An awesome new trailer for Blade & Soul China was shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2012, and it comes with English subtitles as well for those who can’t understand Chinese (the English is bad at parts though). Still, it is…
Sura Online – New trailer previews giant boss battles
Announced last year as Tencent Games’ first game with global rights, Sura Online is still more than a year away from the scheduled release date (2014). The maiden title by Korean developer NSE Entertainment, the trailer for TGC 2012 showcases…
Tencent Games Carnival 2012 – Highlights of Day 1
The new games introduction session has just been concluded over at Tencent Games Carnival 2012′s first day, and there were a few news which certainly caught the eye. The similar issue concerning all the games are actually the time of…
The Magic Sword Online – Tencent expands martial arts MMO stable
While the Chinese name sounds more grand (天涯.明月.刀), the official English name is simply called The Magic Sword. Based on the Hong Kong classic by deceased novelist Gu Long, this MMO version will developed by 1 of Tencent’s studios, Aurora.…
ArcheAge – New trailer released for annual event
Tencent is the largest IT company in China, and it is no surprise its gaming division, Tencent Games, is the country’s largest as well. ArcheAge China’s first Closed Beta date will be announced at the annual Tencent Games Carnival later,…
Carbon Project A – New action MMO looking slightly familiar
This is Carbon Project A, a new action MMO in development by GalaxyGate, more famous for games such as Rosh Online and Karos Online. Well, the previous works don’t seem too impressive, but the has been showcased to interested parties…
Dragon’s Prophet – European publisher officially announced
I was never a supporter of fragmented servers for different regions, and still will be. No matter, Taiwan developer Runewaker (of Runes of Magic fame) announced that the Europe publisher for Dragon’s Prophet will be Infernum Productions AG. Infernum is…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – PS Vita version launch date announced
SEGA today announced that the PlayStation Vita version for Phantasy Star Online 2 will be available on 28th February 2013 in Japan. The game may also be downloaded for free, and will share the same server as those playing on the PC…
MapleStory – Winter update teases 2 new classes
For China, Perfect World is my favorite company, while from South Korea, Nexon is 2nd to none. The reason is simple – both developers update their games with actual content (not just cash junk) year after year without fail. Winter…
Lineage – Mobile game to surface early next year in Japan
GREE is 1 of Japan’s biggest mobile gaming company, and it was announced back in July that a deal was signed with NCsoft for the mobile version of Blade & Soul. However, according to GREE’s latest report, the game in…
Final Fantasy XIV – New Alpha video shows lush surroundings
[Game website] A couple months more before Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn enters Closed Beta, the official videos from the Alpha client are keeping the anticipation levels high. This time round, it is showing the lush woods surrounding the…
Swordsman Online – New interview with product lead
I hesitated to post this article, purely because of the low-resolution video which irked me immensely. But still, I decided to go ahead, with the video below showing 3 different instanced dungeons from Swordsman Online, each with different plots, mechanics…
Echo of Soul – Refreshing the old as new
You may be wondering what does it mean by “refreshing the old as new”, hence let me explain. Echo of Soul is NHN Korea’s new title, developed by studio Nvius, and for now has nothing really groundbreaking in terms of…
Absolute Force – IP block being removed this Thursday
While many of you were disappointed about the IP block on Absolute Force, an Unreal Engine-developed online shooter, which provided access only to 3 countries, it was announced earlier today that the IP block will be removed this coming Thursday…