Lineage M – Mobile MMORPG based on classic game launching this June

Developed by NCsoft based on the still-popular PC online game, Lineage, it was announced recently that Lineage M will launch in South Korea on June 21, with players able to start creating characters via the game website right now. NCsoft…

Tencent – Gaming giant is building a massive eSports town in China

Chinese gaming giant Tencent recently agreed to build an eSports town in the city of Wuhu, China. Tentatively known as “Tencent eSports Town”, the area will consist of a eSports theme park, an eSports university, a cultural creative park, a…

League of Legends – Chinese legend Tabe joins LMS team as coach

A prominent figure of the League of Legends scene before his retirement, it was recently announced that Tabe has joined LMS team, Hong Kong eSports (HKES), in a coaching position. Tabe played for big Chinese teams including Invictus Gaming and…

Dragon Nest – Japan server roadmap teases new spin-off classes and more

The team at Dragon Nest Japan recently held a community meeting, disclosing what are some of the new features they can look forward to from now until the winter season. First will be the side-story of the Academic, which is…

Giant – Global publisher Gamevil announces new mobile RPG

Global publisher Gamevil today announced its has signed an agreement with Korean studio, Singta, to publish a new mobile RPG tentatively known as Giant. Singta is the developer behind mobile game Sid Story, and the core team has worked in companies such…

League of Legends – EVOS eSports acquires Fortius Gaming for LOL team

EVOS eSports, an Indonesian gaming team focused on DOTA 2, recently announced it has acquired Fortius Gaming for its League of Legends team. The acquisition, worth a 6-figure sum in cash and stock options, is touted as the first deal…

Emil Chronicle Online – Japan server shutting down this August

Emil Chronicle Online, otherwise known as ECO, was first published back in 2005. Since then, the various overseas servers have closed due to publisher mismanagement, with only the Japan server standing tall. Recently, GungHo Online Entertaqinment announced the Japanese server…

The King of Fighters – SNK reveals new games and projects for China

Japanese games developer SNK recently held an impressive press media event in Park Hyatt Beijing Hotel, China, sharing new details about its projects for The King of Fighters IP. These projects are mainly aimed at the massive China market, including new…

Chaos Masters – Closed Beta set to begin soon after 2 years of silence

Many years ago, Korean developer Neoact took the PC MOBA scene by storm with its first game, Chaos Heroes (or Chaos Online). Since then, Chaos Heroes is no more, and Neoact announced Chaos Masters, a mobile game with characters from the…

Point Blank: Strike – Nexon Red is launching new mobile FPS in SEA

Nexon Red, a subsidiary of Nexon Korea, today announced Point Blank: Strike, a mobile FPS game based on the Point Blank IP created by Zepetto. Developed by Nexon Red, it will work together with Zepetto to launch Point Blank: Strike…

Netmarble Games – More valuable than Nexon and NCsoft after IPO

Netmarble Games launched its IPO in its native South Korea last Friday, and with a market cap of USD 12.2 billion, the mobile games publisher and developer is now more valuable than NCsoft (USD 6.8 billion) and even LG Electronics (USD…

Contra Returns – Quick look at mobile revival of classic Konami IP

Currently in limited Closed Beta, Contra Returns is a new mobile being developed by an internal studio at China’s Tencent Games based on the the classic Konami IP, Contra. If you did not know, a live-action movie based on Contra…

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War – Conquer the seas on mobile

Korean publisher and developer Joycity today announced the launch of its new strategy mobile game, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War. Working with Disney, the game is inspired by the popular blockbuster series, Pirates of the Caribbean, and features…

Fate/Grand Order – Popular mobile game launches in Taiwan next week

Representatives from Aniplex, DELiGHTWORKS and local publisher Soft-World (or Gameflier) held a media conference recently, announcing the arrival of Fate/Grand Order in Taiwan. Launching on 18 May for both Android and iOS devices, publishing duties in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and…