Welcome to another episode of “First impression”, where I play the game for a few levels and deliver some comments and opinions of my own. And yes, this is not a review, not a preview, not a walk-through etc, this is just a short…
The Weekend Journal
Hello folks, it is Sunday over here and a new week (urgh) is about to start. In the gaming world, the past week saw 2 major conventions held in North America, Game Developers Conference (GDC) and this week, Penny Arcade…
PAX East 2011 – Guild Wars 2 Panel
Well, GDC 2011 last week was dominated by Guild Wars 2, it is not any different from this week’s PAX East. The team behind Guild Wars 2 sat down with the media, attendees and fans who went to the expo…
PAX East 2011 – Korean MMOs make appearances
If I am not wrong, the annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) seldom features Korean Free to Play (F2P) MMOs. I noticed an increase in their presence since last year at E3 2010. Well, I am still slightly surprised to see…
PAX East 2011 – Firefall interview with Mark Kern
At this year’s PAX East, Firefall (official website) can be said to be one of the most anticipated MMO globally, together with ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2. The game is being developed by various industry veterans, costs up to a tune of…
PAX East 2011 – Guild Wars 2 previews Thief skills
I actually kind of regret not doing posts for last week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2011, so I am trying to redeem my laziness by posting some stuff about Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East 2011 this week. You can still…
Swordsman Online – Five Fairies Sect trailer
After previewing Shaolin and Mount Hua Sect, the 3rd clan from Swordsman Online is revealed today by Perfect World. It is called the Five Fairy Sect (in order to put a feminine touch to their bad reputation), while commonly known…
Forbes Billionaires – Online Gaming Edition 2011
Just that you guys know, I read ALOT. From gaming to software, from hardware to entertainment, from entertainment to politics and also business. Well, I only read the interesting ones though. Forbes released its annual global billionaire list for 2011 not long ago,…
ChangYou previews The Duke of Mount Deer
ChangYou, one of the MMO powerhouses in China, officially went into its North America and Europe operations not too long ago. Now, the company is preparing arguable the biggest release so far, The Duke of Mount Deer. Based on the classic novel…
Dragon Nest – Winds of Change Part I
Well, Winds of Change is not the official name for this expansion for the Korean server, I just find it appropriate. Some websites have already cover this, but I guess I will be un-lazy for this time since everyone is…
Dragon Nest – Short interview for Sea Dragon update
The Sea Dragon update for Dragon Nest hit the Korean server in December 2010, while the Japanese server is getting it soon on 23rd March. As posted previously, no one on the Korean server has managed to beat the instanced…
Rusty Hearts – Teaser website is up
Not long ago, Perfect World Entertainment revealed its first external MMORPG, Rusty Hearts, to be hosted by the North America subsidiary. The teaser website for this action MMO is now up, as well as the Closed Beta signup! I am…
Blizzard Entertainment – A look at the company’s history
Blizzard Entertainment celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and a new video was released recently with various key members of the company talking about the company’s beginnings and growth into the current mammoth. It is a really inspiring video to…
Webzen lays out plans for 2011
Korean MMO company, Webzen, which went into a meltdown some years back, managed a remarkable revival in fortunes since 2010. Buying over NHN Games, setting up its global English MMO portal and taking over Ymir Entertainment, the company has braved through…