Nexon, Korea’s largest gaming company, today announced a huge lineup of over 30 PC and mobile games set to launch from now until 2017. Some of them will be showcased at G-Star 2016 later this month, although it is unclear…
Atom Catch Catch – Chinese studio butchers classic icon for Korea
Astro Boy is one of those icons which I grew up with, and it is sad how he is butchered in the new mobile game, Atom Catch Catch. Developed by Chinese studio Longtu and published in Korea through its local subsidiary,…
Bluehole Studio – TERA studio grows again with recruitment drive
Bluehole Studio (currently known as Bluehole), the Korean developer behind TERA, is expanding again with its recruitment drive starting from 11th to 20th November. Bluehole currently has 5 studios under its wings, currently with a total of 2 PC online…
Overwatch – Development team talks about Sombra the ultimate hacker
Blizzard Entertainment finally revealed the 23rd hero in Overwatch, Sombra, at BlizzCon 2016. Originally rumored to be part of the founding team of Overwatch (the good guys), she is actually part of the shady Talon organization. With her right click,…
Diablo III – Necromancer announced as part of paid DLC next year
Blizzard Entertainment just announced it is re-creating the original Diablo in Diablo III, with 16 levels of underground horror for players to conquer, including facing off against all 4 Prime Evils again! As expected, the new Necromancer class is announced…
Netmarble – NCsoft sues partner and ally for infringing Lineage 2 IP
Last week, NCsoft sued its Korean partner and ally Netmarble over its new mobile game, Aden. Developed by an internal studio, Aden is a popular location in Lineage 2, and the mobile game even used item names and iconic phrases…
Lineage Eternal – Closed Beta registration starting soon in Korea
After a few months of delay, NCsoft today announced that Closed Beta registration will begin for Lineage Eternal on November 10 next week. This is most likely limited to just Korean gamers, since the rumors of a “simultaneous global launch” weren’t exactly…
Project 100 – Stunning mobile action RPG revealed at Unity event
Founded in 2014 by a co-founder of Eyedentity Games, Hound 13 is a new Korean mobiles games studio which recently appeared at a Unity (game engine) event in Los Angeles to showcase its debut title, currently known as Project 100. The mobile…
Revelation Online – Closed Beta 1 begins for new fantasy MMORPG
[Beta register] Global publisher My.com and developer NetEase are excited to start the first Closed Beta Test phase of Revelation Online today! Founder Pack owners, contest winners, and selected players will be able to take their very first steps into…
HIT – New archer character joins Unreal Engine 4 action mobile game
Nexon today released a new update for Heroes of Incredible Tales (HIT) that adds the new archer character for players to take into battle in the action RPG powered by Unreal Engine 4. Downloaded more than 13 million times, the…
Project W – Kakao Games to publish new MMORPG from TERA developer
Kakao Games today announced it has signed the publishing rights for Project W from Bluehole Studio for the regions of North America and Europe. Project W is touted as a “blockbuster PC MMORPG” led by a former NCsoft veteran, and will…
Lost Saga – Tencent shuts down China server after 2 years of beta
Perhaps one of the longest beta phases in history, China’s biggest games publisher Tencent Games closed Lost Saga 2 weeks ago, and the game was in beta since May 2014 (non-wipe beta since October 2015). With tons of unique characters, it…
Valiant Force – Mobile strategy game launches in select SEA countries
Publisher FunPlus and Singapore-based mobile games developer XII Braves today announced the Southeast Asia launch for mobile strategy RPG, Valiant Force. The game achieved over 60,000 pre-registers prior to launch. Gamers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines can now…
Civilization Online – Game closure announced by developer
Korean developer XLGAMES today announced the closure of its latest online game, Civilization Online, on 7 December. The game was co-developed with 2K Games, and was scheduled to launch in China and Taiwan as well, but the plan has most likely…