[Press release] Gazillion Entertainment, a leading developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, has revealed the first glimpse of the eagerly anticipated free-to-play online game Marvel Heroes. Taking the MMO category to a completely new level of…
Bioware lays off staff from SW:TOR team
[Source] In a pretty gutsy move, Bioware’s founders have officially admitted that employees involved in Star Wars: The Old Republic have been laid off. This comes after a vague “restructuring” explanation, without any information which departments are affected. As usual,…
Core Blaze – Gamania preparing new online action game for E3 2012
It has been quite a few months since anything substantial was announced for Gamania’s upcoming action MMORPG, Core Blaze, but the time to unveil the latest game build is near. The latest version of the game will be shown at…
38 Studios begins staff layoffs
[Source] The inevitable has happened, and I am certainly not surprised at all. 38 Studios, the developer of the EA-distributed RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and the upcoming MMO, Project Copernicus, has confirmed that layoffs has begun to ensure the…
Aeria Games unveils Born to Fire
[Press release] Load your guns, strap on your holster, and get ready to show off your best action movie one-liners. Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, announced today that closed beta registration has begun for Born…
Diablo III – My Witch Doctor build
How many of you are playing Diablo III? Well, I sure am for the past few days since launch, having hit the level cap a few hours ago. I am just halfway through Hell mode, and seeing that I will…
Glory Destiny Online (TW) – New Hunter class announced
[English server] While the English server just went into Open Beta recently, the original Taiwan server announced major new content earlier today. Introducing the all new Hunter class for Spirit Tales (also known as Glory Destiny Online), which will be…
Eyedentity Games license Unreal Engine 3
Dragon Nest developer, Eyedentity Games, revealed that it has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3. Without much guessing needed, it should be used for the company’s 3rd online title, currently in its early planning stage. News of the mysterious game…
The King of Fighters Online – Game launch set for end 2012
In a week where the whole world is engulfed in the Diablo III frenzy, several Asian MMO companies took this period to announce their various financial reports for Q1 2012. While looking out for some juicy info in those reports,…
Kingdoms of Amalur developer in financial trouble
[Source] I am surprised EA is not helping a lending hand so far. The developer of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, 38 Studios, is apparently embroiled in a financial with the local authorities of Rhode Island. You see, the studio was…
Diablo III – Understand the past, shape the future
Less than 2 hours before the digital copies of Diablo III can be installed and less than 24 hours before the game servers open, I thought it would be nice to have a recap on a previously posted video which…
The Secret World – Beta Weekend 1 impression
Before I begin, I must declare that this post is based on around 3-4 hours of gameplay, a first impression, not a review. Funcom’s The Secret World is currently holding its first Beta Weekend (key still needed) and thousands are…
Dragon Nest (KR) – Teaser trailer for new class, Kali
Back in February, I first posted (link) about the new class after Academic, Kali. As the update for this new class approached the Korean server some time in June and July in apparently 2 separate updates, more news were released…
Keroro RPG Online (KR) – Closed Beta dated
First announced way back in August 2010 (link), Keroro RPG Online is finally ready to enter its first beta phase after its “revival”. I seriously can’t understand why optimization took developer TooniLand so long as the trailer shown in 2010…