According to foreign reports, Smilegate recorded 1 trillion Korean Won (around 920 million US Dollars) in sales for the year of 2020, aided by its expanding PC and mobile games market worldwide. The 3 key games are CrossFire, Lost Ark,…
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Project Relic – 5-man indie studio showcases prototype trailer for new multiplayer action game
Project Cloud Games is a new 5-man indie studio located in South Korea, and recently showcased a prototype concept trailer for its first title, Project Relic. Project Relic’s vision is an online-based multiplayer action game based on scenarios related to…
DNF Duel – Fighting game from Arc System Works based on DNF universe announced
Other than an update on Project BBQ over at Dungeon & Fighter Universe Festival, Neople also announced DNF Duel, a fighting game in-development by famed Japanese studio Arc System Works. If you did not know about the company, Arc System…
Project BBQ – More details for MMORPG based on Dungeon & Fighter revealed
We first talked about Neople’s PC action MMO Project BBQ back in 2018, and over the weekend an online event was held to talk about all things related to the Dungeon & Fighter franchise. A new cinematic trailer was revealed…
Gran Saga – New gameplay trailer arrives for upcoming cross-platform MMORPG
Korean developer NPIXEL recently launched an awesome new gameplay trailer for its upcoming mobile and PC cross-platform MMORPG, Gran Saga, and will announce the official launch date for South Korea on 7 January 2021. Developed by a core team which…
Lost Ark – New classes and more content previewed for 2021 and beyond
This past weekend, Korean developer Smilegate held an online event to sum up the year for their flagship MMORPG, Lost Ark, and also to give a glimpse of what new content is arriving in early 2021. If you did not…
Final Fantasy XI R – Mobile MMORPG rumored to be canceled by Nexon and Square Enix
First announced as a joint collaboration project between Nexon and Square Enix back in April 2016, Final Fantasy XI Reboot (or Final Fantasy XI R) was supposed to showcase the next-generation of mobile MMORPG using Unreal Engine 4. However, according…
MapleStory – Nexon Korea announces new job for massive NEO update
Nexon Korean recently announced the annual major update for MapleStory, this time titled “NEO”. As usual, the NEO update will take place across 3 dates over the winter season (17 Dec – 7 Jan – 28 Jan), each with new…
Mad World – New gameplay trailer revealed for upcoming HTML5 cross-platform MMORPG
We first posted about Mad World back in 2017 when it was first announced by developer Jandisoft, and the game has since grown from strength to strength. On the business side of things, the amazing cross-platform MMORPG developed using HTML5…
Smilegate Megaport – Epic Seven publisher signs new cartoon-rendered mobile game
Smilegate Megaport, the publisher of the hit mobile game Epic Seven, recently announced it has signed a publishing contract (no regions announced) for a new game titled Outer Plane (tentative title). Developer VA Games was founded in 2019 by members…
Floppy Games – Developer obtains 10 billion Korean Won investment to work on new MMORPG
Korean developer Floppy Games recently announced it has acquired an investment of 10 billion Korean Won (around 9 million USD), although did not specify which investors were involved. Founded in 2014 by employees from Eyedentity Games who worked on Dragon…
Chrono Odyssey – New MMORPG from former Seven Knights developers announced for multiple platforms
Chrono Odyssey was first revealed 2 weeks ago when developer NPIXEL announced a new massive investment round. Recently, more details and a trailer were revealed for the game. Developed for PC, consoles, and mobile platforms, Chrono Odyssey is touted as…
Granado Espada – 11th new character for the year added into Korean server
The South Korean server of Granado Espada, also known as Sword of the New World, recently added a new character to its ever-growing roster. According to new reports, Codename T is the game’s 11th character of the year. Wielding a…
Project EVE – First look at new action game led by former Blade & Soul art director
We don’t usually cover single-player games, but when it is led by the former art director of Blade & Soul and from a mobile games studio (Shift Up), it piqued our interest. Project EVE was actually announced back in 2019,…