The Secret World – New combat mechanic coming soon

[Source] In short, it is called reticle combat, which my spell-check is telling me it is not an actual word. No matter, reticle combat will most likely feature a cross-hair, the sort you would see in TERA and to some…

Aion 4.0 – First new class confirmed via developer blog

NCsoft will be previewing version 4.0’s content for Aion over the next few weeks, and the first to be revealed is 1 of the 3 new classes teased a couple of weeks back. First up, this new class is translated…

ArcheAge – No client download needed with cloud tech

[Source] Over 20GB in size and set to increase with more content, downloading the ArcheAge client has always been a huge problem for those without a super-fast internet connection. Developer XLGAMES is intending to solve this problem via the rising…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Game celebrates 1,000,000 registered IDs

SEGA Japan today announced Phantasy Star Online 2 obtaining its 1 millionth account on 1st October 2012, which took just around 3 months after launch to achieve this feat. Personally, I feel this is quite the accomplishment knowing how the MMORPG market…

Kritika – New trailer as Closed Beta 2 approaches

1 of the more anticipated action online game in Korea, developer All-M recently released a new trailer for Kritika, signalling the start of choosing testers for the game’s Closed Beta 2 phase. Closed Beta 2, starting on 16th October, will…

Age of Wushu – New features over the next few months

I am talking about the China server, hence I am guessing the Western players will have to wait quite a while to get all these updates. From this month till December, there will be a couple of major content update…

Queen’s Blade Online – Mobile games in development

According to various Korean mobile gaming reports, MMO developer Liveplex is currently preparing 2 mobile games based on its adult MMORPG, Queen’s Blade Online. These 2 mobile games will consist elements such as turn-based RPG and a strategic simulation game.…

Core Online – Nostale developer going PvP-serious for new game

Do you still remember that cutesy, dungeon-running MMO, Nostale? If you do, give yourself a pat. The game’s developer, Entwell, has just revealed its 2nd MMORPG, Core Online, which has been in development for the past 3 years.   [easyrotator]erc_36_1349441147[/easyrotator]…

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era – Why the game took 7 years

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era was originally scheduled to have a 5-years development cycle, which eventually took 7 now and still counting. With Closed Beta 2 coming next week, Korean gaming website Inven visited developer ESTsoft to seek out some answers. Note that…

Forsaken World – New race descending on 18th October

The 6th race for Perfect World’s Forsaken World, Wolf, will be added into the China server on 18th October later this month. The first new race since the game was launched a couple of years back, Wolf race (or Werewolf)…

Steal Fighter – A new twist for the MOBA genre

Since China is on a week-long holiday, plus Korea having a short week as well, I thought it is a good time to recap on a couple of games which I missed out earlier last month.   Steal Fighter, which…

The Secret World – New interview blames everyone but themselves

How many of you are still paying for The Secret World? Certainly not me. Funcom’s development team has now claimed to Eurogamer in an interview that the game will not be going “Free to Play” anytime soon, citing facts like…

World of Tanks – 40 million registered users achieved

[Press release] Wargaming announced today that the company’s headlining project World of Tanks has reached an unprecedented 40 million registered users worldwide. This number is twice as big as the game’s previous milestone set in early 2012.   In addition…

World of Warcraft – China players billed as “fastest” to hit level 90

According to the Chinese media, World of Warcraft China players were the fastest in the world to hit level 90. The new level cap was added along with the Mists of Pandaria expansion update at 0:00AM (GMT +8) on 2nd…