(Source) Someone just sent this news to me via MSN, and I thought I should share it with everyone else. Blizzard has officially cancelled BlizzCon 2012 (this year), and will commence with BlizzCon 2013 next year instead. I am surprised,…
Star Trek Online – Beam me up, Free to Play !
(Register now) As you would have read, Star Trek Online just gone Free to Play a couple of days ago under the stewardship of the developer (Cryptic Studios)’s new owner, Perfect World Entertainment. Though I have had no qualms paying…
Nexon acquires global rights for Shaiya
In what I see as a really bizarre business move, Nexon Korea just purchased the global IP rights for Shaiya, which is developed by ChoiRock Games (formerly Sonov). With this deal, the 30-odd team members behind Shaiya will now move…
Wuji Online (KR) – Joining the martial arts family
Following the recent rush of scheduled martial arts and kungfu MMORPGs due to land in 2012, yet another one is on the horizon. The main difference is, while games such as Age of Wulin (link), Butterfly Sword Online (link) and…
League of Legends – Tom Cadwell in the house
So, as part of Tom Cadwell’s holidays and travelling, he was in town yesterday to give a small seminar about game designing, share his experiences and of course, having a Q&A session with the staff of some local development companies.…
SD Gundam Online – New regional server lands
(Closed Beta signup) No matter your gender, you would have heard of Gundam some point in your life. While Gundam Online has just launched in Japan (link), 4 nations in the Asia Pacific region will be getting SD Gundamn Online,…
Star Trek Online – Free to Play begins
(Register now) Remember a few months back when Perfect World bought over Cryptic Studios (link)? Well, the transition has slowly but surely began, as the developer’s original games are now all Free to Play (F2P), with Star Trek Online the…
Firefall (CN) – Media confirms marketing deal
I reported this a couple of weeks ago (link), and here is the update on this news. According to foreign reports, it has now been confirmed that The9 and Shanghai Shenhua Football Club have signed an agreement where players of…
AIKA Epic III : Dispheron Warfare (KR) preview
First off, there are no new classes, new advancements or new features related to Prans (except a chance of getting rarer gifts when talking to them). AIKA Korea is now heading towards Epic III, which will see more combat content…
RF Online (KR) – Becoming an online shooter
I am sure most veteran gamers would have known about or even played this game. Rising Force Online, also known as RF Online (link), was a Pay to Play title in the English market before changing to a Free to…
GranAge (CN) – Chain combo mania
For the past few hours, I have been giving a shot at the Closed beta phase for GranAge (CN). Published in China by Shanda Games, I never really though I would come out of the short experience as a happy…
Mabinogi Heroes (KR) – Kay finally arrives
After being teased as the 5th character for over a year, Kay will finally be hitting the Korean servers of Mabinogi Heroes on the 17th, which is just days away. As the first physical ranged combatant, Kay packs a heavy…
Project Fiona – Razer’s latest hardware venture
Remember the USD 2,799.00 Razer Blade (link)? After drawing mixed comments for its efforts in trying to “save” the gaming world, the company is back with its latest device, the first gaming tablet, codename Project Fiona.The side control panel are…
Age of Wulin (CN) – Boss sidekick system
Amongst the many unique features and systems found in Age of Wulin, the boss sidekick system for normal players is perhaps the first of its kind I have seen in recent years. What is this about? Well, other than the…