace the supernatural in new horror MMORPG
[Game website] After the cancellation of World of Darkness last year, the rights was recently sold by to Paradox Interactive. While a revival is not confirmed, an indie studio from Russia is working to churn out a proper horror MMORPG,…
ASTA – Webzen starts Initial Beta Test for CryEngine online game
[Beta signup] Around one month after Webzen announced ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, the Initial Beta Test has finally started! Powered by CryEngine and developed by Polygon Games, ASTA was once touted as the “World of Warcraft of Asia”.…
Nexon – Major PC online game missing from G-Star 2015 lineup
Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2015 preview conference in South Korea. A total of 7 PC onlne games and 8 mobile games were announced in its lineup, but the highly-anticipated Peria Chronicles was no where to be seen. If…
King Digital – Candy Crush developer sold to Activision for USD$5.9 billion
Activision Blizzard (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) has agreed to buy King Digital Entertainment for USD$5.9 billion, merging major titles Call of Duty and World of Warcraft with the leading mobile title Candy Crush Saga under one company. Activision will pay USD$18…
Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced
On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – Interview with publisher Webzen
[Beta signup] Developed using CryEngine, ASTA got much attention when first announced in South Korea, being touted as the “Asian World of Warcraft”. However, the game was thought to be gone forever with the closure of the Korean server announced in…
Black Desert Online – Paris Games Week and Alpha end with new trailer
Yesterday marked the end of Paris Games Week, where Black Desert Online took part in its first public event. Publisher Daum Games Europe also marked the end of Alpha test on the same day, bringing an eventful week to a close.…
Black Desert – Japan server getting The King of Fighters costume
Published by GameOn, the Japan server of Black Desert recently announced it will be getting a major content update on 11 November, first with the new Kunoichi character. A very Japanese-style character, GameOn apparently felt she is very similar to…
Naruto Online – Chinese government targeting unlicensed manga games
Last Friday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright held a press conference to make an announcement about protecting the intellectual property (IP) rights for manga titles. Due to the explosive growth of mobile games in China (over 20,000 in operation), there…