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ArcheAge CBT4 – Character creation footage

I may not have time this weekend to play the game, but nonetheless I managed to squeeze out an hour to have a quick look at the various races available. I know, some of you have seen these much earlier,…

Firefall Asia – The man behind the record deal

Just last week, Red 5 Studios confirmed a USD 23 million and record-breaking deal with Garena for Firefall in 7 Asian countries, spanning a total of 6 years. Not much was written about the man behind the deal, Mr Tony…

Eternal Blade – Trailer for new Gala-Net game debuts

I am guessing gPotato is more well-known in the West as a MMO publisher, but not many knows that its parent company, Gala-Net, actually has development studios (Gala-Lab) in Japan and Korea. 2 of the more famous games from the…

Firefall – Media confirms record multi-million deal for SEA server

It has been confirmed that Garena signed the rights for Firefall Southeast Asia after signing a contract with Red 5 Studios and The9. First posted as a rumor a couple of weeks back, the deal is said to be worth around USD 23,000,000,…

Final Combat – Brief look at Closed Beta

You probably would have read about this game or seen the trailers I uploaded sometime back which bears close resemblance with Team Fortress 2. Leading the development of Final Combat, a China online shooter, is producer Troy Horton, who was…

Luna Story: ELs – Sequel to the popular Luna Online announced

Looks like Eyasoft is back in business after facing some financial troubles earlier on, which was partially helped by Nexon Korea buying some of the company’s shares. Business side apart, this is Luna Story: Els, a sequel to both Luna…

Queen’s Blade Online – The ladies are here to stay

Last month, I first posted about Queen’s Blade Online, a new MMORPG developed by Korean studio Liveplex, which is more famous currently for Dragona Online. Queen’s Blade will have no playable male characters at all, meaning everyone will be using…

Unveiled : The Supernatural – Exclusive developer interview

  Most of you readers who are kept updated about the latest happenings in online gaming would have heard about this new studio’s name or its maiden title. This is Maverick Studios, a new Korean developer aiming to stamp its…

Swordsman Online – Some basic combat notes

Well, it has been some time since I posted anything about Perfect World’s upcoming martial arts MMORPG, Swordsman Online. Along with Age of Wulin and Butterfly Sword Online, it is the Big 3 martial arts MMO anticipated by gamers in…

Lune of Eden – Debut trailer revealed

The game isn’t exactly new, as it was previously known as Last Online, touted as “Devil May Cry Online” among the foreign media back then. I posted some info in 2010, but I am not sure if the publishers are…

[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Community Q&A

The developers for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul are in Shanghai, China for Tencent Games Carnival, and in a really awesome gesture, held an online Q&A with the fans. Of course, not all questions were answered, but some really interesting info…

[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Brief interview

Well, I am a little bit disappointed as no new information about Blade & Soul was leaked over at Tencent Games Carnival 2011, but nevertheless the official announcement of the Chinese server still thrilled me for months. Over at the…

[TGC 2011] Asura – New class revealed

A self-developed online game by one of Tencent’s studios, a new class was announced for Asura over at Tencent Games Carnival. Loosely translated as Deity Warrior, it looks like this class is a jack of all trades, being able to…

[TGC 2011] ArcheAge, Blade & Soul set for 2012

Let me get one thing clear first, there isn’t any surprise announcement over at Tencent Games Carnival for either ArcheAge or Blade & Soul except both games will enter beta in 2012. Yes, bummer. But a couple of trailers were…