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Daybreak – The special surprise found at Gamescom

If you haven’t read about this new Chinese MMORPG call Daybreak yet, do visit my initial post on it. With a booth hidden in the Business area, I managed to speak to Mr Edward Wang, Business Manager for developer Linekong,…

Defiance booth – The game which got away

Why was Defiance “the game which got away”? Well, it is because the game ran into some technical error and my group never really got to play it. I was in the game for like 2 minutes, and Defiance is…

Guild Wars 2 booth – ArenaNet conjures water magic

ArenaNet has never been shy about releasing the latest news online, so it is no surprise I didn’t hear about any ground-breaking news update for the game at Gamescom 2012. Still, the booth itself should be news, as the little…

Shadow Company booth – Nexon’s only game at the show

Nexon was always the target of negativity by the European gamers, seeing how games always launch in the region the last. Hence, I was surprised to even see a Nexon booth with the latest announced game, Shadow Company. And demo…

League of Legends booth – Everyone trying to grab a free Teemo hat

League of Legends actually has “2” booths on the opening day, with 1 under Riot Games and the other part of the eSports stage. Prior to the matches, Riot employees were throwing a couple of those highly-sought Teemo hats, which…

Neverwinter booth – Trying out the action MMO for the first time

Perfect World’s booth only consisted of 1 game, and that is Neverwinter. Not exactly self-developed as the company bought over Cryptic Studios, but nevertheless the overall feel somehow gives out the “Perfect World” vibe, in western fantasy style.   The…

RaiderZ Europe booth – Why is Korean star, Hyuna, in the hall?

Look, this post has nothing new about RaiderZ, but is a light-hearted post with video taken before the halls were opened yo the public. RaiderZ Europe staff were setting up the booth, and incidentally was using Hyuna’s latest song to…

Gamescom 2012 – The first encounter

For those of you who are unaware, Gamescom 2012 is actually my first proper gaming convention trip. Yeap, and this was made possible by Wargaming.net, the company which graciously covered my flight and accommodation costs. It is a long day…

Monarch: Heroes of a New Age – Another Netmarble title confirmed

[Press release] They say power is claimed by the sword but no man has ever conquered alone. Monarchs rise and Monarchs fall, so if you want to gain power – and keep it, you’d better find good soldiers. The siege…

Hounds – Alien zombie co-op coming to English shores

Well well, it seems CJ E&M, the Korean HQ for their online games department, is taking the English market rather seriously. You see, under their current Netmarble English portal, there is just 1 game, Uncharted Waters Online. Hounds is scheduled…

Final Fantasy XIV Online – Square Enix releases 27 new images

Technically not released at Gamescom 2012, I think I read that the game will have a demo or in-game stuff at the event. Square Enix released a new bunch of screenshots, which I am really impressed with. Hopefully, it will…

Gamescom 2012 – The madness starts tomorrow

As a guest of Wargaming.net, I will be entering the halls of Gamescom 2012 tomorrow (Germany time). So now, I have the rest of the day to prep up and store enough energy for a day which will begin at…

Command & Conquer goes Free-to-Play

k, before you are going to say that there is already a F2P C&C game in the form of Alliance, this is a client-based game we are talking about, not a Facebook/ browser one. Developed using Frostbite 2, the same…

Gamescom 2012 – I am on the way there!

Hello folks, if you noticed, posts have not been really posted as actively over the past 12 hours. Well, I am invited to Gamescom 2012 by Wargaming.net for 2 days, hence the slight inactivity. Just to let you guys know,…