[Game website] As I warm up to browser games, Dynasty Frontier arrived at the right time when there is a serious drought in 2D action side-scrolling games. While not boasting high end graphics, the small development team focused on hand-drawn…
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Soul Worker – New game trailer debuts with new screenshots
While the actual first trailer appeared back in 2011, Soul Worker has since under the knife for some game design changes. Developer Lion Games today revealed a new “debut” trailer for the latest version, along with some new screenshots. Soul…
World of Warplanes – Flight Academy tutorial video heads into combat
[Press release] Wargaming today announced the release of the latest installment of its “Flight Academy” video series for World of Warplanes. This latest tutorial focuses on combat characteristics that determine a vehicle’s performance in the skies, as well as the…
ArcheAge – Japan server switching to Free-to-Play model next month
Following the current business model revolution in Japan, publisher GameOn announced recently that ArcheAge Japan will be switching to Free-to-Play on 24th April 2014, doing away with the monthly payment model. However, players who pay the USD 17.00 monthly sub…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Philippines server prepares to launch next month
[Press release] Kingdom Under Fire II Philippines, the newest online video game is set to launch on April 2014 by Leadhope Digital Inc., a local subsidiary of Leadhope with headquarters in Hong Kong. The launch will start with an Elite Close…
Tencent – 500 million USD strategic investment in CJ Games announced
China powerhouse Tencent just invested 500 million USD in Korean gaming publisher/ developer, CJ Games. Tencent is now the 3rd biggest shareholder of CJ Games. On a side note, 50% of Tencent’s revenue in 2013 apparently came from gaming operations.…
Zombies Monsters Robots – En Masse reveals debut game trailer
En Masse Entertainment™, a player-driven publisher focused on delivering fun and innovative online games, today announced the intense third person shooter, Zombies Monsters Robots (ZMR), for PC. Set in an alternate world where the invention of portal technology has lured cross-dimensional creatures…
Guild Wars 2 – Boxed set pricing revealed and goes on sale next week
While most of us gamers have already played Guild Wars 2, the China server will just be launching some time next month. Publisher Kong Zhong announced a few days back that the boxed copies will be selling for 88 RMB,…
World of Tanks – Quarter Year Championship is coming to Asia
[Press release] Wargaming Asia today announces its brand new, 3v3 Tier 5 Quarter Year Championship (“QYC”) tournament, created exclusively for Asian World of Tanks players. With a total prize pool of cash and in-game gold worth USD10,000, the QYC is…
Swordsman – New intro trailer invites you create your own destiny
[Teaser website] Based on a very popular wuxia novel in Asia, Perfect World Entertainment will be bringing its self-developed game, Swordsman, to the English market soon. There will be quite a spread of schools and weapons to choose from, ready…
MapleStory 2 – First 2 playable classes confirmed by developer
Nsquare, the development team formed by both Nexon and NCsoft, confirmed the first 2 classes for MapleStory 2 earlier. As mentioned in my previous post, the classes are indeed from the Warrior category, with them being Knight (rather than Paladin)…
Soul Worker – China server announcement horrifies the gamers
While Soul Worker has yet to announce a publisher in South Korea, the game had been signed for Taiwan a few months back under Gameflier, the country’s biggest publisher. Earlier today, China gamers woke up to the horrifying news that…
Icarus – CryEngine masterpiece gets ready for Open Beta phase
Announced back in 2009 as NED, WeMade Entertainment’s much-delayed CryEngine masterpiece is finally warming up for the Open Beta phase. Icarus got a new logo design recently, and players can start to select their servers and create characters on 4th…
Robot Girls Z Online – Official browser game announced for Japan
While it is most likely this game will never make it out of Japan, I thought I would post it being an anime fan. Robot Girls Z Online was announced earlier today at the Anime Japan 2014 event, and it…