A new region is arriving in the South Korean server of Black Desert, and a new trailer was shown today. We are talking about O’dyllita, which will descend on 4 March after the regular server maintenance. The story will follow…
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Counterside – Nexon punishes corrupt employees and gets police involved in another issue
Nexon Korea recently ran into some issues with the operations team of its new mobile RPG, Counterside. You can read more about the game here. Basically, some Nexon employees sold in-house coupons, which should be gift codes, for Counterside to…
Lost Ark – New massive 8-player underwater dungeon arrives in Korean server
Smilegate today added the latest content update to Lost Ark, Gate of Paradise. An new massive underwater dungeon, Gate of Paradise requires 8 players to enter. They will have to conquer 3 smaller inner dungeons, with a total of 7…
Echo of Soul: The Blue – Massive game revamp announced for fantasy PC MMORPG
Korean games developer Blue Potion Games today announced a massive revamp for its PC MMORPG, Echo of Soul. Scheduled to arrive next month for the South Korean server (published by Kakao Games), the game will be re-branded as “EOS: The…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer returns to profitability in Q4 2019
Vespa Interactive, the Korean developer behind King’s Raid, today announced its financial results for Q4 2019 (October to December). To summarize, it recorded a revenue of nearly USD 27 million, with an operating profit of around USD 1.4 million. Compared…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert developer reveals financial results for Q4 2019
This is the time where all major game companies which are stock-listed to reveal their Q4 2019 (October to December) financial results, and Pearl Abyss did not disappoint with theirs. In the final 3 months of 2019, Pearl Abyss raked…
Gravity – Studio makes massive annual profit off popular Ragnarok Online IP
South Korean game developer Gravity Corp, the company behind the Ragnarok Online series of games, today announced its latest financial results. For the whole year of 2019, it has achieved an operating profit of around USD 41.5 million, an increase…
Blade & Soul – New class with powerful AOE spells teased
Other than the impending arrival of Frontier World, where players can start fresh in a full Unreal Engine 4 environment, NCsoft also teased the new class coming to Blade & Soul. The Korean name is “천도사”, which can be localized…
Blade & Soul Complete – Frontier World server arriving as part of Unreal Engine 4 upgrade
On February 26, the Korean server of Blade & Soul will welcome a new phase to the Unreal Engine 4 upgrade, titled Frontier World. As a new server, Frontier World will not just have gorgeous graphics, but also see the…
XLGAMES – Kakao Games acquires majority share of ArcheAge developer
Korean media and entertainment giant Kakao Games recently announced it has acquired a 53% controlling stake in XLGAMES, developer of games such as ArcheAge and more recently, Moonlight Sculptor. Kakao Games will now have a strong game studio and new…
Nexon – Korean gaming giant agrees wage hike for employees after labor union negotiations
After a tumultuous year for Nexon Korea which saw a major restructuring and employees going on strike over the company’s treatment, there is finally a piece of good news. Well, for the Nexon employees at least. The Korea Herald is…
CrossFire – Smilegate announce the closure of online military FPS in South Korea
Games developer Smilegate recently announced the closure of its online FPS, CrossFire, in its home country of South Korea. CrossFire is the stuff of legends, helping a near-bankrupt Smilegate overturn its fortunes years ago by letting Tencent publish the game…
Project TL – NCsoft reveals new artwork for Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG
Formerly known as Lineage Eternal before getting a reboot and changing name to Project TL, NCsoft today released new details about the PC MMORPG (not sure if there is still mobile cross-platform function after the reboot)! Missing from game shows…
Counter-Strike Online – Collaboration with Netflix horror series Kingdom announced
Just a quick recap, Counter-Strike Online is a Free-to-Play version of the popular online first person shooter made for the Asian market, mainly South Korea, China, and Taiwan. Over the years, Nexon has partnered with many different brands for in-game…