This was a really weird week for me, mainly due to the fact I somehow got my hands on a leaked trailer for Diablo III’s Followers system and someone from Blizzard contacted me about it. Being a communications college student myself currently,…
Dragon Ball Online (TW) – Beginner footage
As I couldn’t understand a word of Korean, I had to wait till the game was available either in Taiwan or China. The game in question will be Dragon Ball Online, which a new acquaintance from the Taiwan MMO industry gave me…
[Hangame eX 2011] The rest of the best
While Hangame eX is usually catered for the Korean audience, there was apparently an additional page for the Japanese players as well this year. New trailers were provided with Japanese dialogue for TERA, Special Force 2 and Kingdom Under Fire…
[Hangame eX 2011] Acheron – Unreal 3 goodness
As you can see from the title, Acheron is an upcoming MMORPG developed using the Unreal 3 Engine. Created by Barunson Games (not the Dragonica developer), Acheron features 2 factions in which players may choose one to side. The faction…
Lineage 1 shutting down in North America next month
(Source) NCsoft has officially announced the closure of the company’s first major title, Lineage 1, in North America. Lineage 1 is still very popular in South Korea, the country of origin, as there was a new iPhone application made for…
Brawl Busters – Closed Beta signup
(Source) Originally known as Plan B during its testing phase, this game has now been officially revived as Brawl Busters for the English market. A rather whacky game, it plays much like Team Fortress 2, with players assuming the role…
ArcheAge Korea – Hoping not to clash with Blade & Soul
With ArcheAge Korea going into the 3rd Closed Beta phase soon, various Korean mdeia outlets had a chance to talk to the creator of the game and founder of XL Games, Jake Song. According to reports, the development of the…
Dragon Nest Global – Game title changed
Dragon Nest Global, published by Shanda Games International and based in Singapore (South East Asia), has officially changed its game title to Dragon Nest SEA. This comes around a week after the Closed Beta for this version was announced to…
Age of Wulin (CN) – 70% completed
Age of Wulin, published by gPotato Europe and developed by Chinese studio, Snail Games, has confirmed that the original Chinese server is around 70% completed. The client size currently stands at a whooping 6GB, with the first small scale test…
Dragon Nest NA – Closed Beta delayed
Dragon Nest North America, hosted by Nexon America and originally scheduled for a May Closed Beta date, has delayed the testing phase until June with no specific date given. The Global server, hosted by Shanda International, is currently still on…
Dragon Ball Online (TW) – VIP Beta starts 12th May
Yes, the Taiwan server for Dragon Ball Online will be entering its very first beta phase in a few days’ time! Called the VIP Beta, the keys are really quite limited and this phase will only last for 4days at…
The Weekend Journal
A hectic week is coming to an end, and I am edging closer to the submission date of my 2 college assignments. Nevertheless, there are still some MMO news to talk about. I guess everyone know about Sony getting hacked…
Bounty Hounds Online – English server surfaces from nowhere
(Source) A sharp-eyed OnRPG member discovered this piece of news, which you can see at the source. Bounty Hounds Online, first revealed by Taiwanese developer XPEC way back in 2009, apparently has an English version secured with European MMO publisher, InnoGames. …
Legend of Galasia – Closed Beta begins 16th May
New MMO publisher, CilyGame, officially announced the Closed Beta date for its first MMO, Legend of Galasia to start on 16th May. Not much is known about CilyGame other than it is based in Malaysia, Southeast Asia (SEA). The game…