United Eleven – Nexon announces cross-platform football game

[Game website] Nexon Europe has the pleasure to announce its latest title, United Eleven, a browser-based, mobile-compatible game that combines actual names and faces of players registered with FIFPro and a license of Bundesliga clubs, with the most sophisticated match engine available. Developed…

ArcheAge – Russian server blocking overseas IP addresses

[Source] Mail.ru, the publisher for ArcheAge Russia, has released a new notice stating that overseas IP addresses will be blocked from now on, at the request of Korean developer XLGAMES. There wasa fan made English patch floating around, which probably…

Aeria Games – European office sold to ProSiebenSat.1 Group

[Press release] The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is strengthening its games business by acquiring the online and mobile games publisher Aeria Games Europe via its subsidiary ProSiebenSat.1 Games. The agreement covers the company’s European headquarter in Berlin, all international game licenses for PC…

ArcheAge – Russian server has reportedly made over $10 million

According to foreign media, the Free-to-Play Russian server for ArcheAge has reportedly made over USD 10 million thus far, even though the game only launched this past weekend. The sources did not specify where the revenue comes from, but I am…

ArcheAge – Official press release for launch of Russian server

[Game website] Renowned South Korea-based game developer XLGAMES is bringing highly anticipated ArcheAge to Russia. Jake Song, CEO of XLGAMES gave a speech at a press conference for around 100 journalists and major game community leader in Moscow, Russia. During…

ArcheAge – Russian server prepares for Open Beta phase next week

[Source] After the launch of the Korean and Japanese servers, the 3rd server to enter Open Beta will be the Russian one. Published by the country’s biggest online games publisher, Mail.ru, Open Beta will officially begin on 22nd February (Moscow…

Funcom – The Secret World studio raided for alleged economy crime

[Source] According to several reports, the office of developer Funcom was raided by the country’s (Norway) economic crime unit. Funcom is acknowledged that it was charged with “breaching disclosure requirements related to The Secret World when the company failed to report company financial…

ArcheAge – Russian publisher halts Early Access package sales

According to an official announcement, the publisher for ArcheAge Russia, Mail.ru, has halted the sales of its Early Access package temporarily due to overwhelming response. The company mentioned that “tens of thousands” became owners of the package and sales will…

Yulgang 2 – Contract agreement confirmed for localized Turkish server

Earlier today, it was reported that Yulgang 2 will be getting its own server located in Turkey. The publisher responsible will be Toyo Games. It is also unknown if developer Mgame will be hosting the North America server on its…

Arcane Chronicles – Nexon preparing new game for Europe region

It appears Nexon EU is going to announce a new game soon, with the name listed as “Arcane Chronicles”. The Twitter link describes it as an EU title, and it remains to be seen if there is going to be…

Hero of the Obelisk – Open Beta for English server begins this week

[Game website] Also known as Dungeon Hero in South Korea, the English Europe server for Hero of the Obelisk will be hitting Open Beta on 28th November, 15:00 EST. To find out the what the current EST time is, please click…

League of Legends – Leader of SK Gaming reveals annual earnings

[Source] The 23 year-old leader of SK Gaming, Carlos “Ocelote” Rodriguez, recently revealed to a Spanish newspaper that he is earning around USD 1 million annually. This includes merchandising income, which is over 50% of the total amount. Who says…

ArcheAge – Russian publisher agrees to revamp business model

[Source] After a very successful petition campaign aided by mass outcry in Russian gaming forums and websites, ArcheAge’s Russian publisher Mail.ru has decided to back down from the controversial business model. Instead, community feedback is now sought after, with 3…

ArcheAge – Russian players launch petition against payment model

[Petition] In a media presentation held on 28th September, Russia’s biggest MMO publisher, Mail.ru, revealed the payment model for ArcheAge Russia. Majority of the community was reportedly enraged by the proposed model, with players able to buy currencies for major…