During the Dungeon & Fighter Carnival event held on Christmas day, Nexon and Neople not only announced Dungeon & Fighter Mobile for the South Korean market, but also revealed a new PC project they are working on – Project BBQ.…
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Netmarble – Seoul High Court dismisses appeal against misleading loot box percentages
Back in March, several major Korean game companies were fined by the local Fair Trade Commission for dishonest crimes revolving around loot boxes and their percentages. The companies involved included Nexon and Netmarble among several others. Unhappy with the fine…
LINE Games – Publisher reveals several new mobile and PC games for global market
Most gamers in Asia most probably have heard of or used the mobile communication app known as LINE which first originated in Japan. Its gaming platform, LINE Games, didn’t really make a splash elsewhere due to several reasons, such as…
Lost Ark – Popular MMORPG teams up with Nvidia in Korea for graphics card promotion
As Lost Ark continue to remain popular with gamers in South Korea, developer Smilegate has teamed up with graphics card maker Nvidia to promote 2 specific cards, the RTX 2080 and GTX 1060 3GB. While we are not sure why…
The Bird That Drinks Tears – Popular Korean novel rumored to make its video game debut
Many novels or manhwa have been made into video games throughout the years in South Korea, with classic examples such as Ragnarok Online and Yulgang. Most recently, it was The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor, now being worked on at XLGAMES (ArcheAge).…
Black Desert Online – Battle Royale mode and Archer class launch date announced
This past Saturday, Pearl Abyss released tantalizing information on upcoming content now under development for Black Desert Online. Jae-Hee Kim, the Executive Producer of Black Desert Online took the stage during a packed and live-streamed community event named Festa to…
Mabinogi Heroes – New character blends magic with bullets on the battlefield
First teased by Nexon as an April Fools’ joke back in 2014, the new character known as Miul is finally arriving in Mabinogi Heroes this winter. While we previously know her as a Bayonetta-like gun wielder, it seems she has…
Krafton – TERA developer confirms new parent company in shareholders meeting
South Korean developer Bluehole held an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) earlier today and revealed its plans to rename the company to Krafton. The name first came about just recently, as Bluehole introduced the KRAFTON Game Union brand which gathers all…
Lineage – Classic MMORPG celebrates 20th anniversary with Remastered update
NCsoft held a media conference “Only One” yesterday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its classic PC MMORPG, Lineage, which is still the Korean game giant’s top revenue product today. Titled Lineage Remastered, the upcoming massive changes prompted NCsoft CEO…
Aion – NCsoft reveals colorful new class arriving next week in South Korea
NCsoft today revealed the latest class to join Aion, and one which will certainly turn the heads of fans. The name of the class is 채화성, but I have no idea how that translates, so I will refer to the class…
Mabinogi Heroes – Nexon previews new character with story trailer
It was only back in July that Grimden was added to Mabinogi Heroes, hence it was a small surprise Nexon and devCat previewed yet another new character recently. Similar to Bayonetta, Miul is a character which wields two pistols as…
Dragon Hound – Game director reveals more details for new PC hunting game
With several big companies such as NCsoft missing out on G-Star 2018 and the annual exhibition flooded with new mobile games, it might seem that the overall show is pretty boring. However, there are still gems such as Dragon Hound…
Korea Game Awards 2018 – Black Desert Mobile nabs top prize at annual awards ceremony
G-Star 2018 begins tomorrow in Busan, South Korea, and every year on the night before the exhibition starts, the Korean Game Awards ceremony is held. Previously, it was expected that Black Desert Mobile will do a clean sweep of the…
Lost Ark – Smilegate gives official reply on Open Beta launch issues
If you did not already know, Lost Ark launched in South Korea last week as one of the most highly-anticipated PC MMORPG in recent years. The hype was so huge, the massive number of players managed to overcrowd the servers…