Despite the Taiwanese server closing recently, Nexon Korea is still focused on rolling on huge new content for the much loved Dungeon & Fighter Online. In the month of August, the mega summer update (spread across 4 dates) will feature…
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Blade & Soul – Gracing the big screen
Blade & Soul’s mega-marketing drive seems to have no limits in South Korea. Having conquered the Korean pop scene (link) and local gaming cafes (link), NCsoft has decided to bring the game’s presence to the big screens. In Lotte cinemas,…
Dragon Nest – Kali, the Dancing Mirage
Dragon Nest Korea’s new class, Kali, is also known as the “Dancing Mirage” according to the latest teaser. Coming from a totally different culture, Kali’s storyline is apparently the most detailed of all characters so far. I shall not spoil…
Blade & Soul – Open Beta status update
Blade & Soul Korea began its Open Beta service a couple of hours ago, and here is a quick update so far. 1 hour into the game, the highest number of players recorded online at the same time was 150,000.…
NCsoft – Reorganization confirmed
According to Korean gaming website ThisIsGame’s interaction with NCsoft, the company officially announced its retrenchment plans a few days ago to its staff as part of a major restructuring (or reorganization) effort. Although the number is not confirmed, it is…
Blade & Soul – Early character numbers revealed
A few days back, Blade & Soul opened its character creation server for players to create and reserve their characters. This is for the upcoming Open Beta phase and each account is only limited to 1 character. It is estimated…
F.E.A.R.: Origin Online – Official media reveal
First revealed in 2010 , F.E.A.R Origin Online was officially presented to the masses in a media party held in Korea. The game is hosted by the game’s Korean publisher, Nowcom, developed by Korean studio Inplay Interactive and IP owner Warner…
Blade & Soul – New trailer for incoming Open Beta
With thousands of gaming cafes all installed with Blade & Soul in Korea, this is set to be the biggest Open Beta period in the history of online gaming in the country. Did I mention anyone who managed to register…
Diablo III – New refund scheme
According to the latest reports, Blizzard has bowed down to pressures from the Korean government and revealed its new refund scheme for the local gamers. This action came after the Blizzard Korea’s offices were raided by the authorities (link) when…
Nexon Korea – Heavily fined by Korean government
According to foreign reports, Nexon Korea has been fined a hefty amount of over 6 million USD for illegally sharing the details of 1.8 million Nexon users with 3rd parties. Another fine of 120,000 USD was also slapped on the…
Queen’s Blade Online – New features trailer
[More info] First and foremost, if you have not read about Queen’s Blade Online (or Queens Blade Online), this game has got nothing to do with the Japanese anime at all. Developed by Korean studio Liveplex (Dragona), the game’s name…
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…
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…
Hounds – Shoot many aliens
Developed in Korea by CJ GameLab, Hounds is coined as the “Role Playing Shooting (RPS)” genre by the company. Well, I would have preferred “Shooter” though. Hounds is an online co-op shooter at its core, which is still a rarity…