During the 3rd Anniversary Party of Black Desert’s Japan server, publisher Pmang and developer Pearl Abyss revealed that the new region of Drieghan will arrive in the 2nd half of the year. Already in the Korean server since March, Drieghan…
Nexon – First quarter financial results for 2018 reveals upcoming new games
It is the season for companies to reveal their quarterly finances, and Nexon is included as well. Stock-listed in Japan, the total revenue for Nexon’s first quarter of 2018 (Jan to Mar) stands at 90.514 billion JPY (around USD 827…
Dragon’s Dogma Online – New crossover event with BERSERK The Golden Age begins
In Japan, almost all PC and mobile games with moderate success gets into a collaboration project with a popular anime series at one point. Dragon’s Dogma Online’s latest campaign sees it teaming up with classic anime movie BERSERK: The Golden…
TERA – Attack on Titan collaboration event announced for Japan server
Japanese publisher Pmang today announced an in-game collaboration project between its popular MMORPG, TERA, and one of the most recognizable anime series in the world, Attack on Titan. Scheduled to begin next week on 2 May, all races and classes…
Dragon’s Dogma Online – Update 3.2 arrives this week with new High Scepter class
While Dragon’s Dogma Online might never be imported to the western region, it seems the MMORPG running on Windows PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 is doing very well in Japan for developer Capcom after all these years. This week,…
Luminous Productions – FFXV director helms new AAA studio under Square Enix
Earlier today, Square Enix announced the formation of Luminous Studios, an in-house development unit led by Hajime Tabata, the director of Final Fantasy XV. Perhaps named based on the Luminous Engine which Final Fantasy XV was developed from, the studio…
Rebellious Million Arthur – Square Enix announces TV anime series based on mobile MMORPG
While the Million Arthur series of mobile games did not find success in the English market, developer Square Enix has big plans for the series in its native Japan and China. After announcing a couple of new Million Arthur games,…
Figureheads – Square Enix is shutting down its unique mecha PVP game
First entering Open Beta back in March 2016, Figureheads was one of Square Enix’s various new PC online games developed to capture the unexplored esports market of Japan. While many others have since been closed, Figureheads somehow marched on for…
Brave Frontier 2 – Japan launch date for mobile RPG sequel announced
First teased by publisher gumi back last September, Japanese developer Alim yesterday revealed that Brave Frontier 2 will begin official service in Japan on 22 February. Oddly, gumi is no where to be seen during the presentation. Alim also announced…
Monster Strike – New physical card game based on top mobile game announced
XFLAG, the subsidiary studio under Japanese social network giant Mixi, recently revealed Monster Strike Card Game, a physical trading card game based on the company’s super popular and top-grossing mobile game, Monster Strike. Played with 4 people, Monster Strike Card…
Dragon Ball Z: XKeeperz – New web browser game announced for Japan
Other than Digimon ReArise, Bandai Namco Entertainment also announced a new PC web browser game earlier today, titled Dragon Ball Z: XKeeperz. Set to launch this Spring exclusively in Japan on Yahoo’s web games portal, the game can be played…
Shadowverse – World Grand Prix event takes over Tokyo this weekend
[World Grand Prix website] Get ready to watch the world’s best Shadowverse players compete for a prize pool of USD 120,000 at the inaugural Shadowverse World Grand Prix! The world’s first official global Shadowverse tournament takes place at Bellesalle Takadanobaba…
Fire Emblem Heroes – Nintendo mobile game awarded top honors by Google Play
At the annual awards ceremony organized by Google Play in Japan, Fire Emblem Heroes was given the Best Game of 2017 award in the country. Representatives from both developers, Nintendo EPD and Intelligent Systems, were on stage to accept the…
Caravan Stories – New trailer introduces game features and more
First revealed back in May, Caravan Stories is an ambitious Windows PC and mobile cross-platform project which is in development over in Japan. Developer Aiming, a well-known game development studio, is aiming to launch Caravan Stories on Apple TV as…