A new micro-site went life a few hours back for Guild Wars 2 China, introducing a couple of the core ArenaNet members to the China gamers. Be warned, the site is Flash-heavy, or you can simply view the footage I…
Black Desert – Weekly theme focusing on NPCs and town environment
Last week’s Black Desert theme was more of a series of artwork depicting the game’s lore, which I lazily skipped… Moving on, this week is all about NPCs and the environment in and around the main town, or rather the…
Black Gold Online – Controversial payment system in English server too
[Source] After being revealed last month for the China server, the new payment model got tons of flak from players in the gaming community. Today, Snail Games USA announced the same system for the upcoming English server as well. Thanks…
Guardians of Middle-Earth – Lord of the Rings MOBA announced for PC
[Game website] Initially just launching for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Guardians of Middle-Earth will be released for the PC system on 29th August through the Steam platform. A MOBA based on the lore of The Lord of the Rings, all…
SMITE – Rumor points to China server announcement at Gamescom 2013
Tencent is looking to monopolize the MOBA market in China, with League of Legends already in the bag and also a new self-developed MOBA, Battle of the Gods. A teaser website for Tencent’s new game was released earlier, with a…
NCsoft – Lineage 1 remains main revenue source for Korean giant
Launched back in the year 1998, Lineage 1 is still the main revenue source for NCsoft in the 2nd quarter of 2013. That is a huge 15 years of live service! The next major revenue source, Guild Wars 2, is…
Diablo III – Teaser website for expansion now live
[Teaser website] Nothing much to say, except that Blizzard will be announcing the expansion for Diablo III later this month at Gamescom 2013. Part of me still believe the latest expansion for World of Warcraft will be revealed as well……
Phantasy Star Online 2 – SEA English server launching early 2014
A couple of months after being announced, Asiasoft has announced in a press release that the English server is scheduled for launch in early 2014, with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines in the mix. There is no website…
RaiderZ – Korean server bidding farewell to gamers next month
In a somewhat shocking announcement, Neowiz has announced the termination of RaiderZ Korea, with the game and website closing on 24th September 2013, with cash reimbursement going on through October. This follows closely after the Europe server announced its closure…
Tree of Savior – Official name for Project R1 finally revealed
While I am not sure if the official English name will be the same, the Korean version for the much-anticipated game, Project R1, has been officially named as Tree of Savior (트리 오브 세이비어). There is currently no official image…
HeroesGo – Open Beta date announced with new game trailer
[Game website] Developed by ESTsoft, HeroesGo will be Open Beta on 30th August. Yes, the same ESTsoft which developed Cabal Online. An anime-ish title, HeroesGo seems like the perfect game before Cabal 2 descends upon us… [Press release] ESTsoft…
Aura Kingdom – English publisher for Fantasy Frontier announced
[Game website] Not a really big surprise, as Taiwanese developer X-Legend has always worked with this publisher. I am talking about Aeria Games, which just announced Aura Kingdom, also known as Fantasy Frontier in the Asian market. Much has…
StarCraft Universe – Blizzard-approved mod seeking funds
[Kickstarter page] Approved by Blizzard after some legal issues earlier on, players will get to play StarCraft 2 from a 3rd-person perspective, similar to most MMORPGs, which is pretty awesome. The team behind this mod is seeking fund via Kickstarter…
Project Phoenix – Star-studded RTS title launches Kickstarter campaign
[Kickstarter page] Planned for iOS, Android, Linux, Windows and due in mid-2015, Project Phoenix is not just your typical anime style squad-based RTS. The game’s director, Hiroaki Yura, actually worked on animes such as The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya and…