How can any game in Japan be complete without a figurine being made in honor of 1 of its characters? TERA Japan is doing the same, and manufacturer Arcadia has just previewed the figurine for the adorable Elin race. Coming…
Wargaming – Expanding into console realm with studio purchase
According to Gamasutra, Wargaming has just announced the USD 20million acquisition of Day 1 Studios, which last developed F.E.A.R. 3. Some of its previous titles include F.E.A.R. and Reign of Thunder, the latter a mech game which is currently in…
Mabinogi Heroes: Twilight Desert – Quick look at the new dungeon
Along with Part 2 of the new Twilight Desert update, there is also the new end-game dungeon to boot, featuring some of the toughest monsters yet. The final boss here is the Desert Princess, whom players will fight in 2…
The War Z – Zombie MMO begins banning innocent players
Thanks to Kalam for messaging me the news via Facebook. After being accused of cheating players by launching without promised features, taken down from Steam and faced the wrath of almost all game media websites I frequent, The War Z…
Crytek – New Austin studio to work on online games
More online games using CryEngine 3, by developers who actually know (not the ones from Asia) how to use the engine? Hell yeah! In an interview with Gamasutra, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli divulged that “It would be pretty much safe…
Mabinogi Heroes: Twilight Desert – Dual Blades for Vella
Vella is getting a cool new Vampire look in part 2 of the Twilight Desert update (after Kay becoming Van Helsing), together with a new weapon, the Dual Blades, which can reach out to a significant distance. Being added…
Neverwinter – Perfect World reveals Beta Weekends schedule
[Game website] Perfect World has been really quiet about Neverwinter’s Beta phase, although over the past few months there were new trailers, PR messages and stuff. Today, the Beta Weekends schedule was finally announced, which will allow different groups of…
ArcheAge – NCsoft titles kept at bay for 2nd week running
According to Korean game metrics website, GameNote, ArcheAge maintained at 3rd place for the week of 21st January to 27th January, similar to its launch week. NCsoft’s titles, were all pushed down due to ArcheAge’s rise, with Blade & Soul…
Luminous Studio – New tech demos get all hairy
After a couple of similar videos over the past few weeks, new ones were uploaded online by the Japanese media late last week. I presume all these were taken at a Square Enix tech event last November, where much was…
Red Blood Online – First look at Alpha test phase
While a Korea-developed action MMORPG, Red Blood Online is apparently launching in Taiwan first with a Alpha test phase. Announced back in 2010, there were several awesome trailers over the past few years, seen in my previous posts. Honestly, the…
Lineage II – Game begins blocking China IPs
Thanks to Kristaps for messaging me the news. NCsoft has announced that China IPs will be blocked from Lineage II, and this hasn’t come as a surprise to me. It is a fact the world’s biggest gold farmers and illegal…
Undead Slayer – Mobile game made by 1 man hits China’s top 20 spot
Introduced a couple of days ago when the game launched in North America and Southeast Asia, Undead Slayer hit the news in China this week after making a strong debut in the iTunes chart. At its highest, the action RPG…
Mystic Fighter – New 2D action game takes on Dungeon & Fighter
Well, it is not exactly new to be honest. First announced in early 2011 as H2: Heroes Horizon, the game was then renamed Core Fight, and now, it is finally ready for launch as Mystic Fighter. Developed by Dadam…
Dungeon & Fighter – Fairy Tail invades the game
As part of a tie-in marketing campaign for Fairy Tail’s upcoming movie launch in Korea, Priestess of the Phoenix, Natsu and gang will be appearing in 3 of Nexon’s games, including Dungeon & Fighter Online, to raise more awareness. Natsu,…