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Nexon – 300 booths rented at G-Star 2015 and anime series announced

In the previous article, it was announced Nexon will be displaying a total 15 games over at G-Star 2015, which begins later this month. To fulfil Nexon’s “Playground” theme this year, the size of 300 booths were rented, making it…

Dogma: Eternal Night – Embrace the supernatural in new horror MMORPG

[Game website] After the cancellation of World of Darkness last year, the rights was recently sold by to Paradox Interactive. While a revival is not confirmed, an indie studio from Russia is working to churn out a proper horror MMORPG,…

ASTA – Webzen starts Initial Beta Test for CryEngine online game

[Beta signup] Around one month after Webzen announced ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, the Initial Beta Test has finally started! Powered by CryEngine and developed by Polygon Games, ASTA was once touted as the “World of Warcraft of Asia”.…

Nexon – Major PC online game missing from G-Star 2015 lineup

Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2015 preview conference in South Korea. A total of 7 PC onlne games and 8 mobile games were announced in its lineup, but the highly-anticipated Peria Chronicles was no where to be seen. If…

King Digital – Candy Crush developer sold to Activision for USD$5.9 billion

Activision Blizzard (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) has agreed to buy King Digital Entertainment for USD$5.9 billion, merging major titles Call of Duty and World of Warcraft with the leading mobile title Candy Crush Saga under one company. Activision will pay USD$18…

Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced

On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…

ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – Interview with publisher Webzen

[Beta signup] Developed using CryEngine, ASTA got much attention when first announced in South Korea, being touted as the “Asian World of Warcraft”. However, the game was thought to be gone forever with the closure of the Korean server announced in…

Black Desert Online – Paris Games Week and Alpha end with new trailer

Yesterday marked the end of Paris Games Week, where Black Desert Online took part in its first public event. Publisher Daum Games Europe also marked the end of Alpha test on the same day, bringing an eventful week to a close.…

Black Desert – Japan server getting The King of Fighters costume

Published by GameOn, the Japan server of Black Desert recently announced it will be getting a major content update on 11 November, first with the new Kunoichi character. A very Japanese-style character, GameOn apparently felt she is very similar to…

Naruto Online – Chinese government targeting unlicensed manga games

Last Friday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright held a press conference to make an announcement about protecting the intellectual property (IP) rights for manga titles. Due to the explosive growth of mobile games in China (over 20,000 in operation), there…

Gunpie Adventure – Nexon signs global deal for new mobile shooter

After announcements for Titanfall mobile and TERA mobile, Nexon Korea also revealed it has signed a global publishing deal with a small Korean studio, Npie Games, for its upcoming FPS mobile game, Gunpie Adventure (subject to change). Players will take the roles of treasure hunters…

Black Desert Online – New game content trailer from Paris Games Week

Following the first Paris Games Week trailer for Black Desert Online, publihser Daum Games Europe has released another new trailer, this time focusing on game features. These features include life skills such as Taming, Fishing, Mining, Farming, Housing and Crafting.…

World of Warships – Official Chinese theme song sung by T-ara revealed

As posted a couple of weeks back, Korean female group T-ara was chosen as spokesperson for World of Warship China by publisher Kong Zhong. Yesterday, the game entered its non-wipe phase, and the official Chinese theme song (same name as…

Bandai Namco – Asian studios wanted to develop mobile games

The Taiwan branch of Japanese games developer, Bandai Namco, is looking to work with local and Asian studios to develop mobile games based on established intellectual properties. These includes Tekken, SoulCalibur, Katamari Damacy, and Mr. Driller. More IPs will be made…