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…
Legend of Souls – Marketing campaign for the adult crowd
Classified as an adult MMORPG (for 19 and above) in Korea and also developed just for this specific crowd, Neowiz Games’ Legend of Souls has features such as gambling, tons of blood splatter, scantily-clad pixels and more. Not just that,…
Marvel Heroes – Closed Beta registration now up
Developed by Gazillion Entertainment with Marvel’s blessings, Marvel Heroes is headed by David Brevik, President of Gazillion Entertainment and creator of the massive hit games Diablo and Diablo II. And yes, this game is like Marvel kind of Diablo game,…
World of Warcraft – China publisher sets “pandas” free for expansion
In a couple of hours, Mists of Pandaria will be going live in China. Longtime publisher for Blizzard’s titles in the region, NetEase, held its weekend marketing campaign by setting “pandas” free, letting them roam the streets and subway. Well,…
Snail Games USA explains sudden delay for Age of Wushu
As you may have read, Snail Games USA has chosen to delay the launch of Age of Wushu by over 6 months, with the game now set to launch on 3rd May 2013 instead. Of course, the community does deserve…
Valve clarifies rumored sale to Nexon and NCsoft
I am not sure how the Korean media managed to cook up this story, but once I saw the amount mentioned (less than USD 1 billion), I knew it was far from the truth. Valve’s Chet Faliszek has rubbished the…
Age of Wushu – Official release delayed for over 6 months
Originally scheduled to be released later next month, Snail Games USA has now announced that Age of Wushu will launch next year, 3rd May 2013 instead. The Closed Beta phase is also delayed, with it now being separated into 2…
Call of Duty Online – Registration for debut test phase begins
With the current MMOFPS market in China dominated by the aging CrossFire, publisher Tencent Games decided to add Call of Duty Online to its massive shooter stable, which sources claim is to eventually claim the top spot. Currently only…
Blade & Soul – Upgraded character customization system revealed
To celebrate Blade & Soul’s 100th day since going commercial, NCsoft is hosting a slew of events. Other than the 7 Waves update and new class teaser, Art Director Hyung-Tae Kim was also on deck to give a presentation on…