After being teased for a couple of weeks, we finally get a better picture of the story in Plan 8, the first online MMO shooter from Pearl Abyss. While the details are not explained in-depth, we can make a guess…
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Shadow Arena – Character-based battle royale begins Closed Beta next week
[Closed Beta signup] Some players of Black Desert Online were shocked when it was announced that the battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, will be made into a stand-alone PC title. It actually made sense as it would be hell trying…
NCsoft – Updates for several game sequels mentioned in quarterly financial call
As you might have already known, industry heavyweights such as Nexon and NCsoft are skipping G-Star 2019. However, they cannot escape the quarterly financial call where they are obliged to answer questions from investors. NCsoft recently revealed their financial results…
Korean Game Awards 2019 – Winners announced for annual awards ceremony
Every year on the night before G-Star begins, the games industry gather for the Korean Game Awards to celebrate the year’s greatest games, companies, and people. Last night was the night, and to no one’s surprise, Lost Ark from Smilegate…
Dragon Hound – Nexon confirms its has stopped development for PC MMO
First announced at G-Star 2018, Dragon Hound was one of the few PC games which Korean gaming giant Nexon was working. Developed by devCat, the team behind Mabinogi, work has officially stopped for the Unreal Engine 4 title. This has…
Pearl Abyss – Crimson Desert and more announced by Black Desert developer
Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss today announced the official names for its upcoming games, with their trailers to debut during G-Star 2019. As of now, there is still little details known about them, so stay tuned for Korea’s largest…
Lost Ark – 16th playable class announced for popular MMORPG
Despite contrary belief, Lost Ark is not yet “dead”/ About 4 months after the arrival of the Assassin class, Lost Ark is ready to once again introduce a new hero into the game. Coming under the Warrior category is Holy…
Gravity – Several new Ragnarok games announced for G-Star 2019
With G-Star 2019 arriving, more details from the bigger exhibitors are being made public, and today we have none other than Gravity, the company behind Ragnarok Online. While I believe the company itself is not doing much active development after…
Gran Saga – Teaser trailer released for new MMORPG from former Seven Knights staff
First announced just last month, new South Korean developer NPIXEL today revealed the first trailer and images for its upcoming epic MMORPG, Gran Saga. Started by a team of former Seven Knights staff, Gran Saga is being made as a…
Korean Game Awards 2019 – Only 1 PC game is nominated for annual award
With the whole gaming industry shifting away from PC games, it is no surprise that only 1 was nominated for the annual Korean Game Awards. As the title revealed, Lost Ark is the game, and we do have a funny…
Blade & Soul – Unreal Engine 4 update arriving in Korean server this December
This past weekend, NCsoft revealed a new trailer teasing the impending arrival of the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 4 update for Blade & Soul. Of course, the original Korean server will get the update first, currently scheduled for December. Though not…
Netmarble – Seven Knights Revolution and more announced for G-Star 2019
As we get closer to November, the Korean game developers are gradually announcing their lineups for the annual G-Star convention. With Nexon and NCsoft missing, it is up to other heavyweights such as Pearl Abyss and also Netmarble to make…
Shadow Arena – New battle royale from Black Desert developer gets a teaser trailer
Announced a couple of months ago, Shadow Arena is the standalone PC battle royale title from Black Desert developer, Pearl Abyss. The game is set to be one of the 6 games to be showcased at G-Star 2019 next month,…
Pearl Abyss – Live-stream scheduled for G-Star 2019 to introduce all new projects
Pearl Abyss today announced that it will hold a live-stream titled “Pearl Abyss Connect 2019” on 14 November, the first day of G-Star 2019, to introduce all its new and upcoming game projects. The house which made Black Desert Online…