According to foreign reports, XLGAMES is ready to announce a full conversion to a Free-to-Play model for the Korean server in June. The Korean server is currently on a Pay-to-Play (P2P) model, with the China and English servers’ models unconfirmed…
Holy King – Perfect World invites you to swallow the world in new game
Leaked a couple of days ago, Perfect World China today officially announced its new MMORPG, Holy King, based on a popular novel. Do note that this is not Project Z, the company’s first self-develop action MMORPG. The art direction of…
MapleStory – Game gears up for major RED summer update
[More information] Holding MapleStory’s 10th anniversary celebrations yesterday, Nexon revealed that the game will be getting a massive summer update, named as RED. It actually stands for Revolution, Evolution and Delight. Some of the major highlights include: 1. Adventurer…
Skyforge – Obsidian Entertainment to take part in developing new MMORPG
Announced back in 2012 by the team behind Allods Online, Skyforge will now be a cooperative effort between Russian publisher/ developer Mail.ru and North America’s Obsidian Entertainment. Almost everything is still in Russian now, but I am expecting the…
Dragon Seeker Chronicles – An early look at China’s latest online game
The game is not really that famous compared with others, but it caught my eyes after some massive online advertisements on the China websites. Intrigued, I decided to give the game a try once Open Beta began. I do notice that…
Trion Worlds – Former executive comments on new round of layoffs
I am sure most readers would have read about Trion Worlds’ new round of layoffs by now, in which many employees were apparently given the boot out. Teams in Austin, Redwood Shores and San Diego are said to be dramatically…
Special Force 2 – Teaser site now up for Europe server
[Game website] Following the announcement of the North America server, the teaser site for Special Force 2 Europe has gone live. The game was first revealed back in January, when the contract was officially signed with Korean developer Dragonfly. …
Saint Seiya Online – Cosmos burning all the way to Taiwanese shores
The first overseas server after China, Saint Seiya Online Taiwan was confirmed earlier today. The publisher, Iwan Interactive, is 1 messy company after some digging, but it has been publishing Perfect World’s online games in Taiwan. If you missed my…
ArcheAge – New trailer as countdown to debut test begins
With less than a week to go before ArcheAge China enters its first test phase, a new trailer briefly introducing the game has emerged. With the activation keys so exclusive and limited, prices of 1 key is currently trading at…
Dawngate – Electronic Arts (EA) prepares to launch new MOBA title
[Game website] Voted America’s worst company again, and after firing hundreds of employees, Electronic Arts (EA) is targeting its millions of Origin users by announcing its new MOBA title, Dawngate. Developer Waystone Games is a new studio, and rumor has…
Monster Hunter Online – First look at the mysterious Hermit Forest
Monster Hunter Online will be entering its debut Alpha test in June, and publisher Tencent Games has been releasing new information consistently since the game was announced. The area introduced recently is simply known as Forest of the Hermit, or Hermit Forest.…
Dungeon Striker – Playing a short while in the Open Beta phase
Dungeon Striker entered Open Beta yesterday in South Korea, and I managed to log in and try the game out for a little while. The main reason why I am not continuing is due to the very prominent lag, even…
Ragnarok Online 2 – Castle siege battlefield coming to Korean server
Finally, the much anticipated castle siege/ guild wars/ War of Emperium update arrived in the Korean server today, after the regular maintenance. From now on, this event will be held on a weekly basis on Saturdays at 21:00. There will…
ArcheAge – Preview of awesome media gift bag as debut test nears
On 22nd May next week, ArcheAge China will be entering its debut test phase, opening the server doors to the public (those with activation keys of course) for the very first time. Hundreds and thousands of gamers in China are still trying…