Starting from today till 3rd October, ESTsoft will be opening up registration for Cabal II’s upcoming Closed Beta 2. This test phase will last 4 days from 11th October onwards. Developed using CryEngine 3, the initial impression wasn’t that good from…
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Steal Fighter – More details surface for action MOBA game
A few days ago, I declared my confusion at the game’s title, Steal Fighter, since nothing was close to “stealing” in the initial report. Well, there is actually a “stealing” feature in this new MMO, and the details are as…
Blade & Soul – Bloody Shark Harbor features sexy wrestling lady bosses
I am amazed at how Blade & Soul is progressing so far, with the 2nd major content update since its June launch officially know as “Bloody Shark Harbor”. I have covered a little bit of the content update in my…
LuniaZ – Nexon announces server closing next month
At the end of last month, the Korean publisher for LuniaZ, Nexon, announced the game’s upcoming closure in October. Accompanying the announcement was a notice about the upcoming Global Server should they want to start anew their adventures. This shouldn’t…
Black Desert – Potential epic MMO in the making
From the makers of Continent of the Ninth (C9), among a few other titles, this is Black Desert, the maiden MMO title from developer Pearl Abyss. As you can expect, Black Desert features a persistent open-world action missing from C9,…
FIFA Online 3 – New trailers and registration begins for Closed Beta
Officially announced in July, FIFA Online 3 is the latest Free-to-Play game added to Nexon Korea’s formidable stable. Publisher Nexon also announced that Closed Beta registration has begun, with 20,000 players expected for the first phase starting from 20th September to 23rd…
Core Masters – Yet another new MOBA from Korea
After the announcement of Steal Fighter a few days back, the Korean online gaming industry officially introduced yet another arena-based action game to the masses, Core Masters. There are English subtitles in the debut trailer, with the main modes featuring…
Warface – Korean publisher revealed for CryEngine 3 online shooter
Today, the Korean server for Warface was officially revealed, with MMO kingpin Nexon as the publisher. Warface has been active in Russia for a few months now, with the China server still in beta phase and the North American server…
ArcheAge – Closed Beta 5 highlights trailer impresses
f you have been reading up on ArcheAge over the past few months, I am sure you will know the game is offering many features players longed in a MMO, such as player-built towns, crafting ships as a guild effort,…
Dungeon Striker – Gangnam Style invades Closed Beta 2
It seems that there is no stopping to the Gangnam Style virus from spreading among online games in South Korea. Dungeon Striker, from Dragon Net developer Eyedentity Games, introduced an actual Gangnam Style dance emote into the game’s CBT2 phase,…
Blade & Soul – New unnamed class expected by October
According to the latest interview by ThisIsGame with Blade & Soul’s development team, the game’s 7th class is expected to make its appearance come late September or October. The lead designer and planner did not mention which class, but it…
Steal Fighter<\b> – This MMO is not about stealing
Sometimes, I really wonder what processes are gone through before a game’s official name is approved. This latest arena-style MMO (think MOBA) is developed by L.Time Games, and will be hosted in Korea by Gravity Games. Why is it call…
TERA – Free to Play server now permanent
Initially lasting only till 9th August, and later extended till 30th August, TERA Korea’s temporary Free to Play server has now gone permanent. According to reports, the level cap for this server will be raised to 58 as well. …
Project N – Debut game which is late for the party
[Source] The maiden title for upcoming Korea developer, Nflodsoft, Project N is yet another MMORPG crafted by Unreal Engine 3. Why is it late for the party? Well, the game looks and feel like a Free-to-Play version of TERA +…