Forsaken World – Gaze of Larex update preview

(Source) Hundreds of thousands of gamers have already jumped in the world of Forsaken World. But, just as some think they have a good grasp on this world, a new evil rises up. After the fall of the mighty beast,…

Hunter Blade – Beginner footage

As some of you might have known, I actually played the China-developed Hunter Blade late last year during a phase call Public Beta. You can see the post I made here. Since getting a new gaming system, I was able…

Rumor – Monster Hunter Frontier (Korea) closing

According to a foreign report, the Korean server for Monster Hunter Frontier will be closed in the near future. NHN Korea confirmed that the publishing rights will not be renewed and details are still being sorted out. The company will…

Guild Wars 2 – Engineer class revealed

(Source) Masters of mechanical mayhem, engineers tinker with explosives, gadgets, elixirs, and all manner of deployable devices. They can take control of an area by placing turrets, support their allies with alchemic weaponry, or lay waste to foes with a…

Webzen prepares Xenocide for Closed Beta

Xenocide (full name Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle) was first revealed to the masses a few months back by its developer, Webzen Korea. A spinoff title from the company’s other MMORPG, Archlord, it is inevitable that there are many resemblances. However, Xenocide…

Planetside Next – On the way to China under new name

If you haven’t heard, Planetside Next is the supposed title for the sequel from Sony Online Entertainment. Not much news was posted and there isn’t an official website yet, but the game has been officially shipped out to the China…

[Hangame eX 2011] Project R1 – Return of the King

The “King” I am referring to is actually Mr Hakkyu Kim, also known as the “founding father” of Ragnarok Online when he used to be under Gravity. Years after he founded IMC Games, created Granado Espada and even longer after…

[Hangame eX 2011] Acheron – Summons the key

As part of Hangame eX 2011’s lineup, Acheron is the only online game developed using one of the current big 2 graphics engine, Unreal 3 Engine. The game aims to focus on individual gameplay with the aid of secondary summons…

Hellgate Global announced

I think I am 2 days behind this piece of news, but hey, there is just so much stuff one guy can do! Korean MMO company, Hanbitsoft, which bought the global rights from Namco Bandai in January last year, has…

Project A4 – From the creators of A3 Online

(Source) Anyone remembered a MMORPG called A3? It was one of the hottest online games around 5 years ago, touted as the first adult-only title to come from Korea. It was the first online game I experienced where Open Play…

MMO Culture – Facebook page created

Hello to all! Just a quick update, as I am seeing a traffic of around 4,500+ page views a day, and also due to some readers’ email feedback, a Facebook page for my small blog is now open! This will…

Legend of Immortal – First impression

Legend of Immortal, otherwise known in China as 星辰变, went into its Open Beta phase earlier today. An interesting note about Legend of Immortal is that the game is a full 2D MMORPG, compared to the usual 3D ones being…

[Hangame eX 2011] TERA Japan – Closed Beta date confirmed

As I explained in my previous post, Hangame eX is an annual exhibition where the upcoming games for Korean MMO giant, NHN are displayed and previewed. This year, the company included their upcoming titles for the Japan market as well.…

Blade & Soul – China publisher confirmed

After months of speculation, the publisher for NCsoft’s upcoming mega MMORPG, Blade & Soul in the China region has been confirmed. It will be non other than the country’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games. With the confirmation, Tencent Games…