NCsoft’s parent company and stock-listed in Japan, Nexon today announced its own set of financial records for Q2 2014. The online gaming giant is not having a great time out of its home base of South Korea, as revenue for…
NCsoft – WildStar game sales impresses in latest financial report
The listed game companies in Asia are all revealing their quarterly finances these few weeks, and NCsoft is no exception. For WildStar, developed in North America by Carbine Studios, the game sales for its launch phase is pretty stellar, holding…
Mabinogi Heroes – Exclusive Arisha figurine appears as event prize
Exclusive seems to be a little underwhelming, as there is only 1 such figurine in the world, and it will be given out as an event prize! To promote Mabinogi Heroes’ new character, Arisha, Nexon is giving away this beauty…
Shadow Realms – BioWare reveals new 4 vs 1 online action RPG
[Game website] BioWare, a studio under Electronic Arts (EA), is no stranger to online RPGs, having built the currently successful Star Wars: The Old Republic. Over at Gamescom 2014, a new online action RPG, Shadow Realms, was revealed. So why…
Black Squad – New online shooter enters Closed Beta later this month
South Korea will be welcoming its latest online shooter later this month, as Neowiz’s Black Squad begins its Closed Beta phase on 26th August. Black Squad was first known as Viper Circle, which I thought was a more unique name. There…
Nonstop Games – Candy Crush dev buys Singapore studio for 6mil USD
[Source] Singapore-based Heroes of Honor developer Nonstop Games has just been acquired by King of Candy Crush Saga fame. King handed over US$6 million in cash upfront, and could pay up to US$84 million over a four-year period subject to meeting revenue…
SMITE – Popular MOBA heading to Microsoft’s Xbox One next year
[Game website] Over at Gamescom 2014, Microsoft and developer Hi-Rez Studios announced the arrival of SMITE on Xbox One in 2015. A very popular alternative to MOBA games such as League of Legends and Dota 2, SMITE is unique given…
Guns and Robots – New trailer takes a look at game numbers thus far
[Game website] Having launched some time now, Bulgaria-based developer Masthead Studios recently revealed a retrospective trailer for Guns and Robots, its online robot shooter. Players have so far build over 210,000 robots from scratch using different parts, and give a…
Asker: The Light Swallowers – Action online game gets official name
First known as Project Black Sheep, developer and publisher Neowiz today announced the game’s official name, Asker: The Light Swallowers. Fancy name no doubt, and the latest CGI trailer shed some light about the storyline, which touches on mysterious events…
World of Tanks – Kicking off Gamescom 2014 with new trailer
[Game website] Wargaming unveiled a new CGI trailer for its World of Tanks franchise, right before Gamescom 2014 begins in Germany. The game has come a long way, now not only on PC platform, but on Xbox and iOS as…
Rakion: Return of Heroes – Sequel announced for classic PvP game
Rakion Online, a classic PvP game in the earlier days of 3D MMORPG, is getting a sequel! Titled “Rakion: Return of Heroes”, the teaser website just went live a few hours ago. Developer Softnyx, also known for cult hit Gunbound,…
Tree of Savior – Weekly blog post touches on skill mechanics and more
It is that time of the week again, as South Korean developer IMC Games posted its latest article just moments ago. With most of the original team behind Ragnarok Online’s music on board, Tree of Savior has done an amazing…
Wolfknights – New developer post touches on game basics and changes
First announced in May last year, Wolfknights seems to be hiding behind the shadows of Tree of Savior, with both game currently in development in South Korea by IMC Games. With the new regular developer posts, hopefully this massive 3D…
TERA – Several Asian countries now able to access games under En Masse
[Source] I am not really sure when, but publisher En Masse Entertainment updated its list of countries able to play in TERA North America, with Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines now on the list. There are…