Revealed last year, Sura Online (not to be mistaken with Asura) is 1 of the 2 upcoming online games which is seen as a “counter” against Diablo III China, which is set to launch soon. Developed by Korean studio NSE…
[ChinaJoy 2012] ArcheAge – New details for Closed Beta 5
Speaking at Tencent Games’ ChinaJoy 2012 media conference, ArcheAge’s producer Mr Kim talked about the changes in the game’s upcoming Closed Beta 5. Other than the core mechanics being optimized, the China-flavored elements will also be added in, although not…
Dragon Nest Europe – Teaser website opens
As the title suggests, Dragon Nest Europe’s website is now up! This should come as a relief for the European gamers, although I have read that a big group of them are currently happy in the SEA server. Still, the…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Brief game details
First off, Perfect World got the license to develop this game from SEGA, unlike the various Saint Seiya online game clones found in China. Revealed sometime early last year, brief game details were revealed at ChinaJoy 2012, along with some…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Dragon Sword – Gameplay footage
With Blade & Soul China coming under Tencent Games, pretty much the other closer competitors have something up their sleeves to sort of “counter” it. China’s No.2 online gaming company, NetEase, came up with the self-developed Dragon Sword as the…
Mabinogi Heroes – More Season 2 update details
So, most of you Mabinogi Heroes or Vindictus fan would have read about the new upcoming female character, Vella. She is really just a small part of the big Season 2 update for Mabinogi Heroes, and here are some other…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Asura – New Dragonette class introduced
Tencent Games’ answer to counter the incoming Diablo III China, Asura is a self-developed online game which has a storyline based on novel “Legend of Wukong”, which makes a dark twist to classic Journey to the West. The 6th character…
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
After a couple of years being brought back to the drawing board, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV Online: Version 2.0 finally gets renamed as “A Realm Reborn” and should be on schedule for the Beta phase later this year. First…
PlanetSide 2 – Beta currently scheduled for next week
Finally, there is news for PlanetSide 2‘s Beta phase. After weeks and weeks of teasing, Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley announced on his Twitter account that Beta will begin next Monday or Tuesday, barring any unforeseen circumstances. It seems…
Blade & Soul – Celebrity endorsed costumes go on sale
Till today, I still can’t quite get the song and dance moves out of my head. I am referring to Korean girl group Secret’s song, Shy Boy, which was used to advertise NCsoft’s Blade & Soul a few months ago.…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Legend of the Condor Heroes – Game paraded at event
Although announced to the media 2 days ago, Perfect World made sure its latest game, Legend of the Condor Heroes, gets its deserved spotlight at ChinaJoy 2012. Despite not having any demo, the trailer looks good enough for now. No…
Age of Wulin – Jet Li graces game commercial
Going into Open Beta coming 8th August 2012, Age of Wulin China’s developer Suzhou Snail Game spared no expenses in marketing the game to all Chinese players (me included) spread around the globe. 1 of Hollywood and Asia’s top action…
Eyedentity Games cancels unnamed action game
First announced back in April this year, this mysterious action MMORPG was supposed to be Eyedentity Games’ 3rd title after Dragon Nest and Dungeon Strikers. According to reports from Korea, this team, consisting of elite developers from Nexon’s Mabinogi and…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Soul Master going to China, English servers silent
First introduced to the English market back in 2010 under GamesCampus for the North American market, Soul Master was subsequently closed after the beta test phase as the Korean developers made the choice to rework the whole title. Around 2…