Gala Lab, the Korean development subsidiary of Japanese HQ, Gala Inc, recently revealed a couple of projects it is working on. Among them is Rappelz Mobile, which is described as a mobile MMORPG. Players will also be able to connect…
Wild West Online – Western MMO gets funded without Kickstarter
[Game website] Announced last week with impressive actual game screenshots, developer 612 Games was prepared to launch a Kickstarter campaign to seek funding to add in more content at the launch of its first PC MMO, Wild West Online. But after…
Black Desert Online – Striker class arriving in English server next week
[Game website] Kakao Games and PearlAbyss announced today that the recently announced Striker class will be introduced to Black Desert Online on May 24. Along with the Steam launch that is planned on the same day, the newly revealed Striker…
Lineage M – Mobile MMORPG based on classic game launching this June
Developed by NCsoft based on the still-popular PC online game, Lineage, it was announced recently that Lineage M will launch in South Korea on June 21, with players able to start creating characters via the game website right now. NCsoft…
Tencent – Gaming giant is building a massive eSports town in China
Chinese gaming giant Tencent recently agreed to build an eSports town in the city of Wuhu, China. Tentatively known as “Tencent eSports Town”, the area will consist of a eSports theme park, an eSports university, a cultural creative park, a…
League of Legends – Chinese legend Tabe joins LMS team as coach
A prominent figure of the League of Legends scene before his retirement, it was recently announced that Tabe has joined LMS team, Hong Kong eSports (HKES), in a coaching position. Tabe played for big Chinese teams including Invictus Gaming and…
Dragon Nest – Japan server roadmap teases new spin-off classes and more
The team at Dragon Nest Japan recently held a community meeting, disclosing what are some of the new features they can look forward to from now until the winter season. First will be the side-story of the Academic, which is…
Giant – Global publisher Gamevil announces new mobile RPG
Global publisher Gamevil today announced its has signed an agreement with Korean studio, Singta, to publish a new mobile RPG tentatively known as Giant. Singta is the developer behind mobile game Sid Story, and the core team has worked in companies such…
League of Legends – EVOS eSports acquires Fortius Gaming for LOL team
EVOS eSports, an Indonesian gaming team focused on DOTA 2, recently announced it has acquired Fortius Gaming for its League of Legends team. The acquisition, worth a 6-figure sum in cash and stock options, is touted as the first deal…
Emil Chronicle Online – Japan server shutting down this August
Emil Chronicle Online, otherwise known as ECO, was first published back in 2005. Since then, the various overseas servers have closed due to publisher mismanagement, with only the Japan server standing tall. Recently, GungHo Online Entertaqinment announced the Japanese server…
The King of Fighters – SNK reveals new games and projects for China
Japanese games developer SNK recently held an impressive press media event in Park Hyatt Beijing Hotel, China, sharing new details about its projects for The King of Fighters IP. These projects are mainly aimed at the massive China market, including new…
Chaos Masters – Closed Beta set to begin soon after 2 years of silence
Many years ago, Korean developer Neoact took the PC MOBA scene by storm with its first game, Chaos Heroes (or Chaos Online). Since then, Chaos Heroes is no more, and Neoact announced Chaos Masters, a mobile game with characters from the…
Point Blank: Strike – Nexon Red is launching new mobile FPS in SEA
Nexon Red, a subsidiary of Nexon Korea, today announced Point Blank: Strike, a mobile FPS game based on the Point Blank IP created by Zepetto. Developed by Nexon Red, it will work together with Zepetto to launch Point Blank: Strike…
Netmarble Games – More valuable than Nexon and NCsoft after IPO
Netmarble Games launched its IPO in its native South Korea last Friday, and with a market cap of USD 12.2 billion, the mobile games publisher and developer is now more valuable than NCsoft (USD 6.8 billion) and even LG Electronics (USD…