While I do not usually post about consoles, an interesting news popped up in the China gaming forums today. With some neat CSI skills, a gamer found out that Sony Computer Entertainment has cancelled its 3C certification bid to finally…
RIFT – Developer announces workforce reduction
RIFT developer, Trion Worlds, earlier announced that the company went through a round of staff layoffs “in response to market conditions, product timelines and the natural evolution of our company”. It was estimated by various websites that around 30 to…
ArcheAge – Open Beta date finally confirmed
Earlier today, developer XLGAMES held an event to reveal more details about the upcoming Open Beta phase for ArcheAge Korea. It has been several months since Closed Beta 5 ended, and players were getting pretty anxious. Open Beta has been…
Disney Interactive – Expanding Asia MMO influence with studio purchase
Disney earlier announced the capture of South Korean games developer, Studio EX, which somewhat surprised the industry. Studio EX has yet to have any matured title, although it has an US office as well. Its most notable title might be…
Burst Sky – Classic arcade style shooter goes online
1 of the rare genres which is seldom developed for the online gaming platform, classic arcade shooters seem to be unpopular with MMO developers all these years. China’s no.2 MMO company, NetEase, just announced 1 of their own, roughly translated…
Infinity Hero – New PvE gameplay trailer released
First revealed right after G*Star 2012, Infinity Hero is a new MMORPG primarily developed in China. Using the best elements of League of Legends (heroes and more heroes) and Torchlight II (bright isometric world), Infinity Hero is looking to conquer…
Gundam Online – Namco Bandai confirms Open Beta date
After almost a year of testing in Japan, the Open Beta date for Gundam Online has been set for 19th December 2012, which is a little over 1 week away. On 17th December, there will be a pre-Open Beta phase…
The King of Fighters Online – Game back on track with 2013 release
After 6 months of silence from Korean developer Dragonfly, it was announced today that The King of Fighters Online will finally be seeing a 2013 release on the company’s re-designed portal. First announced way back in 2009, it is unknown…
Yulgang 2 – Open Beta date for Korean server announced
With the Final Test scheduled later this month, Mgame has decided to confirm Yulgang 2′s Open Beta date, which will be on 10th January 2013. There will also be a Stress Test from 3rd to 6th January, with data not being wiped.…
Legend Chronicle Online – Pirates and Werewolves meet in debut trailer
Developed by Taiwanese studio, Game Tider, Legend Chronicle Online joins a long queue of isometric action MMORPG from Asia to be pushed out next year. 1 of the main attractions will no doubt be the interesting classes/ character seen in…
RIFT China – Weird event launched to give out Closed Beta keys
While I admire the almost no holds barred attitude the China MMO industry adopt when marketing products, a few of these campaigns can range from tasteless to pure outlandish. RIFT China’s publisher, Shanda Games, held an event ending last week…
Project S – Debut trailer highlights Western fantasy world view
First revealed as a self-developed MMO by ChangYou with various sandbox elements last week, it was announced that Project S will be going into its first test on 13th December. It is not a Closed Beta, but more of a…
Devilian – New hack & slash MMO humiliated by the Chinese press
I can’t believe I am saying this, but are Korean developers running out of ideas for themes and game design? I got amused when a China article claimed “copying is not only a local specialty”, and went on to point…
Wargaming – Interview sheds light on Asia & Oceanic expansion plans
[Website] Wargaming has been making huge strides in conquering the world market ever since it exploded into the gaming scene with World of Tanks. With presence in almost all gaming events around the world, both big and small, the company…