Earlier today, Korean gaming giant Netmarble announced is has acquired all rights to the RF Online IP from original owner CCR. At the time of this article, the company website of CCR does not exist anymore. As with the deal,…
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CROWZ – New PC online FPS led by Sudden Attack veteran announced
ThumbAge is known in South Korea more for its various mobile games, but today the company officially announced a PC online shooter, CROWZ. Developed by subsidiary team Royal Crow, CROWZ is crafted using Unreal Engine 4. The man at the…
NCsoft – Korean gaming giant is buying massive parking lot to build a new R&D center
According to several Korean news outlets, gaming giant NCsoft is in the process of purchasing a massive temporary parking lot in Pangyo, Seongnam, as seen in the photo below. NCsoft plans to build a “global R&D innovation center” the location,…
ArcheAge 2 – Jake Song announces Unreal Engine 5 MMORPG sequel
Earlier today, various Korean gaming websites posted interview articles with Jake Song, the prodigy who was part of the original Lineage team and went on to create games such as ArcheAge and Moonlight Sculptor under XLGAMES. The big reveal was…
Uncharted Waters Origin – Closed Beta test scheduled to begin later this year
LINE Games today announced that it will conduct the first Closed Beta test for Uncharted Waters Origin later this year. Based on the popular Uncharted Waters series of games from Koei Tecmo, the development is led by studio Motif, formed…
Project TL – New trademarks filed for NCsoft’s upcoming MMORPG
Formerly known as Lineage Eternal before NCsoft retooled it into Project TL, it seems that this MMORPG has finally gotten a final name. Spotted recently in the South Korea trademark registry, NCsoft has trademarked the name “TL” and “TL: Origin.”…
Nexon – South Korea gaming giant is hiring for 2 new game projects
Other than Project BBQ being developed at subsidiary devCat, it does seem that Nexon is stepping out of the PC gaming market in the near future. However in recent months, job postings on Nexon’s official recruitment website says otherwise. The…
KRAFTON – Korean dramas and movies based on PUBG teased after latest investment
KRAFTON, the parent company of PUBG Corp (developer of PUBG), today announced that is has made a strategic investment in local drama production company, Hidden Sequence. The investment details were not made public, although KRAFTON is now the second biggest…
Pearl Abyss – Korean developer enhances employee benefits amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Back in 2018, Korean developer Pearl Abyss won plaudits for its comprehensive employee benefits package with an emphasis on staff well-being. Today, it announced several new benefits as part of the expanded welfare system, which includes housekeeping, pets, and anniversaries/…
Lost Ark – Season 2 game trailer revealed along with new Reaper class
A couple of weeks back, we posted about the massive Season 2 update for Lost Ark, which coincides with the summer content as well. Recently added into the Korean server, a new lengthy trailer was showcased as well to display…
League of Legends – New internet show announced to unearth the next esports superstar
Riot Games Korea recently announced that is is starting anew online show, LoL THE NEXT, in an effort to unearth the next superstar League of Legends player or shoutcaster. This is partially to celebrate the 10th anniversary of League of…
RISE – Former Netmarble staff reveals new Unreal Engine multi-platform MMORPG
Back in 2015, Netmarble launched a mobile MMORPG called Raven worldwide, developed by an internal team called STPlay. While the Korean server is still running, the global server has shut down. Since then, one of Raven’s key development staff, Yoo…
Mabinogi Heroes – Kael enters the battlefield as 17th playable character class
It has been sometime since we heard anything about the western server, Vindcitus, but the original Korean server Mabinogi Heroes today received the latest playable character class, Kael. The 17th hero to enter Nexon’s hardcore action MMORPG, Kael sort of…
Game Tales – Korean developer announces Unreal Engine 5 MMORPG project
Game Tales, a little-known Korean studio, today announced that it is working on a massive Unreal Engine 5 MMORPG for PC and mobile devices. As Unreal Engine 5 is not out yet, the team is using Unreal Engine 4.5 before…