Which game engine do you prefer? Well, I guess most of us will agree games churned out by either looks gorgeous, and as long as the overall gameplay is good, we can put the slight different in visuals aside. But…
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[GDC 2012] TERA – Promo with retired MMA fighter
EnMasse Entertainment, the North American publisher for action MMORPG, TERA, just revealed a new video commercial a couple of hours ago. Touting the open world action combat, it stars retired MMA fighter, Bas Rutten. It seems to be poking fun…
NHN cancels Hangame eX 2012
If you remembered, Korean MMO NHN hold its games festival on an annual basis, showcasing upcoming games and ones which are early in development. Hangame eX 2011 (link) was a blast, with Project R1 hogging most of the spotlight as…
[GDC 2012] Sins of a Dark Age – Developer walkthrough
[Game website] I first discovered this new online game last week, and wasn’t ready to post anything about it as no actual gameplay videos were available. While official videos are still not released, GameSpot managed to record an interview with…
Continent of the Ninth (CN) – Second thoughts
After first posting my first impression opinions (link) for Continent of the Ninth (China server) a couple of days ago, I continued playing my Fighter class as I found it to be the most entertaining. With the “rambo” style of…
[GDC 2012] PlanetSide 2 – Developer walkthrough
[Game website] Putting the “massive” into Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). That is my impression of PlanetSide 2 so far. Developed by Sony Online Entertainment, this sequel to the already-famous online FPS takes the warfare to the next level. Over…
TERA Korea – “Rifts” spotted in new expansion
The 3rd major expansion is coming to TERA Korea, and it is translated as “Queen of Argon”. New areas, new maps, new dungeons, news monsters, new skills, new mounts, new equipments, new costumes, new level cap at 60 and what…
Continent of the Ninth (CN) – First impression
[English server] As a formerly semi-hardcore Dragon Nest player on the China server, I must admit I have deep sentiments for the game. For any upcoming F2P action MMORPGs, I have the unhealthy habit of comparing them to my favorite…
China developer claims MMO completed in 3 months
As the competition in China’s MMO industry heats up, with new online games being churned out almost ever week, it will really take something special to garner notice. This is especially true for developers who are aiming to get the…
Rumor – ArcheAge heading to the big screen ?
This is something which I just read off a sometimes not-so-reliable foreign news website. According to the article posted, XLGAMES is in talks with a couple of Hollywood studios to potentially bring the story behind ArcheAge to the big screen,…
RaiderZ – Alpha test phase announced
[Game website] After a couple of gloomy news from Korea, here is an awesome news which certainly lit up my eyes. RaiderZ, which was announced last year (link) to be hosted by Perfect World Entertainment in North America, will be…
5 Korean MMOs which announced closure in February
Well, apparently Lime Odyssey is not the only victim in the rather competitive online gaming market over in Korea. But still, let’s stick to Lime Odyssey first. According to the latest reports, Sirius Entertainment, the developer, will indeed be continuing…
Aion Europe welcomes F2P with new trailers
[Game website] Who would have thought Aion will be going Free to Play in just a couple of years after launch? Well, NCsoft apparently took note of the benefits of such a business model, and hence Aion Europe will be…
Otherland – Gorgeously mind-boggling
[Game website] In all these years of me playing online games and writing about them, I was never stumbled by any in terms of how to describe them and understand the game concept by just a quick look at trailers…