First launched for South Korea in 2002 by developer HQTeam (which later merged with the now-defunct Joyon Entertainment), The Great Merchant is a unique MMORPG which is now owned and operated by AK Interactive. While there is PVE content, a…
Skyforge – New Horizons update lands with largest in-game map ever
[Play free now] Continuing the events of previous expansions, Skyforge takes players of the award-winning MMO to an entirely new planet called Terra. As players expand to “New Horizons” and visit this exotic planet, they will quickly discover that the…
Neowiz Bless Studio – Bless developer to dissolve and merge with parent company
Neowiz Bless Studio, an independent subsidiary of Korean games company Neowiz, will merge with its parent company by 19 June 2019. Once having over 200 employees, its PC MMORPG Bless did not perform really well in South Korea or other…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert developer announces $1 Billion gross sales milestone
[Company website] Pearl Abyss today announced that its open-world action MMORPG franchise Black Desert has surpassed 1 billion USD in gross sales in four years after its initial release. The critically-acclaimed game, which has launched on PC, mobile (in Asia)…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion
Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…
TERA Origin – Netmarble announces “new” mobile MMORPG for Japan market
Netmarble today announced TERA Origin, touted as a “completely new” mobile MMORPG developed specifically for the Japanese market. This “new” game is developed by Squall, an internal team at Krafton (formerly Bluehole) which made TERA M. If you did not…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent announces closure of China-exclusive MMORPG
First entering beta phase in 2015 and exclusive to the China gaming community, Tencent Games today announced the closure of Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine with IP owner Capcom, payments and new registrations for the game have been disabled…
CryoFall – New online sci-fi survival RPG enters Steam Early Access
[Steam Early Access] CryoFall, a new multiplayer survival RPG from publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer AtomicTorch Studio, recently entered Steam Early Access. This unique sci-fi game challenges players to survive on a harsh, alien planet with a variety of official…
Gigantic X – New mobile sci-fi shooter enters soft-launch in Australia and Singapore
A Korean mobile game developer renowned for its quality action games (such as Blade II), Action Square has soft launched their new title, Gigantic X. A top-down shooting action game, Gigantic X is now available on Google Play in Australia…
Shift Up – Destiny Child developer reveals 2 new games for global market
Shift Up, the up and rising Korean games developer behind mobile RPG Destiny Child, revealed 2 new games for the global market earlier today in a media event titled “Crank in Showcase”. If you did not know, Shift Up’s founder…
Dragon Raja 2 – Mobile sequel to classic PC MMORPG confirmed for Taiwan
Developed by Korean studio Skymoons Technology, Dragon Raja 2 is an upcoming mobile MMORPG which concluded its Closed Beta phase last December in South Korea. You might be familiar with the name Dragon Raja, as it was also presented in…
Durango: Wild Lands – Pre-registration phase and soft-launch begins
An uninhabited world filled with great prehistoric beasts, ripe for exploration awaits in Durango: Wild Lands. Nexon Korea today announced that players worldwide can now pre-register for the highly-anticipated, open-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for exclusive in-game rewards…
Anthem – BioWare seemingly agrees with Kotaku’s report on wretched development process
Yesterday, Kotaku ran an in-depth investigative report on Anthem, detailing its wretched development process from the very beginning and how the game was pushed out to satisfy EA’s launch deadline. The report also talked about the revolving door of leadership…
Square Enix – Gamer who threatened to behead employees captured by police
Yesterday, it was revealed in the Japanese news that a gamer was arrested by the police for threatening to kill Square Enix employees via email. While some companies might wave it off as another random disgruntled threat from a player,…