[Game website] Blockbuster news from the Asian industry seems to be slowing down as the 3 major shows, ChinaJoy 2012 and G*Star 2012, are just around the corner. With companies keeping their cards for the moment, it is time to…
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Blade & Soul – New music executive added
According to the latest news release from Korea, NCsoft has hired renowned music producer, Taro Iwashiro, as Blade & Soul’s music supervisor. Hailing from Japan, Taro Iwashiro composed music for several games, including Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny and the China-filmed…
Dragon Knights – Debut trailer surfaces
[Game website] Aeria Games finally revealed the North America server for DK Online, Dragon Knights, which was first announced a couple of months back (link). Essentially a “hardcore” PvP online game, features such as castle siege, player kill, guild battles…
Black Gold Online – 6 races revealed
Developed together with Russian counterpart, Mental Games, Black Gold Online is Suzhou Snail Game’s upcoming steampunk MMORPG. Currently hiding slightly behind the spotlight and glamor of Age of Wushu, the game was actually at E3 2012, apparently getting next to…
Renaissance Heroes – Brief look at Closed Beta
[Game website] Since the days I skipped school to play Counter-Strike 1.6, the shooter genre has came a long way, with current blockbuster hits such as Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Crysis. Along the way, the online-only shooters started…
Nexon becomes NCsoft’s biggest shareholder
In a deal announced earlier today, Korea No.1 gaming company, Nexon, has become the biggest shareholder of Korea No.2 gaming company, NCsoft. This happened after Nexon Japan bought 3,218,091 of NCsoft’s shares, which is around 14.7% of the company. The…
Crytek – All our future games to be F2P
[Source] Yes, you did not read the post title wrongly. Crytek, the studio behind the CryEngine and Crysis series, told Videogamer that the company will finish work on Crysis 3, Ryse, other confirmed games and transition into a Free to…
Unreal Engine 4 – GameTrailer’s world exclusive demo
I am sure most of the folks here would have read about Epic’s upcoming game engine, Unreal Engine 4, which was announced a couple of weeks ago. The demo, titled “Elemental”, was shown behind closed doors to potential licensees. GameTrailers…
Core Blaze – Several new game trailers showcased at E3 2012
Taiwanese developer, Gamania, has brought its new in-development game, Core Blaze, over to the show floors at E3 2012. With just a small group of lucky players able to try out the latest game build first hand, the internet readers…
The Elder Scrolls Online – E3 2012 stage demo
Like most of the real The Elder Scrolls fan out there, I was never a fan when The Elder Scrolls Online was announced, followed by baffling game design decisions which the developers claim will never work out despite being proven…
Age of Wushu – Drawing the crowds at E3 2012
[Game website] Most of you folks would have read about Suzhou Snail Game by now, which is the China developer for the upcoming Age of Wushu (Age of Wulin in Europe). Known as Snail Games in North America, the company…
Perfect World – New E3 2010 trailers for games revealed
Over at E3 2012, Perfect World is showcasing 2 of its upcoming titles to the crowd, namely Neverwinter and RaiderZ. Shoved back to the development board for the conversion to Free to Play (F2P) mode after buying out Cryptic Studios,…
Luminous Studio – Square Enix’s next-gen game engine
Square Enix has had a rough few years recently, especially with several game titles not hitting up to mark. But with that said, most Japanese game companies are in the same situation. Over at E3, Square Enix revealed a major…
Warface – New trailer shows possible publisher
[Closed Beta signup] While having a new trailer for this CryEngine 3-developed MMOFPS is not that a surprise, but the latest trailer showed a certain company’s addition into the beginning credits. That company will be Trion Worlds (of RIFT fame).…