[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…
Dragon Nest – Awesome new race and class revealed
Developer Eyedentity Games revealed Dragon Nest’s new race and class earlier today. As promised earlier, the new class is a male, a male goblin that is. Called the “Stalker”, he comes packed with both support abilities. AOE damage and an…
NCsoft – NC Dinos merchandise invades several games
NCsoft’s founder and CEO, Mr Kim Taek Jin (below, right), is the owner of NC Dinos, a baseball club in South Korea. Baseball, if you do not know, is the most popular sport in the country, with tons of games…
Digimon Battle – Another game closes as trend continues
Digimon Battle was first launched in Korea sometime in 2003 I believe, and took it 7 years to reach the western shores in 2010. Despite the dated graphics, the game still was fun for me until newer games came out…
Age of Wushu – Jet Li graces first global PvP tournament
[Register now] The first global PvP tournament for Age of Wushu just ended a couple of days back, with Jet Li as 1 of the VIPs and prize presenters at the event held in China. According to PR, competitors were…
TERA Korea – Cooking up new delicious gears
TERA Korea has seen a major revival since its Free-to-Play initiative proved successful, and what better to celebrate than to cooking up a storm, literally. Introducing the new weapon skins in TERA Korea, based on several yummy delicacies found from…
Tencent Games – New titles to be announced next month
An industry news for those interested. Tencent Games, 1 of China’s biggest internet companies, will be holding its annual press conference on 18th April, known as Tencent UP+. But why should you care? Well, Tencent Holdings, the parent company, has…
Half-Life 3 – Sequel reportedly shown at GDC 2013 behind closed doors
This is all a rumor, and the logo above is not real as well. Ex-Battlefield 3 lead designer, David Goldfarb, had a rather interesting conversation with Notch on Twitter, as seen below during Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2013. Notch, as…
Otherland – Developer RealU’s closure confirmed
Crafted using Unreal Engine 3, Otherland was set to be a masterpiece upon launch. But over the past few months, things did not go as smoothly as planned, with developer RealU’s closure recently confirmed. Located in Singapore (part of Southeast…