NPIXEL, the new Korean studio which is preparing for the domestic launch of Gran Saga, today announced it has secured an investment of 30 billion Korean Won (around USD 27 million) led by Hong Kong-based Aspex Management. Current investors which…
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ODIN: Valhalla Rising – More game details announced at G-Star 2020 for next-gen MMORPG
ODIN: Valhalla Rising has caused some shockwaves since it was first revealed earlier this year, and it was quickly followed by a publishing agreement with Korean gaming titan Kakao Games. Together with developer Lionheart Studio, more details and elements of…
Korea Game Awards – Winners announced for prestigious annual awards
Just before the official start of G-Star every year in South Korea, an awards night is bound to happen to celebrate the year’s best games. While this year’s nominees list was seemed by many as “weak”, nevertheless a game has…
World of Zenonia – Gamevil reveals first image of new MMORPG
Gamevil today revealed the first images for its upcoming MMORPG, World of Zenonia, during its quarterly financial call. Now part of Com2uS, we haven’t really heard much from the company other than the global success of Dragon Blaze. We are…
Gravity – Korean developer gives update on Ragnarok IP for the near future
With Korean developer Gravity missing from G-Star 2020, many readers have reached out to find out more about the future of the Ragnarok IP. While we do not have the full outlook, we did find out more about Gravity’s plans…
Gran Saga – Developer teams up with Kakao Games for Korean launch marketing campaign
With the launch of Gran Saga in South Korea on the horizon, developer and publisher NPIXEL recently announced a marketing partnership with Kakao Games to elevate the game before and after launch. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Gran Saga is…
Korea Game Awards – List of nominees revealed for annual awards
Every year before G-Star 2020 begins in South Korea, there is an awards night celebrating the best games in the country. Known as the Korea Game Awards, the nominees for 2020 were revealed a little over a week ago (yes…
Kakao Games – Korean gaming giant reveals global plans for 2021
It is the time of the year where listed companied share their financial numbers with the public for the third quarter (July to September) 2020, and Kakao Games started the ball rolling. The company stepped up its game offerings significantly…
NCsoft – Company name change expected to take place before September 2021
It was revealed recently that NCsoft has filed an application with the authorities to start a new company known as “NC”, which led to media speculations that the company is now preparing to switch over to the new name. While…
Gran Saga – Taeyeon performs official theme music for upcoming MMORPG
As announced a couple of days ago, Korean developer NPIXEL has partnered with K-pop royalty Taeyeon to perform the official theme song for its upcoming PC + mobile MMORPG, Gran Saga. Earlier today, the full music video was released! It…
Elyon – Buy-to-Play business model announced for new PC MMORPG
During a media conference recently in South Korea, developer Krafton (TERA, PUBG etc) and publisher Kakao Games announced that Elyon will officially launch on 10 December. It will not be a Free-to-Play PC MMORPG, but rather a Buy-to-Play one with…
Dekaron – Segita Shooter enters PVP MMORPG as 13th class in Korean server
Korean developer Ubifun, now managing Dekaron Online in the country, recently added the 13th class to the MMORPG, Segita Shooter (not to be confused with one of the OG classes Segita Hunter). Players of this new class have 2 choices…
Dark Ages – Nexon reveals massive update for MMORPG launched in 1999
Many younger gamers might not know the game Dark Ages, but it was really one of the pioneers for the creation of modern MMORPG titles. Many have the impression that Nexon started off with MapleStory (2003), but Dark Ages (1999)…
Gran Saga – K-pop royalty Taeyeon to perform game’s official theme song
It has been sometime since we heard anything about Gran Saga, so here’s a quick recap. NPIXEL is a new developer formed by former devs who worked on Netmarble’s popular mobile RPG, Seven Knights. The studio’s first game is Gran…