Netmarble – Global developer and publisher announces salary increment for all employees

Following in the footsteps of arch-nemesis Nexon, Netmarble recently announced that the average annual salary of current employees, including those in various subsidiaries, will see an increment of 8 million Korean Won (around 7,200 USD) on average. Similar to Nexon,…

Priston Tale M – Mobile MMORPG based on classic PC title officially announced

Korean developer FOW GAMES today announced it has signed an deal with Masangsoft to develop a mobile MMORPG based on the Priston Tale IP, now titled Priston Tale M. Originally developed and launched by YD Games, Priston Tale was one…

Black Desert Mobile – Pre-creation for new Archer and Fletcher classes now live

Global games developer and publisher Pearl Abyss today announced that two new classes, Archer and Fletcher, will be released in Black Desert Mobile next week. Meanwhile, pre-creation for these classes has begun with special rewards. Archer and Fletcher are two…

Blade & Soul 2 – Pre-registration begins in South Korea for new UE4 MMORPG

As reported last week, NCSOFT started the pre-registration phase for Blade & Soul 2 in South Korea today. A pre-recorded video stream was also held with NCSOFT founder Mr Kim Taek-Jin kicking things off announcing he is very much part…

Grand Fantasia Reborn – X-Legend begins 2021 with new mobile MMORPG based on popular PC title

Announced a couple of weeks ago, Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment is back to its MMORPG roots with Grand Fantasia Reborn. With that said, the company has not found immense success on the mobile platform, so it is definitely still a…

Blue Archive – Quick look at new anime RPG launched by Yostar in Japan

Developed by NAT Games (V4, Overhit), a team under Nexon Korea, Blue Archive launched last week in Japan by publisher Yostar (Arknights). We did try to play the game, but it was plagued with random extended server maintenances each time…

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War – Learn about the features of upcoming mobile JRPG

Arc System Works recently revealed more game trailers (compiled into 1 below) for its upcoming mobile RPG, BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, showcasing the game’s many features and special attacks. Developed by partner studio Linked Brain, the combat system here is…

Seven Knights Revolution: Successor of Heroes – New anime series based on popular mobile IP announced

Earlier today, the first anime series based on Netmarble’s Seven Knights IP was announced. Roughly translated to Seven Knights Revolution: Successor of Heroes, the anime is co-produced by LINDENFILMS and domerica. The former is behind several popular anime series currently…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – First content update of 2021 welcomes new Luster class

[Play free now] SEGA has announced their popular free-to-play online action RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 (Global), has today launched a large content update. The exciting changes include the new Luster Class, Max Level increase to 100, Story Quest [EP6]…

Birdie Crush – Com2uS launches new fantasy golf game worldwide

Global games developer and publisher Com2uS today announced the worldwide launch of its new casual fantasy golf game, Birdie Crush, on both Google Play and the App Store. Developed by Com2uS, Birdie Crush is available in a total of 11…

Kakao Games – New title from Crusaders Quest developer signed by gaming giant

Korean gaming giant Kakao Games today announced it has signed a global publishing contract with local developer LoadComplete for its latest mobile RPG, Goddess Order. In case you need a refresher, Loadcomplete is the studio which made Crusaders Quest, a…

ODIN: Valhalla Rising – New game trailer showcases landscape of different regions as an explorer

Kakao Games and developer Lionheart Studio released a new trailer for ODIN: Valhalla Rising yesterday, in which the team takes players through a quick trip to the various main areas which players can explore. These consists of the legendary world…

Gravity – Ragnarok developer responds to community after protests hit local news outlets

Yesterday, frustrated gamers of Ragnarok Origin in South Korea rented a vehicle with a large LED sign and parked it in front of developer Gravity’s office building to protest. Apparently, Gravity has not been pro-active in listening to community feedback…

Blade & Soul 2 – NCSOFT announces pre-registration date for Korean server

In all honesty, we haven’t really gotten much information from NCSOFT since Blade & Soul 2 was first announced back in 2018, including features and actual gameplay. Earlier today, it was revealed that pre-registration for the mobile MMORPG sequel will…