[Register now] Perfect World Entertainment’s Neverwinter has been in Open Beta for a few weeks now, and the game will officially launch on 20th June with its first free content expansion, Fury of the Feywild. The main feature will be…
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Soul of the Ultimate Nation – Game closing due to lack of players
[Game website] Also known as S.U.N, the game was 1 of Webzen’s most popular games upon launch in both Korea and North America. Sadly, S.U.N will be closing on 4th July as the title “has not attracted enough player interest…
Webzen – Gala-Net is now known as Webzen West and Webzen Dublin
[Press release] WEBZEN Inc., a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games, announces that Gala-Net, Inc. and its subsidiary, Gala Networks Europe Ltd., a leading publisher of free-to-play online games and operator of the gPotato portals, will now operate under the corporate…
Aion 4.0 – NCsoft releases new storyline trailer for E3 2013
E3 2013 is still a week plus away, but NCsoft is not waiting till then before releasing the latest trailer for Aion 4.0: Dark Betrayal. The new content will arrive in the North American server later this month. Different…
Black Gold Online – Snail Game unveils new game logo for E3 2013
While I did not have the best of time trying out Black Gold Online, it doesn’t mean everyone else will have the same opinions. With that said, Snail Game will be bringing a couple of games to E3 this year,…
The Elder Scrolls Online – First official view of first person combat mode
[Game website] While the previous 20-minute video was leaked by a Closed Beta player, the video this time round is official and recorded by CVG. The journalists of the gaming website managed to show off first person combat, which is…
Project Titan – Blizzard reportedly delaying next-gen MMO till 2016
According to VentureBeat, Blizzard Entertainment has delayed the launch of its mysterious next-gen MMO, Project Titan. The ETA is now in 2016, with the team of 100 developers reduced by 70 positions. The small team now will “start over” on…
League of Legends – New cinematic trailer impresses the legion
With League of Legends currently the top online game, in fact the top overall game on all platforms currently, Riot Games could easily have slacked off and reap the rewards. The good thing is, the company not only announced a…
WildStar – New developer video finally gets my utmost attention
[Game website] I was always skeptical about WildStar, given that it looks awfully similar to World of Warcraft. The game features such as combat and movement didn’t wow me as well, but my perception is changing for the better after the latest…
Dawngate – New MOBA by Electronic Arts (EA) to enter beta later this week
[Game website] I am not sure what to think of Dawngate, especially after watching the video below where the developers of Waystone Games touch on some features of the new MOBA. The game will be published by Electronic Arts (EA), which isn’t really…
Trion Worlds – Former executive comments on new round of layoffs
I am sure most readers would have read about Trion Worlds’ new round of layoffs by now, in which many employees were apparently given the boot out. Teams in Austin, Redwood Shores and San Diego are said to be dramatically…
Dawngate – Electronic Arts (EA) prepares to launch new MOBA title
[Game website] Voted America’s worst company again, and after firing hundreds of employees, Electronic Arts (EA) is targeting its millions of Origin users by announcing its new MOBA title, Dawngate. Developer Waystone Games is a new studio, and rumor has…
RIFT – North America server goes totally Free-to-Play in June
[Game website] Yes, you read it right. After disastrous trips to South Korea and China, RIFT will be converting to a totally Free-to-Play model on 12th June 2013. No more level limits, no more content restrictions, everything goes. Of course, subscribers…
GunZ: The Duel – English server closure announced
Back in the early days, the GunZ was hosted by NHN’s own North America portal, Ijji. The portal later closed down, and most of the game went under Aeria Games’ stable as part of a deal. Fast forward a couple…