A couple of months back, Soul Worker (or Project Soul Worker) caused quite a stir in the Free to Play community with its cell-shaded anime graphics. With comparisons made with TERA, Vindictus and Rusty Hearts, I would safely say it…
Queen’s Blade Online – New features trailer
[More info] First and foremost, if you have not read about Queen’s Blade Online (or Queens Blade Online), this game has got nothing to do with the Japanese anime at all. Developed by Korean studio Liveplex (Dragona), the game’s name…
WildStar – New trailer reveals early game mechanics
[Game website] Blockbuster news from the Asian industry seems to be slowing down as the 3 major shows, ChinaJoy 2012 and G*Star 2012, are just around the corner. With companies keeping their cards for the moment, it is time to…
Blade & Soul – New music executive added
According to the latest news release from Korea, NCsoft has hired renowned music producer, Taro Iwashiro, as Blade & Soul’s music supervisor. Hailing from Japan, Taro Iwashiro composed music for several games, including Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny and the China-filmed…
Dragon Knights – Debut trailer surfaces
[Game website] Aeria Games finally revealed the North America server for DK Online, Dragon Knights, which was first announced a couple of months back (link). Essentially a “hardcore” PvP online game, features such as castle siege, player kill, guild battles…
Black Gold Online – 6 races revealed
Developed together with Russian counterpart, Mental Games, Black Gold Online is Suzhou Snail Game’s upcoming steampunk MMORPG. Currently hiding slightly behind the spotlight and glamor of Age of Wushu, the game was actually at E3 2012, apparently getting next to…
Renaissance Heroes – Brief look at Closed Beta
[Game website] Since the days I skipped school to play Counter-Strike 1.6, the shooter genre has came a long way, with current blockbuster hits such as Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Crysis. Along the way, the online-only shooters started…
Nexon becomes NCsoft’s biggest shareholder
In a deal announced earlier today, Korea No.1 gaming company, Nexon, has become the biggest shareholder of Korea No.2 gaming company, NCsoft. This happened after Nexon Japan bought 3,218,091 of NCsoft’s shares, which is around 14.7% of the company. The…
Crytek – All our future games to be F2P
[Source] Yes, you did not read the post title wrongly. Crytek, the studio behind the CryEngine and Crysis series, told Videogamer that the company will finish work on Crysis 3, Ryse, other confirmed games and transition into a Free to…
Unreal Engine 4 – GameTrailer’s world exclusive demo
I am sure most of the folks here would have read about Epic’s upcoming game engine, Unreal Engine 4, which was announced a couple of weeks ago. The demo, titled “Elemental”, was shown behind closed doors to potential licensees. GameTrailers…
Core Blaze – Several new game trailers showcased at E3 2012
Taiwanese developer, Gamania, has brought its new in-development game, Core Blaze, over to the show floors at E3 2012. With just a small group of lucky players able to try out the latest game build first hand, the internet readers…
MapleStory – Exclusive class revealed
In what is a first for the various Asian servers scattered around the region, MapleStory Taiwan will be getting the first ever exclusive adventurer class, Dragon Warrior (directly translated as Dragon’s Descendant). This must be something to do with Nexon…
The Elder Scrolls Online – E3 2012 stage demo
Like most of the real The Elder Scrolls fan out there, I was never a fan when The Elder Scrolls Online was announced, followed by baffling game design decisions which the developers claim will never work out despite being proven…
Age of Wushu – Drawing the crowds at E3 2012
[Game website] Most of you folks would have read about Suzhou Snail Game by now, which is the China developer for the upcoming Age of Wushu (Age of Wulin in Europe). Known as Snail Games in North America, the company…