This must be the 5th or 6th new class announced for MapleStory (different regions included) over the past few week. Announced sometime last month, the Kaiser has officially been added into MapleStory Korea’s servers. Born from the Nova race, he…
PlanetSide 2 – Death is No Excuse CGI trailer
By now, most gamers would have known CGI trailers ALWAYS look better than their actual game counterparts. Unless you have proof of the other way round that is. And for Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming game, PlanetSide 2, it is no…
[Updated] Dragon Nest – Europe publisher confirmed
According to reports in Korea, Eyedentity Games finally signed a contract with a European MMO publisher for Dragon Nest. The publisher is eFusion MMOG (link), which is currently hosting games such as Black Shot and Navy Field. Based in Germany,…
Ghosts ‘n Goblins Online – Closed Beta 3 and Open Beta inches closer
After several rounds of Closed Beta and VIP testings, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Online will finally be entering Closed Beta 3 on 28th August before Open Beta begins sometime in September (scheduled). Developed by Korean studio Seed9, published by Netmarble (both…
Legend of the Condor Heroes – Debut trailer surfaces
First thought to be the big reveal at ChinaJoy 2012 for Perfect World, it remains a mystery to me why so much information is being released for Legend of the Condor Heroes despite Swordsman Online entering its first Closed Beta…
[ChinaJoy 2012] God of Destiny – New “DotA” from the Far East
DotA + Journey to the West. Before you go “WTF”, hold your breath, I am in awe as well. If you are not, you are most probably not a fan of the classic novel. God of Destiny is actually labeled…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Game merchandise galore
I am personally hyped to see how Saint Seiya Online looks in-game, although there were a couple of teaser screenshots posted a few weeks back. Apparently one outside developer Perfect World Beijing knows what features the game will have other…
Project Copernicus – Nexon was potential investor
[Source] I am sure all of you, if not most, would have read about how game developer 38 Studios went bankrupt after launching Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the hit single player action RPG. According to the latest report, just before…
Legend of the Condor Heroes – Game officially announced
It seems the Chinese developers are absorbing the bad habits of their English/ Japanese counterparts in announcing their big news just before a major event starts. I am referring to E3 2012, and now this prior to ChinaJoy 2012. Expected…
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.…
Gundam Online – New Alpha trailers display tons of action
Look, Gundam Online isn’t as big as Sony’s PlanetSide 2 in terms of players on a single map, but having 100 mechas on the same map is enough to make it the “biggest” game in Gundam’s history. Announced last year,…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Perfect World – New game to be announced
A few months back, Perfect World Beijing laid out its plans to release a full series of martial arts-inspired online games. Yes, the company already has titles such as Perfect World and Jade Dynasty, but apparently there aren’t “martial arts”…
Dragon Saga – Ragnarok Online invades !
Once known as Dragonica Online in some parts of the world, Dragon Saga’s Korean developer, Barunson Interactive, was bought over by Gravity Games early last year (link). Except the New Origin update (link), there wasn’t any big content patch until…
Swordsman Online – New combat trailer impresses
After going back into development for the past 12 months with just bits and pieces of information spread around the various fan forums in China, Swordsman Online is now ready to steal the show at ChinaJoy 2012 in next week.…