Rumor – China company claims Dota 2 going mobile

This piece of news was just in minutes ago. According to a China software company call Meuu (me + you), it is currently working with Valve to port Dota 2 over to iOS and Android devices. The portable version for…

Heroic 3 Kingdoms (CN) – First screenshots

As mentioned in my previous post about this game (link), Heroic 3 Kingdoms is the first MOBA title to be developed using Unreal Engine 3. MOBA means Multi-player Online Battle Arena, where games including Dota, Dota 2 and League of…

TERA – My opinion on the game’s combat

[Note: This post is not meant to be professional, this is a personal blog for god’s sake. Thanks.] I was never really going to play TERA upon release, so I thought it would be alright to spend a couple of…

Blade & Soul (CN) – Clone spotted in China

As I posted previously, Blade & Soul will be published in China by the country’s biggest internet company, Tencent (link). While a secret registration process for selected gamers is going on for the China server and the Korean server preparing…

Blacklight : Retribution – Official launch dated

[Game website] If you have a Nvidia GeForce card like I do, the latest driver update is specially tailored for a couple of Unreal Engine 3 games, such as Perfect World’s Blacklight: Retribution. After 5 months of testing, the game…

Guild Wars 2 – Pre-purchase details announced

[Pre-order page] The day has finally arrived, not the game’s launch, but for me to finally allow ArenaNet to take my money. Well, still about a month away, but pre-purchase for Guild Wars 2 will happen on 10th April 2012.…

Heroic 3 Kingdoms (CN) – First Unreal 3 MOBA

MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena if you do not know, and games such as League of Legends and Dota2 fall into this category. In an attempt to enter the MOBA market in China, one of the largest games…

Luna Plus – Closing after milking players dry

As a Free to Play gamer myself since the days of MapleStory’s beta phase, it really pisses me off seeing how game companies out there are trying their best to milk gamers dry. Back in March 2011, I posted about…

Funcom goes all commando on MMO Culture

I just got back home, and was about to check the comments when I noticed someone telling me the videos for The Secret World I uploaded from a Korean website is infringing some rights as there is a media embargo…

[GDC 2012] CryEngine 3 battles with Unreal Engine 3

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…

[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…