Launching in Early Access mode last September in South Korea, Ascendant One is a pet project by Nexon’s internal team, devCAT. Unfortunately, the Unreal Engine 4 MOBA based on sci-fi Greek gods did not work out, and Nexon has announced…
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Nexon – Second media day event introduces new games and other updates
Following the first edition back in March, Nexon today held its “Nexon Special Day Vol. 2” at the Nexon Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The gaming giant had previously stated it will hold a few of such media events throughout…
Royal Crow – New studio reveals first artwork for unnamed military PC MMO
Korean developer and publisher ThumbAge was most recently in the news for announcing a mobile version of Dekaron. A few years back, it established an internal studio called Royal Crow, and the first pieces of artwork were revealed today. Definitely…
MapleStory – New Thief class after Black Mage’s defeat revealed
While the big bad Black Mage has finally been defeated in the previous MapleStory winter update, Nexon is definitely not going to let its most profitable game fade away. The Korean giant recently announced GLORY, the summer 2019 expansion for…
Lost Ark – New continent arrives next week for Episode 2 update
Since launching earlier this year in South Korea, Lost Ark has received regular patches and content updates from developer Smilegate. Next week, the biggest update yet is set to arrive in the form of Episode 2: The Great Pioneer. The…
Black Desert Online – First support healer class announced at community event
Over at the “Heidel Ball” community event for Black Desert Online in South Korea, developer Pearl Abyss made huge announcements about the future of the popular MMORPG. 2 new updates stand out, including the new Shai class and another content…
Nyou – New PC MMORPG studio nabs over $8 million from Series B funding
South Korean startup developer Nyou today announced it has obtained 9.8 billion Korean Won (around 8.3 million USD) of investment from its Series B round, led by a number of different companies including Maple Investment Partners and Kakao Ventures, which…
Blade & Soul – Korean server begins pre-registration phase for new Archer class
NCsoft today announced the start of pre-registration for Archer, the 12th class of Blade & Soul. Arriving in the Korean server on June 12, the Archer uses the bow and arrow to aim at enemies from afar, dealing massive damage…
Hunter’s Arena: Legends – New gameplay trailer revealed for upcoming RPG arena title
We first talked about Hunter’s Arena: Legends back in March when Korean developer Mantisco was showcasing the game at Games Developer Conference (GDC). Powered by Unreal Engine 4, a new game trailer was recently revealed for the MOBA and battle…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft reveals first image of upcoming new class
First teased by the development team earlier this January, the official Korean website for Blade & Soul today added a new teaser image to hype the upcoming new class slated to arrive next month. Without much guessing, I am sure…
Ascent: Infinite Realm – Korean server announces Closed Beta registration phase
Kakao Games today announced that its latest steampunk MMORPG, Ascent: Infinite Realm will begin accepting Closed Beta applications from 29 May to 19 June for gamers 18 years of age and above. In-development by Krafton (formerly Bluehole), it is currently…
Peria Chronicles – Quick look at first Korean test phase
As previously announced, Nexon held the first test phase for Peria Chronicles in South Korea over the weekend. One of the company’s few PC MMORPG titles scheduled to launch in the near future, it seems that many sandbox features have…
Battlerite – Nexon shutting down Korean server of unique MOBA
A couple of days back, Nexon announced it is shutting down the Korean server of Battlerite. The main reason provided was the “inability to match-make players normally”, with Nexon not directly saying Battlerite has failed with the Korean gamers. The…
Lost Ark – Smilegate reveals new update roadmap for popular MMORPG
It has been a few months since Lost Ark launched in South Korea, and developer Smilegate is certainly not resting on its laurels by announcing a new roadmap of new content after the recent addition of the Lance Master class.…