After selling the game’s publishing rights in China a few months back, XLGames has confirmed the publishing rights for ArcheAge in Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong has been sold to the MMO arm of GigaMedia Limited, which owns Chinese gaming…
[G*Star 2010] NCsoft prepares for the show
Korean, or rather global, MMO heavyweight, NCsoft, has released an image of their booth at the upcoming G*Star 2010. The company will be showcasing Lineage 2’s latest expansion, Goddess of Destruction (and celebrate the game’s 7th year anniversary), Metal Black:…
[G*Star 2010] ArcheAge confirms participation
Upcoming Korean MMO epic, ArcheAge, has confirmed it participation in G*Star 2010. Perhaps the most ambitious MMORPG to be developed in recent years, ArcheAge features many, many functions, including naval battles, in-depth house-building features, world PK and much more. With…
MMO ☆ Culture hits 129,000 monthly views!
A month ago, from the September to October period, my small blog garnered a total of around 72,000 pageviews. A sharp increase from the previous month, but it has gone higher since! Between the period of October to November, there…
[G*Star 2010] Fight City
The maiden MMO by Korean developer, Incredible Studio, Fight City will only be showcased in the Business Hall to potential publishers. If you have played classic games like Final Fight and Double Dragon, Fight City will be a combination of…
AIKA Epic II adds new island
After the introduction of Epic 2: Exodus and its first island. Leopold, a 2nd floating island has been added to the Korean AIKA test server. The 2nd island will be called, as you can see above, Karena. Compared to Leopold…
[G*Star 2010] Project Goblin teases first poster
As I previously posted, Project Goblin will be one of Korean MMO company, Wemade Entertainment’s MMO titles on show at G*STar 2010, alongside NED: The New Era of Fantasy and Changchun 2. Not much is known for Project Goblin, the…
[G*Star 2010] GunZ 2 and RaiderZ to be showcased
First teased… I think over a year ago, GunZ 2 (or GunZ: The Second Duel) will finally make an appearance at this year’s G*Star 2010. Originally scheduled for release this year, the game was put back on the development board…
[G*Star 2010] Asta: The War of Tears and Winds
Originally known as Project E:ST and teased by Hangame (of NHN Corp) a few months ago, it has been announced that the MMORPG, inspired by Asian fantasy, has officially changed its name to Asta: The War of Tears and Winds.…
[G*Star 2010] The biggest G*Star ever!
As G*Star 2010 is slowly creeping towards us, the organizers apparently took notice of the massive interest from overseas and decided to launch an English promo video for the event. This year, there will be 280 exhibitors (90 in Publich…
Square Enix CEO sorry for FFXIV disaster
 According to a news post in Yahoo! Japan, Square Enix’s CEO, Yoichi Wada, has apologized for the sorry state the company’s latest MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV Online, is currently enduring. Revealed last year to much fanfare, the game has so…
Firefall – Interview with Taiwanese media
Taiwanese gaming website, known as Bahamut or GNN, recently had the chance to interview Mark Kern, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Red 5 Studios, the developer of the upcoming MMO, Firefall. Mark Kern is one of the founding members…
[G*Star 2010] Nexon prepares for the show
With G*Star 2010 coming in around 2 weeks’ time, the various MMO companies are starting to display graphics on how their booths will look like. For today, it will be Korean gaming giant. Nexon Corporation’s turn. In terms of the…
[G*Star 2010] Squad Flow – A preview
As I posted a few days ago, Squad Flow will be an upcoming MMO to be officially revealed at this year’s G*Star by Hanbitsoft. A few more details were teased, and here they are. Squad Flow will be a MMOTPS…