After the week-long Lunar New Year (or Spring Festival) break, Chinese bosses usually give their employees a red packet to signal the starting of work. This is the same for Tencent, which is a majority shareholder of Epic Games, Riot Games,…
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena – MOBA title revealed for 2016
[Game website] Despite the closure of a Warhammer-themed MOBA back in 2013, published by the mighty Electronic Arts (EA), the Warhammer series is now back for a second spin in the MOBA genre with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena. Some…
SD Gundam: Next Evolution – Sequel to mecha brawler announced
The South Korea branch of Bandai Namco Games revealed the sequel to SD Gundam Online earlier today, titled as SD Gundam: Next Evolution. Rather than licensing it to a publisher, the Japanese developer will be operating the online game through the…
TERA – New update sees the arrival of Skycastles and more game content
[Game website] En Masse Entertainment released a major update today for its award-winning PC action MMO, TERA: Fate of Arun. Today’s update brings guild housing to TERA in the form of floating “Skycastles,” customizable abodes hovering over two of the…
Chaos Masters – First gameplay video for new Korean mobile game
Developed by Korean studio Neoact, known for its PC MOBA Chaos Heroes Online, the first gameplay video for Chaos Masters was recently revealed. While Chaos Heroes Online did not find success in the English markets (North America and Southeast Asia), it…
Armored Warfare – Vehicle classes details explained in new video
[Beta register] Obsidian Entertainment and My.com have released a brand new trailer showing off the five vehicle classes in Armored Warfare. Narrated by My.com Senior Producer Josh Morris, the video delves into the deep tactics associated with each class and…
Blade & Soul – Intel teams up with NCsoft for new cross-promotion
This promotion actually started a couple of weeks back, but somehow I have forgotten to post about it. Basically, Intel and NCsoft has teamed up to promote both their products, the Intel 730 series Solid State Drive (SSD) and action…
Chain Chronicle – Update brings HD Retina option and new content
Developer SEGA Networks and global publisher gumi have announced the February updates for Chain Chronicle, with the highlights including a new HD Retina display option, as well as story and gameplay content updates. The new features are already live on…
Guild Wars 2 – More game details revealed for the new Revenant class
The team at ArenaNet recently touched on the Revenant class on its livestream, and many details were revealed. One of the core features of the upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion, this class uses a few elements from Guild Wars, with…
Diablo III – Game might go Free-to-Play for upcoming China server
Following the previous news that Diablo III will begin testing in China soon after the Chinese Lunar New Year, new information was found by fans through data mining the back-end game files. According to the data mined details, there will be…
Dizzel – OGPlanet gives shady reason for sudden game closure
[Game website] Dizzel is an online shooter which used to be hyped in South Korea, but the game closed down before gaining any traction. With online shooters still a big money earning genre in the country, one has to wonder…
Skyforge – New developer livestream and Pantheon function detailed
[Beta register] Developed by Obsidian Entertainment and Allods Team, publisher My.com recently aired a livestream video showcasing more in-game action for Skyforge. Playing as the latest class to be announced, the Gunner, the development team provides insights about the game…
NCsoft – Game developer invests in drone maker and finance technology
Recently, it was announced that NCsoft has started diversifying away from its core gaming business. First, it has invested 1.6 billion Korean Won (around 1.35 million USD) in BYROBOT, in a deal struck late last year. BYROBOT has specialized in toy drone production…
Dragon’s Dogma Online – Capcom unveils second official game trailer
Announced late last month, Capcom has now unveiled the second game trailer for its upcoming Free-t0-Play MMORPG, Dragon’s Dogma Online. Based on the original console game, the new trailer introduces part of the storyline, along with a couple of new…