Announced since 2010 with trailers and screenshots, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online has yet to be given a Closed Beta date in China, although all fingers are pointing towards end 2012. 1 of the most anticipated locally-developed martial arts MMORPG in…
Three Kingdoms Brawler – Game closure signals another turn for The9
2 years ago, Chinese MMO publisher The9 was on the brink of closure after World of Wacraft China shifted hands to NetEase. Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, several development studios were being setup, and Three Kingdoms Brawler was…
PlanetSide 2 – New “commercial” of epic proportions
[Source] In the latest edition of “The Jace Hall Show”, the show’s producer, Todd Roy, was given the reins by Jace Hall and Sony Online Entertainment’s president full reins of making an epic commercial trailer for PlanetSide 2. Todd roped…
Final Fantasy XIV – Old retail copies ordered to be destroyed?
[Source] Oh man… Posted in NeoGAF forums, Square Enix is apparently ordering retail stores to “destroy” old copies of Final Fantasy XIV, which will see a vastly different Version 2.0 launch later this year. According to the source, there is…
ArcheAge – “Gangnam Style” virus attacks the game
If you have not heard anything or read about the Korean song, Gangnam Style, you are either a failed otaku or someone who is really oblivious to the latest Asian pop trend. Well, even the Europeans have heard of this…
Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 – New raid bosses defeated
A few days ago, the 2 new bosses in Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 were defeated. They are the pacific giant snake, Rakiora and the legendary giant sea monster, Kraken. Given that they are supposedly the hardest ones implemented thus far,…
Project Copernicus – New video and player-driven content
[Source] If you have been following gaming news, you probably would have read about the downfall of 38 Studios, the developer behind the single-player RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The in-development MMO version, codenamed Project Copernicus, was canned as well.…
Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms
I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead”…
Gamania cuts loose “about 10%” of total workforce
Gamania, or more famously known as Beanfun (its MMO portal), announced last week that around 150 employees from its worldwide offices will be laid off. Affected offices include the headquarters in Taiwan, in-house development studios and overseas subsidiaries. …
Funcom confirms “temporary” layoffs, says TSW not going F2P
[Source] Norwegian developer Funcom, maker of Age of Conan and the recently launched The Secret World, was hit with layoffs today that are speculated to affect about half of the studio’s worldwide staff, part of previously announced “cost-adjustment initiatives.” …
Hounds – Game footage before beta hits
According to Netmarble, the zombie apocalypse will be brought upon humanity from the stars and beyond. Once again, this is Hounds, a co-op MMO shooter where players team up to fight against alien zombies and humans who are turned. …
Guild Wars 2 – Exclusive look at Twilight Arbor dungeon
Over at PC Gamer, the Twilight Arbor dungeon from Guild Wars 2 was publicly revealed for the very first time. A level 50 dungeon, it is certainly the highest level one revealed thus far. Less than 5 days till the…
Call of Duty Online – Interview with China producer
While technically, Activision Blizzard is the core developer for Call of Duty Online (only for China now), publisher Tencent Games will have a huge say as well, given the rumors of how the former was paid a record, undisclosed amount…
Diablo III – Jay Wilson hurls vulgarity at Diablo creator
Jay Wilson, the main person in-charge of Diablo III’s development, hurled an unneeded vulgarity at David Brevik, 1 of Diablo’s creators, in an extraordinary rant on Facebook. Encouraged by his fellow Blizzard Entertainment staff, the comment was subsequently taken down.…