After avoiding the studio’s closure (due to lack of funding) as Wargaming ditched in at the last minute to oversee a buyout, Gas Powered Games has officially entered the realm of MMO development. In an interview with Gamasutra, founder and…
Epic Games – Tencent’s investment amount in developer revealed
When Chinese internet giant, Tencent, revealed that it has bought a “minority stake” in Epic Games last year, the exact amount was not disclosed. Epic Games is the studio which brought us the Unreal Engine series, as well as games…
YNK Korea – Company announces corporate name change
A couple of days back, Korean MMO developer and publisher, YNK, announced that the company will be changing its name to “Playwith“. Once a mega power in the industry, YNK has developed several games such as Rohan, and 1 of…
Emblem Saga – New game based on heroes and more heroes
Developed by China’s Kufeng Studio, Emblem Saga will be entering its Focus Group Test (FGT) starting today in Korea, published by Mgame. The China server has yet to announce anything since its last Closed Beta test back in December 2012.…
Dragon’s Prophet – Dragon packs now for sale
[Game website] I guess no online gamer should be surprised at the trend these days, where publishers/ developers push out “founder” packs filled with goodies. Blame Kickstarter for that, if you are a hater of the system. Sony Online…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Gameplay video missing actual gameplay
Do not be confused with the title of this post, since it is the truth. Massively recently visited The Elder Scrolls Online‘s development studio, and got treated with more inside information about the game. While the video shows “gameplay”, there…
Moonlight Online – Game celebrates opening with awesome video
[Game website] To be honest, I am not even sure if Moonlight Online is launching or entering Closed Beta, since there is nothing listed on the official website. First posted here back in 2011, the game took almost 2 more…
WildStar – New video explains what WildStar really is
Along with The Elder Scrolls Online, I am really skeptical about WildStar as well. No, not that I have a hatred for Western developers (should have seen my Guild Wars 2 progress), but I am seeing nothing which really excites…
Sevencore – gPotato announces game’s closure
While I was expecting this to be the beginning of the changes Webzen is making after buying gPotato, the publisher has come clean in its announcement, stating that the game “has proved to be less attractive to players than anticipated…
Soldier Front 2 – Teaser website now live for new military shooter
[Teaser website] Known as Special Force 2 in Korea, the North America server will be published by Aeria Games, with the teaser website now live. If you haven’t guess from the header, this is a military shooter, and I am…
Swordsman Online – More game videos found in the wilds
The debut test phase in China is approaching for the highly anticipated martial arts MMO, Swordsman Online, and China news website Duowan has uploaded a couple of self-made videos. I really envy the local media there for getting early…
Ragnarok Online 2 – North America teaser website now up
[Teaser website] Yes, you read it right. Ragnarok Online 2 for North America will be published by WarpPortal, developer Gravity’s own English portal. Closed Beta should happen around April/ May. Nothing much else to say, but if you missed…
Daybreak – More global servers revealed along with new flying feature
While the Western markets of North America and Europe were missing in the previous list, they have since been added in an announcement by China developer, Linekong. I am talking about the company’s latest MMO, Daybreak, an action MMORPG. Other…
Eternal Blade – A quick look at Closed Beta gameplay
While its business in the Western market was sold to Webzen, the Asian operations for Gala-Net, better known for its gPotato portal, remains intact. The next title to churn out from its Gala Lab studio is Eternal Blade, which entered…