[Game website] After Yoichi Wada resigned as Square Enix’s president yesterday, fans of the online version of Final Fantasy title begun to worry about A Realm Reborn’s development progress. It is understandable, since the original Final Fantasy XIV was 1…
Moonlight Online – Game celebrates opening with awesome video
[Game website] To be honest, I am not even sure if Moonlight Online is launching or entering Closed Beta, since there is nothing listed on the official website. First posted here back in 2011, the game took almost 2 more…
Daybreak – More global servers revealed along with new flying feature
While the Western markets of North America and Europe were missing in the previous list, they have since been added in an announcement by China developer, Linekong. I am talking about the company’s latest MMO, Daybreak, an action MMORPG. Other…
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Business model unrelated to success
[Game website] According to an interview at Penny Arcade with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn‘s director, Naoki Yoshida, continued his defense of the monthly payment model being brought back for the game, despite the current market dominated by Free-to-Play titles.…
Project Blackstone – Blizzard reveals “new game” to the public
Yes, it is bad news when you see me typing “new game”, as it is really otherwise. Blizzard got the whole world speculating when it registered the Project Blackstone domains, and promptly rumors about Diablo III’s expansion, Project Titan or…
gPotato – North America and Europe portals sold to rival
Announced just hours ago, North America and Europe MMO portal, gPotato, has been sold. The deal includes its parent company, Gala-Net, and its offices in the 2 locations. Gala-Net’s operations in Korea and Japan seems to remain intact as they…
Closers: Dimension Conflict – Global English preview website now up
[English website] I personally love it when Asian games put up a localized English preview website to attract potential publishers and gamers. This is the way ambitious developers should go, seen most recently with ArcheAge. Now, Korean developer Naddic…
Pokémon X and Y – 6th generation titles announced
Foregoing the normal color and gem schemes found in the franchise’s long history, Nintendo just announced the 6th generation titles, Pokémon X and Y. This will be the first Pokémon game for the company’s handheld consoles to be in full…
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – New trailer marks a new beginning
[Game website] We all knew how the initial Final Fantasy XIV version got slammed by gamers and websites all over the world, and subsequently witnessed the end of an era. Square Enix today released a new CG trailer, which continues where…
Absolute Force Online – Weapon Pack giveaway
[Game website] Absolute Force Online is the newest Unreal Engine online shooter in town, and MMO Culture has secured some cool weapon packs to be given away, free! Simply login and claim your key, with absolutely (no pun intended) no…
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – New beta roadmap released
[Game website] Together with the new trailer below, the new beta roadmap for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was released earlier today. Priority will be given to subscribers of the former version of the game, followed by…
MMO Culture – A personal note to publishers and gamers
2012 is ending soon, we survived the apocalypse and what an eventful year it has been for both MMO Culture and the online gaming industry. Tons of games were previewed, released and canned, which saw some of them making headline…
World of Tanks – New infograph sums up rewarding 2012
World of Tanks, since making its debut in Russia back in 2010, has made huge waves in the gaming industry with its rapid global expansion. 2012 saw the game’s biggest year yet, with record-breaking player numbers and hours played. According…
ArcheAge – Founder confirms English version in the making
[Source] Thanks to some pursuing by an avid ArcheAge fan, the founder of XLGAMES, Mr Jake Song, confirmed that the English version of ArcheAge is in the works. With throngs of overseas players trying to get into the upcoming Korean…