After announcing the closure of Husky Express this past week, Nexon Korea has recently announced the closure of yet another of its online game, Nexon Star. Developed as a casual social online title, the game has seen a steady decline…
Perfect World Entertainment – Servers under attack
Thanks to Ms Mitsuki for emailing me the information – Hot off the heels of the “1%” hacking incident in Trion Worlds’ debut MMO, Rift, another game (or has taken a massive hit by DDOS attacks from a group of…
Transformers Online (CN) – Early details
As posted some time back, Netdragon, which is arguably more famous in the English MMO market for titles including Conquer Online, has revealed to be working on Transformers Online, a 3D MMO adaptation of the popular Hasbro franchise. Note that…
Webzen clarifies rumors about S.U.N 2
As posted by me a few weeks back, Webzen has announced some of its plans for 2011 with regards to new titles. Recently, there have been rumors about S.U.N getting a sequel as well. Webzen has stepped in to clarify,…
Some facts for Dungeon Fighter Online on Xbox 360
I am sure by now, most gamers would have heard about Nexon’s action side-scroller, Dungeon Fighter Online, will be reaching Xbox Live within the year. According to reports, the game is developed by Neople and Softmax, supported by Microsoft’s Xbox…
Joymax buys over Lost Saga developer
Perhaps the first major takeover in 2011, Korean developer and publisher Joymax has bought over IO Entertainment, the developer of Lost Saga and Survival Project. Joymax itself was subjected to a takeover by Wemade Entertainment last year. Joymax is pushing…
Joymax cancels 2 games… and a personal rant
Joymax, a Korean MMO developer and publisher, has always been supported in the English market by Silkroad Online, in my opinion one of the biggest successful MMORPGs years back and even now with the number of players still attracted to…
Dragon Nest (KR) – Expansion delayed
Bad news for the Dragon Nest Korea players, the major update which is scheduled for 24th March and will introduce new areas, new 2nd advancement classes has been postponed 1 week until 31st March. The reason, as most of you…
Singapore raises stake in China MMO giant
GIC, better known as Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, has raised its stake in Shanda Games up to a tune of 10.3%, becoming one of the 3 biggest shareholders of the gaming and technology giant. The deal between the 2…
Ether Saga Online teases new Hellion class
As previewed previously, there will be 2 new upcoming classes for Ether Saga Online‘s upcoming expansion and one is officially confirmed just recently. Originally translated as the Berserker class, the name has been confirmed as Hellion for the North American…
Cabal II – Storyline and classes teased
Special thanks to rezistance12, who pm-ed me on YouTube informing me that the teaser website for Cabal II has been refreshed. Thanks! And yes, the storyline and classes for Cabal II is now added, with the original inhabitants crossing the…
Duke of Mount Deer – A world of infinite possibilities
Before I start, a small introduction about the game if you haven’t read my previous post. Duke of Mount Deer is based on a famous novel by Chinese author, Louis Cha, who also penned various classics including The Return of…
Rumor – ArcheAge’s China publisher in doubt
As reported back in September 2010, the China publishing rights for XL Game’s ArcheAge was signed by gaming giant Tencent at a hefty price of USD40mil. Today, various foreign websites are reporting that the news post on on the ArcheAge…
Dragon Nest (KR) – Winds of Change Part 2
I wasn’t sure what to post for Part 2 after Part 1, so I thought I should post this recent interview with the developer, Eyedentity Games.This is not an interview by me, but by Korean premier gaming website, This Is…