Dragon Nest Korea just got its latest update, and what else but the latest nest for players to conquer! Called the Gigantes Nest, players will come face to face with the humongous boss monster, Gigantes Maha. Used by the evil…
Artic Combat – Trailer debuts
(Game website) Also known as BATTERY: Artic Wind in Asia, Webzen released the very first official trailer for Artic Combat, a new upcoming warfare online shooter. Having played the recent China closed beta (link), Artic Combat is shaping up to…
RIFT – China server confirmed
Trion Worlds is surely making its vision of global domination coming true. After expanding RIFT to various continents and regions, including Korea and Taiwan, the biggest pie is finally set – the China market. While no publisher has been announced…
SD Gundam Online – Closed Beta keys for grabs
(Game website) Developed by Korean studio Softmax and with the authorization of its Japanese creators, SD Gundam Online has landed in Asia Pacific! Published by Cherry Credits (with Shanda Games), the very first Closed Beta phase is due to begin…
Continent of the Ninth (KR) – Bullet Shooter footage
(English website) Continent of the Ninth, more affectionately known as C9 in the online gaming world, recently added the new Bullet Shooter class into the official Korean servers. ThisIsGame uploaded a game footage of this new class, showing how it…
Taiwanese man dies after 23 hours of gaming
It is not common for me to post about gaming-related deaths and accidents, but the way this unfortunate gamer passed away is something I would really like to share and warn you gamer folks about.This Taiwanese man was playing League…
GFACE – Crytek aims to merge gaming and social media
(Beta signup) Just to be clear, GFACE is a separate entity itself but the company is being backed by Crytek, the famous game engine developer behind CryEngine. So what is GFACE? Well, for me it looks like a harmonious merge…
Last Chaos (KR) – Signing off after 7 years
Once touted as a direct competitor for NCsoft’s Lineage 2, Last Chaos (Korea) will be shutting its doors come 16th February for both game servers and website. Last Chaos lasted around 7 years, clocking 2,586 live days since it went…
En Masse : Asians are hackers , hence IP blocked
(Source) Another piece of bad news following the lawsuit between NCsoft and En Masse Entertainment, all Asian IPs will be blocked from the official North American servers. Yes, it means that even English-speaking nations such as my country will be…
RaiderZ (KR) – New test phase after graphics overhaul
Maiet Entertainment, the Korean developer famous for GunZ 1 and the upcoming GunZ 2, has revealed the non-target action combat MMO, RaiderZ for some time now (including a few test phases). Recently, the game surfaced again after going back to…
GunZ 2: The Second Duel – No kStyle in sequel
After going through some of the comments in my YouTube channel, there are a couple of posters who are still not sure if kStyle found in GunZ 1 will be appearing in the sequel. The answer, as noted in a…
En Masse executive replies on NCsoft lawsuit
(Source) While not exactly a long speech, En Masse Entertainment’s Vice President of Publishing, Mr Chris Lee, has apparently spoke about the lawsuit filed by NCsoft. En Masse Entertainment is the North American subsidiary of Bluehole Studio, the Korean developer…
Update – Court papers reveal plans for Lineage III
(Source) In a follow-up to the previous post on the lawsuit filed against Bluehole Studio by NCsoft, the full court papers have been spotted online, with the latter’s plans for Lineage III described in almost full details before it was…
NCsoft files lawsuit to thwart TERA launch
Just recently, it was announced that TERA will finally be launching this May (link) in North America after several apparent delays. However, according to a lawsuit filed on 13th January 2012 by rival online games developer NCsoft, the launch date…