I do not actually know how to name her in English, but going by her Chinese name, I would roughly translate it to Cannon Lan (火炮兰). Thing is, Tencent Games put up an awesome music video to celebrate the recent…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Localized version for Thailand announced
[Source] In a recent entertainment event in Thailand attended by several online gaming companies, it was announced that Kingdom Under Fire II will be localized for Thailand (not sure if it will be English or Thai), with publisher being Xincere…
Lost Saga – Character List 9 marks the beginning of a new year
Lost Saga Korea has revealed the first hero for 2014, the Slasher! It has been years since I first posted about Lost Saga, and with the developer blocking IP addresses to the official Flash image, I had no choice but…
ArcheAge – Friends and Family Alpha finally begins for English server
[Source] ArcheAge North America/ Europe has finally entered its very first test phase, the Friends and Family Alpha. According to the article, ArcheAge’s “UI is now about 80% readable, and much of the quest text has been given at least a…
Black Desert – Preview screenshots for the upcoming Closed Beta 2
1 of the most anticipated open-world non-target action MMORPG in South Korea this year, the developer for Black Desert has released several new screenshots to teased the upcoming new area (including the capital city of Calpheon). A war is apparently brewing,…
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – Kickstarter campaign officially begins
Brad McQuaid may not be a familiar name, but he has worked on games such as EverQuest for many years. He is now head of his own studio, Visionary Realms, and working on a new MMORPG called Pantheon: Rise of…
Archlord – Korean server closing next month as sequel continues struggles
After the closure of the English global server, the Korean version for Archlord will be closing on 13th February as well. Developer Webzen claims the reason as “being unable to provide players with a stable environment”. The sequel, Archlord II,…
Mabinogi Heroes – Lynn content update sees high user number
With the recent Lynn update, Nexon Korea announced that the number of users online at the same time (CCU) has broke the 100,000 mark. While this is not a record, any games getting over 100,000 is something to cheer about…
League of Legends – Taiwanese celebrity starts own eSports team
Helmed by Machi Entertainment, Jeffrey Huang of Taiwanese hip hop group Machi announced a few hours earlier that his company has started a new eSports team. Currently known as Machi E-Sports, the team consists of several local veterans and is…
Kritika – Korean server to get 4th character in massive content update
Following the world premier shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2013 in China, the Korean server for Kritika will be getting the new 4th character on 23rd January. Now known as “Yoran”, most of you would have known she is swinging…
TERA – Korean media speculates mobile game to be revealed soon
[Source]I am not sure how Korean website ThisIsGame.com got this insider news, but apparently a mobile game based on the TERA IP will be revealed before mid-2014. The game is supposedly still in development, and the Chinese media has talked…
Fantasy Frontier – Developer assures new content will not be affected
X-Legend, the Taiwanese developer behind the popular Fantasy Frontier (or Aura Kingdom), recently announced 2 new client games and 5 new mobile games for the local market in 2014. This announcement caused a mini-uproar, as gamer demand to know the…
Winning Eleven Online – Media pleased with high quality remake
If you did not know, there was actually an older version of Winning Eleven Online, which closed after a year in 2012 as the game was supposedly “outdated” and shunned by gamers. Also known as Pro Evolution Soccer, Japanese developer…
Yulgang 2 – Countdown begins for first official English game server
[Countdown timer] Announced just last June, a mere 7 months ago, the first official English server for Yulgang 2 is entering Open Beta this coming week! Published by Southeast Asia operator, Cubizone, Yulgang 2 is 1 of the newer “next-gen…