Yes, you read it right. According to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter in an investors note, he believes that Star Wars: The Old Republic now has the potential to “attract at least 10 million MAUs indefinitely, with upside to perhaps…
Legend of Wukong – First look at the game
For a short while, the game was kind of hyped back in China, after developer Baiyou showcased what seems to be a Free to Play “Blade & Soul + TERA clone” in the form of Legend of Wukong. Fast forward…
MapleStory adds yet another new class
Another month, another new class in MapleStory Korea’s test server. According to dedicated MapleStory blog, Orange Mushroom, the new class is call Angelic Burster. I am not sure if the previous few and this can be called classes, since they…
Star Wars: The Old Republic goes “Free-to-Play”
Most of you would have read about this piece of news now, and personally, I wouldn’t have thought SWTOR is going “Free to Play” so early, perhaps early next year is a better time. But well, the game will really…
KOG – Publisher purchase as developer seeks overseas expansion
Initially a joint venture between US-based Level Up! International and Korean MMO developer/ publisher KOG started in 2010, the company known as KOG-LU USA is now solely owned by KOG. This happened after KOG announced its purchase of Level Up!’s…
FIFA Online 3 – New EA title changes publisher
1 of the most popular game in South Korea, FIFA Online 2 has always seen its position cemented in the Top 5 rankings on a weekly basis. However, that is set to end as FIFA Online 3 has been announced.…
[23 Jul – 29 Jul] Weekly Korea rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the weekly Korea game rankings! Do note that different ranking websites have different statistics, and mine is from a website call GameNote. So, for last week, League of Legends took back 1st place from…
NCsoft founder explains Nexon investment greenlight
At a recent senior management summit, NCsoft’s founder and CEO Mr Taek Jin Kim (pictured) revealed some reasons why he decided to sell 14.7% of the company’s shares to his biggest competitor, Nexon. He cited cases where game companies are…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Perfect World Booth babes
My favorite company for its games and booth babes since 2010, Perfect World has not let me down again. Look, while other companies have 1 or 2 really gorgeous looking models, Perfect World’s selection made sure beauty is not just…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Booth babes Part 2
And here we are, Part 2 of the ChinaJoy 2012 booth babes. Do note that these are some of the ones I deem “better”, so hopefully you trust my judgement. Booth babes have always been 1 of the major attractions…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Booth babes Part 1
Some folks go to game shows such as ChinaJoy for the latest gaming news or to try the latest games. For others, they are there for the hundreds of booth babes clad in eye-catching uniforms. Heck, one guy tried to…
ChinaJoy 2012 – A true cultural melting pot
Personally, I started getting serious into China online games sometime in 2008/ 2009. 1 of my earliest game was NetEase’s TianXia 2. Before that, I was just simply observing the China online gaming market as an interested audience. In previous…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Black Gold Online – More game details
In my previous post, I talked about Black Gold Online having action combat. However, there is still the big red target circle around enemies I am seeing around targets. Why would they retain the target circle? It seems the nearest…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Full game trailer caught on camera
While the game’s official CG trailer was posted previously, everyone on the internet was left scratching their heads on where how the in-game graphics actually looks. Although a couple of screenshots were shown and game details revealed, they weren’t enough…