2 years after being announced, China developer Shanda Games recently announced it is shutting down the development of The King of Fighters World. The reasons given include “lack of market interest” and the game “not fitting current consumer dynamics.” Japan-based…
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E3 2011 – Wizardry Online to hit English shores
(Source) Just a few weeks back, I posted about Gamepot Japan reviving the classic Wizardry franchise into an online game. At this year’s E3 2011, the game was shown at the convention hall and confirmed for an English release sometime…
Clarification – Luna Online and Iris Online
In my previous post, I revealed that Nexon had bought over 20% of Korean developer Eyasoft’s shares. Eyasoft’s online games included Luna Online, Iris Online and Legend of Edda. All 3 games have since stopped its service in Korea and…
Mabinogi II – New artwork revealed
(Source) Nexon Korea, which is holding the annual Nexon Developer Conference (NDC) currently, has revealed new artwork for Mabinogi II. The sequel to Mabinogi, the game was revealed to be in development since early last year. So far, only the…
Nexon buys into Luna Online developer
Korean MMO giant, Nexon, has announced acquiring 20% of developer Eyasoft’s stocks. Eyasoft is well-known for various of it online game titles, including Mo Xiang Online (or Titan Online), Luna Online, Legend of Edda and Iris Online. Earlier in this…
Kingdom Under Fire Online – New identity revealed
First known as Kingdom Under Fire Online: Avalanche, the game has now cut off the sub header and simply known as Kingdom Under Fire Online. Developed by Korean studio Dragonfly, Kingdom Under Fire Online will be a DOTA-styled game, full…
Gamepot Japan brewing Wizardry Online
Any of you older gamers played Wizardry back in the days? I have not, but I was told that the game’s popularity was on par with that of Dungeons and Dragons’ as single player RPGs in the 1980s. The last…
Project R1 – IMC Games took notice
Hmn, I am actually feeling quite happy as I type this. As most of you would have known, I covered 2 posts so far on IMC Games’ upcoming MMO, Project R1. It is spearheaded by the company’s CEO and creator…
[Hangame eX 2011] Kritika – All in the name
The only action-based MMO in Hangame eX 2011, much of the attention had been on this game as it apparently won a design award during its development phase. Why did the post title stated the term “All in the name”?…
Blade & Soul – A small interview
As most of you probably know by now, China is the 3rd region (after Korea and Taiwan) to get a localized server for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul. After the official press announcement and contract signing ceremony by Tencent Games, the…
Blade & Soul – Korean Open Beta expected by summer 2012
As the dust settled on probably one of the most followed gaming news in China, more details were revealed about the expected release date for Blade & Soul in the region. When asked by reporters about the issue, NCsoft officials…
[Hangame eX 2011] Kritika – Action is king
Hangame (Part of NHN Corp), one of the biggest developer and publisher of MMOs in Korea, started its yearly reveal of upcoming games earlier yesterday. Among the first to be revealed is Kritika, an action MMO which developed by allm,…
[Hangame eX 2011] Fighters Club – Online brawling
Developed by studio KOG, Fighters Club is part of the Hangame EX 2011 lineup. A classic arcade-style brawler, the genre is brought back to live in the MMO genre. The game focuses on 3 major section of the character body,…
[Hangame eX 2011] Project R1 – Ragnarok’s successor
As posted a few weeks back, developer IMC Games joined NHN Corporation, one of the biggest MMO company in Korea. IMC Games was founded by Mr Hakkyu Kim, also known as the “founding father” of Ragnarok Online as he was…