Black Desert – Preview screenshots for the upcoming Closed Beta 2

1 of the most anticipated open-world non-target action MMORPG in South Korea this year, the developer for Black Desert has released several new screenshots to teased the upcoming new area (including the capital city of Calpheon). A war is apparently brewing,…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – Kickstarter campaign officially begins

Brad McQuaid may not be a familiar name, but he has worked on games such as EverQuest for many years. He is now head of his own studio, Visionary Realms, and working on a new MMORPG called Pantheon: Rise of…

Archlord – Korean server closing next month as sequel continues struggles

After the closure of the English global server, the Korean version for Archlord will be closing on 13th February as well. Developer Webzen claims the reason as “being unable to provide players with a stable environment”. The sequel, Archlord II,…

Mabinogi Heroes – Lynn content update sees high user number

With the recent Lynn update, Nexon Korea announced that the number of users online at the same time (CCU) has broke the 100,000 mark. While this is not a record, any games getting over 100,000 is something to cheer about…

League of Legends – Taiwanese celebrity starts own eSports team

Helmed by Machi Entertainment, Jeffrey Huang of Taiwanese hip hop group Machi announced a few hours earlier that his company has started a new eSports team. Currently known as Machi E-Sports, the team consists of several local veterans and is…

Kritika – Korean server to get 4th character in massive content update

Following the world premier shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2013 in China, the Korean server for Kritika will be getting the new 4th character on 23rd January. Now known as “Yoran”, most of you would have known she is swinging…

TERA – Korean media speculates mobile game to be revealed soon

[Source]I am not sure how Korean website ThisIsGame.com got this insider news, but apparently a mobile game based on the TERA IP will be revealed before mid-2014. The game is supposedly still in development, and the Chinese media has talked…

Fantasy Frontier – Developer assures new content will not be affected

X-Legend, the Taiwanese developer behind the popular Fantasy Frontier (or Aura Kingdom), recently announced 2 new client games and 5 new mobile games for the local market in 2014. This announcement caused a mini-uproar, as gamer demand to know the…

Winning Eleven Online – Media pleased with high quality remake

If you did not know, there was actually an older version of Winning Eleven Online, which closed after a year in 2012 as the game was supposedly “outdated” and shunned by gamers. Also known as Pro Evolution Soccer, Japanese developer…

Yulgang 2 – Countdown begins for first official English game server

[Countdown timer] Announced just last June, a mere 7 months ago, the first official English server for Yulgang 2 is entering Open Beta this coming week! Published by Southeast Asia operator, Cubizone, Yulgang 2 is 1 of the newer “next-gen…

Dungeon & Fighter – First Knight update to arrive in Korea next week

A busy month for most of the more popular games in Korea, the first update of the year for Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter will hit the Korean server on 16th January, with the Elven Knight advanced class along on the…

ArcheAge – Biggest game content update ever hitting Korea next week

While some question why the new update is known as “1.0”, I am guessing it is due to the storyline, rather than game client itself. With new gigantic maps, dungeons, gears, skills, monsters and a plateau of upgraded and new…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Limited keys available for Experience Beta Test

Announced for several years now, the first English server for Kingdom Under Fire II is almost ready for its first test phase! Dubbed the “Experience Beta Test”, it will be the first time Kingdom Under Fire II will be tested…

Blade & Soul – Tencent reveals official numbers for top online game

After several estimates from the “industry analysts”, Tencent Games revealed the actual number for Blade & Soul China earlier today. The highest number of players online at the same time (CCU) is at a record 1,500,000 (rounded down), with around 6…