Recently confirmed by both parties, Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have come to an agreement where the former will obtain the publishing rights of Black Desert Online for the region of South Korea starting from 30 May. This means that…
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Lineage – Classic MMORPG going Free-to-Play in South Korea
Korean gaming giant NCsoft recently announced it will abolish the subscription “Pay-to-Play” business model for its oldest and more profitable game, Lineage. Starting on 2 May, Lineage will officially enter the Free-to-Play era in South Korea while the old top-up…
Peria Chronicles – Nexon announces first test phase for fantasy MMORPG
While the Korean media and gamers are trying to get into Traha, Nexon has silently made a huge announcement regarding its upcoming PC MMORPG, Peria Chronicles. Silent for a couple of years until a teaser image was uploaded recently, registration…
Lost Ark – Lance Master class announced for popular action MMORPG
Smilegate today announced the first new class for Lost Ark since its Korean launch, Lance Master. A highlight of Lance Master is the ability to switch between 2 different combat stances, Ambush (for wide area attacks) and Intensive (high damage).…
Hearthstone – Blizzard Korea partners with Dunkin’ to promote latest game expansion
[Play free now] Blizzard Entertainment recently launched the “Rise of Shadows” expansion for its widely popular digital card game, Hearthstone, and Blizzard Korea had a rather unique marketing campaign to celebrate the occasion. Working with Dunkin’ Donuts (now known as…
Lost Ark – Rumors on mobile version and Unreal Engine 4 upgrade surface
Lost Ark has been very successful for developer Smilegate since it launched a few months ago in South Korea, and various media websites in Asia have claimed that the ongoing hiring for an unnamed mobile “New Project” is for the…
Neowiz Bless Studio – Bless developer to dissolve and merge with parent company
Neowiz Bless Studio, an independent subsidiary of Korean games company Neowiz, will merge with its parent company by 19 June 2019. Once having over 200 employees, its PC MMORPG Bless did not perform really well in South Korea or other…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion
Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…
Shift Up – Destiny Child developer reveals 2 new games for global market
Shift Up, the up and rising Korean games developer behind mobile RPG Destiny Child, revealed 2 new games for the global market earlier today in a media event titled “Crank in Showcase”. If you did not know, Shift Up’s founder…
XLGAMES – ArcheAge developer begins recruitment for new Unreal Engine 4 action RPG projects
XLGAMES, the Korean studio of ArcheAge founded by one of Lineage’s creators Jake Song, recently started recruitment for 2 new projects, P3 and P4. P3 is being described as an online action RPG, while P4 is amusingly described as a…
Path of Exile – Korean publisher announced for action MMORPG
Earlier today, Kakao Games announced it has signed a publishing contract with Grinding Gear Games to launch Path of Exile in South Korea. Many might be surprised to hear that Path of Exile has yet to land in the game-crazy…
Com2uS – Korean mobile giant acquires 2 domestic studios for global expansion
As companies such as Netmarble and Kakao Games circle around the purchase of Nexon, others which are not in the bidding process are looking to buff their strength with other new studio acquisitions. Take for example Com2uS, the developer behind…
Nexon – Preview of upcoming launch roadmap for gaming giant
Earlier today, Nexon held its media event “Nexon Special Day” to update the media on its upcoming plans. The major announcement was the reveal of Godzilla Defense Force, while the rest of the event mostly touched on the launch schedules…
Project V – Black Desert developer reveals new game engine in the works
During the media conference between Pearl Abyss and CCP Games, the studio behind Black Desert Online revealed new details about one of its in-development games, Project V (the other confirmed one being Project K). Project V is a casual, family-friendly…