Kingdom Under Fire 2 – Gameforge announces Buy-to-Play pricing for hybrid action MMORPG

[Pre-order now] At Gamescom 2019, publisher Gameforge announced that pre-orders for the highly anticipated MMORPG, Kingdom Under Fire 2, are now available. The packages are priced at 29.99 USD, 49.99 USD, and 99.99 USD. Each edition of the game contains…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – New class announced during annual player event

During the annual Phantasy Star Online 2 anniversary event, developer SEGA announced a new playable class, currently translated as Etoile. SEGA offered little information other than releasing a teaser trailer and calling it “the third power.”SEGA also announced an event…

Lineage 2M – NCsoft teases the month of September for upcoming mobile MMORPG

NCsoft today released the Korean teaser website for its upcoming flagship mobile MMORPG, Lineage 2M. The month of September was mentioned, although we think that this the start of Closed Beta rather than the full launch. Along with the website…

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – New flagship dragon Velkhana arrives in new game trailer

[Game website] Today, developer Capcom released a new trailer and an accompanying developer update video revealing cool new details for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, the highly anticipated massive expansion to Capcom’s best-selling Monster Hunter: World. The videos reveal more info…

Remnant: From the Ashes – Post-apocalyptic co-op shooter launches worldwide for PC and consoles

[Steam page] Perfect World Entertainment and developer Gunfire Games today announced Remnant: From the Ashes is now available on PC (Steam and Arc), Xbox One and PlayStation 4. From the team behind the Darksiders trilogy and Chronos, Remnant: From the…

ArcheAge: Unchained – gamigo announces new Buy-to-Play version of fantasy MMORPG

[Game website] European games publisher gamigo recently announced the upcoming launch of a new version of their widely successful Online RPG ArcheAge. In ArcheAge: Unchained, which will be released this fall, players will be able to access the entirety of…

Nexon – Over 80 employees “dropped” from canceled Unreal Engine 4 game

It seems that the “crisis” at Nexon is continuing over in the Korean offices. 2 weeks after closing down 2 western subsidiaries, Nexon M and Division Partners Office, and after announcing it will not be taking part in G-Star 2019…

Mad World – Netmarble becomes publisher for promising HTML5 MMORPG

Yesterday, it was announced that gaming giant Netmarble has signed a global publishing contract for Mad World, a HTML5 MMORPG. Developed by Korean indie studio Jandisoft using its own HTML5 engine, the technology allows Mad World to be played cross-platform…

Boundary – Publishing deal announced at Gamescom for unique tactical space shooter

Chinese independent developer Surgical Scalpels today announced that its near-future multiplayer shooter, Boundary will be heading to PlayStation 4 and PC courtesy of its new publisher deal with Huya. Founded in August 2016, Huya operates a live streaming platform whose…

SYNCED: Off-Planet – Tencent unveils its “AAA” online shooter at Gamescom 2019

While most of the studios under Tencent Games are busy churning out mobile games, there is still a rather mysterious team which was quietly crafting a high-quality online shooter. I am talking about NExT, a Tencent studio filled with veterans…

Lime Odyssey – Mobile version of defunct PC MMORPG announced

The story of the Korean PC MMORPG known as Lime Odyssey is a rather odd one. Switching between a couple of developers, and eventually closing down in Korea on 20 Feb 2014, Lime Odyssey never launched in the western market…

Mega Man X DiVE – Capcom introduces 3 game features for upcoming mobile game

[Closed Beta details] Following the previous article where the PVE co-op mode was first introduced, Capcom Taiwan has moved forward to announce another 3 key game features for Mega Man X DiVE. These include boss skills, PVP mode, and a…

Story of Seasons Online – First teaser images of Chinese mobile game revealed

Yesterday, a Weibo account (the Twitter of China) calling itself the official Story of Seasons account popped up. As it is still new, the account has yet to be verified. It showcased a few artwork images and a teaser video,…

Lineage 2 – Brief introduction to the new Death Knight class

Yesterday, the South Korean server of Lineage 2 went fully Free-to-Play along with adding the new Death Knight class. Of course, the auto-farm convenience system went online as well. Not much information was revealed about the Death Knight until a…