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Grand Fantasia Mobile – Mobile version of fantasy MMORPG teased

Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment today teased Grand Fantasia Mobile, the mobile game based on its popular MMORPG Grand Fantasia. It was mentioned players will have access to the familiar multi-class system, and there are new Sprites exclusive to the mobile game!…

Tencent Games – China giant opens Thailand office for SEA expansion

Soon after Nexon announced its office in Thailand to fuel its Southeast Asia expansion, an even more bombastic news dropped today. Tencent Games, owner of Riot Games (League of Legends) and Clash of Clans (Supercell), announced it has purchased Sanook Online,…

Cloud Pirates – Closed Beta 3 begins for upcoming aerial action MMO

[Register now] Allods Team and global publisher My.com today announced the start of Closed Beta 3 for Cloud Pirates. Players can take command of one of many customizable airships and prove themselves in aerial team battles. This new phase will expand…

Final Fantasy Awakening – Quick look at new China FF mobile game

Announced back in 2013, the game was first known as Final Fantasy Agito, which changed to Final Fantasy Type-0 Online, and by the time it launched in China recently, the new name was Final Fantasy Awakening. Developed by an internal…

Moonlight Sculptor – Publisher for XLGAMES mobile game revealed

Earlier this March, developer XLGAMES (of ArcheAge fame) announced it is crafting a mobile game based on the popular Korean light novel series, “The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor.” Today, it was announced LINE (yes, the messaging app) has acquired the publishing rights for…

Revelation Online – Second Closed Beta begins for orient MMORPG

[Register now] Global publisher My.com and developer NetEase proudly announce Revelation Online has entered its Second Closed Beta test. As a thank-you to players who received access during the previous phase, My.com and NetEase have extended access to the second…

League of Legends – New stream deal is worth at least USD 300 million

Riot Games announced it has signed a long-term partnership with BAMTech, a subsidiary of MLB Advanced Media, for the monetization and commercialization of League of Legends esports, according to Yahoo. The deal will run to the 2023 season, and is…

Torchlight Mobile – First look at new mobile game from Perfect World

If you did not already know, Perfect World is the primary investor in Runic Games, developer of the Torchlight series. Years ago, Torchlight Mobile was first announced, and it was only until recently that the game entered its final beta in…

Dragon Nest Mobile – Quick look at Tencent’s new mobile action RPG

The story about Dragon Nest’s current situation in the industry is a very peculiar one. Korean developer Eyedentity Games was bought over by a rich but clueless Chinese games company Shanda Games, experimented with the IP like a toy, and…

MapleStory 2 – “Restart” update hopes to attract old and new players

According to historic records, not many online games’ sequels perform better than the original. This is the same fate for MapleStory 2, which continues to struggle in the shadow of the mega-popular MapleStory. If you did not know, MapleStory continues…

ArcheAge – Unknown China studio obtains IP rights for mobile MMORPG

It seems common these days Korean developers are renting out their popular game IPs to Chinese studios for a fee and subsequent royalties. ArcheAge is the latest to join the fold with XLGAMES signing a contract with ZLONGAME, allowing the…

Perfect World – Partnership with Evolve studio on new IP revealed

Perfect World Entertainment and Turtle Rock Studios recently announced their partnership and the development of a new triple-A game IP for PC and console. The top secret free to play first-person shooter features intense online co-operative action, bringing Turtle Rock back to…

Webzen – Share the joy of Christmas with these awesome game gift packs

As usual, Webzen has teamed up with several news outlet to give out free codes during the Christmas season. The global developer and publisher of online games has included 4 titles (MU Online, Flyff, C9, Rappelz) this time round, and…

Blade & Soul – Korean server goes Free-to-Play following winter update

Over 4 years after launching in South Korea to immense success, NCsoft today converted Blade & Soul from the original Pay-to-Play mode to Free-to-Play together with the first part of the massive Winter 2016 update. With a new storyline and max…