After being delayed for around a year due to upgrading the game’s engine, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online is finally set to enter its first beta phase on 20th March 2013, lasting just a week. To celebrate this milestone, players in…
GunZ 2: The Second Duel – Final Test phase nears
1 of the longest games to be still in development after being publicly announced, GunZ 2: The Second Duel will finally enter its Final Test phase on 28th February, lasting till 3rd March 2013.. The highlight of this phase is…
The War of Genesis 4: Spiral Genesis – Game scheduled for 2013 launch
First announced early last year, Korean developer Softmax’s new title, The War of Genesis 4: Spiral Genesis, is confirmed for a release by this year. This “sudden” announcement came as foreign media noticed that Softmax is in the red after…
The Phoenix Project – An indepth interview with the development team
If you are an avid follower of online gaming news or are into the superhero genre, it is hard to miss the news of Paragon Studios being shut down by NCsoft. Developer of City of Heroes and City of Villains,…
Hounds – Possibly the prettiest Product Manager in Korea spotted
Before CJ E&M’s horror shooter, Hounds, entered Open Beta 3 days ago, the various gaming websites in Korea held interviews with the game’s Product Manager. While the interview questions yield nothing interesting for me (only noted the part about…
Wizardry Online – Game trailer for 2 new elite jobs
As revealed around a week back, the Japan server for Wizardry Online announced the new elite classes, Samurai, Bishop, Lord and Ninja. The trailers for Samurai and Bishop can be seen below. Samurai is more focused on imbuing the katana…
ArcheAge – Developer XLGAMES moving to new office
According to reports, the developer of ArcheAge, XLGAMES, is scheduled to move to a new office in the Pangyo, Seongnam city, by the first half of 2013. Industry experts are saying that as the team grows, particularly due to ArcheAge’s…
Project V – The war of Vampires and Werewolves
Secretly in development by Korean studio PlayWorks since 2010, Project V is an upcoming MMORPG built around the war between vampires and werewolves. Yes, you read it right, vampires and werewolves. It was also reported by Korean website, Gamemeca, that…
Kingdom Under Fire II – New mission footage showcase RTS elements
Still in development with a release due in Korea this year, developer Blueside has just revealed the latest game footage for Kingdom Under Fire II. Here, the mission map call Iron Plain is recorded. Players will have a tough time…
RIFT China – Publisher spends silly money on NBA spokesperson
While it is definitely none of my business caring about how much money is spent on marketing by MMO publishers, but I am still in awe of how Shanda Games, publisher of RIFT China, has reportedly spent an 8-figure sum…
Archlord II – God of War music composer to grace OST
Webzen recently announced that Cris Velasco, who composed tracks for games such as Borderlands and Mass Effect 3, will be on board Archlord II’s team as well. Of the 27 game tracks, he will be contributing 100% to 7 of…
League of Legends – More photos of theme restaurant in China
In a followup to the immensely popular post yesterday, featured on Reddit and even Forbes, I have decided to post the rest of the photos I found on the internetz. I am referring to the League of Legends theme restaurant…
League of Legends – Themed restaurant opens in China
The China businessmen are really busy these days, with locations such as a World of Warcraft theme park and more sprouting out. This time, it is a League of Legends themed restaurant located in Chongqing, China. I have no idea…
Destiny – Bungie hints at possible PC version for always-online FPS
From the creators of the Halo franchise, which is now under Microsoft’s 343 Industries, this is Bungie’s latest game, Destiny. Part of the 10-year publishing deal with Activision Blizzard, Destiny was announced earlier to be an always-online console game, most…