Once an anticipated open world action MMORPG for me, I was left in shock at Red Blood Online’s mediocre gameplay and animations. Of course, that was the Taiwan server, sort of a guinea pig for the Korean one. Entering…
Luna Plus – Game to revive in Korea under new publisher
A couple of years back, Korean developer Eyasoft had to close the company for restructuring, leading to a global shutdown of its games, including Luna Plus. With Eyasoft now revived and concentrating on just development, not publishing, Luna Plus is…
Neverwinter – Beta Weekend 4 and Open Beta date announced
[Register now] After a few months of testing, Perfect World Entertainment has finally announced the Open Beta date, along with a final Beta Weekend for Neverwinter, its new action MMORPG. Open Beta begins on 30th April 2013, while Beta Weekend…
Aion 4.0 – Japan server pushes out exclusive physical pack
I have no idea why, but the tradition of selling physical sway for online games only stayed in Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Japan, while the English version/s barely get a sniff. To celebrate the upcoming…
Age of Wushu – New unique factions coming as content update
[Register now] I am really impressed by Age of Wushu thus far, with content after content patches for the China server. Launching on 10th April for the North America server, Age of Wushu is a level-less MMORPG, where characters are…
Queen’s Blade Online – Male characters teased for new update
[Register now] With the English server entering Open Beta as Scarlet Blade recently, developer Liveplex has teased of the new content to come in the first half of 2013 for the Korean server. Other than new maps and instances, the…
Age of Wushu – Jet Li chats about his gaming experiences
[Register now] Attending the recent Age of Wushu global PvP tournament as a special guest this past weekend, Jet Li was 1 of the major highlights of the event itself. China media website 17173 managed to have an exclusive interview…
Netease – New platform revealed to support E-Sports initiative
While not exactly known in the western market, Netease is still China’s 2nd biggest online gaming company and the official partner of Blizzard. With Tencent Games having its own chain of E-Sports events and carnivals over the past few years,…
Dungeon Fighter Online – Shocker as North America server closing down
[Closure announcement] With the Asian servers all enjoying massive popularity and having a large group of fans in the western market as well, Nexon has announced the closure of Dungeon Fighter Online. Min Kim, CEO of Nexon America, gave the…
Camelot Unchained – Kickstarter for pure PvP MMORPG goes live
[Kickstarter page] When I say “pure PvP”, it really means that there is no PvE at all in Camelot Unchained. The independent development studio, City State Entertainment, is founded by Mark Jacobs, known for games such as Dark Age of…
Hot-Blooded 3 Kingdoms – Sola Aoi hired as spokesperson
This post is not really about Hot-Blooded 3 Kingdoms, a new web game in China, but more about Sola Aoi making her 2nd appearance as a game’s spokesperson in the country. Despite Sola Aoi being a Japanese celebrity famous for…
Dungeon Striker – Game videos from Closed Beta 3
Dungeon Striker, the 2nd action online title by Eyedentity Games, ended a couple of days back. With several new changes, including UI, new gears, maps and revamped systems, it was a resounding success given the number of players connected during…
Blade & Soul – The intricate blade designs of the game
I know, everyone is anxious at the lack of news for the western server of Blade & Soul. There is no chance in hell NCsoft is dropping it, so stay calm 🙂 A player from the Korean server compiled a…
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Mabinogi Heroes’ Evie added as new character
Even though Counter-Strike Online 2 is still in closed testing in South Korea, it made some news when female characters were announced, a first for the Counter-Strike series. Developed and published by Nexon, Evie from Mabinogi Heroes (or Vindictus) was…