Over at E3 2012, Perfect World is showcasing 2 of its upcoming titles to the crowd, namely Neverwinter and RaiderZ. Shoved back to the development board for the conversion to Free to Play (F2P) mode after buying out Cryptic Studios,…
Luminous Studio – Square Enix’s next-gen game engine
Square Enix has had a rough few years recently, especially with several game titles not hitting up to mark. But with that said, most Japanese game companies are in the same situation. Over at E3, Square Enix revealed a major…
SteelSeries – Peripheral for Guild Wars 2 & Dota 2
Not sure why, but it seems the SteelSeries brand has been getting deals with the more popular games, in my opinion, to produce official peripheral for them. After Diablo III, SteelSeries is now launching hardware for both Guild Wars 2…
MechWarrior Online – Razer controller revealed
[Concept website] While SteelSeries is busy manufacturing PC peripherals for games such as Diablo III and the upcoming Guild Wars 2, Razer has not exactly slack off as well. With the Star Wars: The Old Republic craze now gone like…
Warface – New trailer shows possible publisher
[Closed Beta signup] While having a new trailer for this CryEngine 3-developed MMOFPS is not that a surprise, but the latest trailer showed a certain company’s addition into the beginning credits. That company will be Trion Worlds (of RIFT fame).…
Monster Hunter Frontier – Last overseas server closing
Monster Hunter Frontier Online, the MMO develop by creators in Japan, Capcom, will be seeing the last of its overseas servers, the Taiwan server (including Hong Kong and Macau), come 4th September later this year. MHF, as it is affectionately…
Cabal II (KR) – Spotted at E3 2012
According to various reports, ESTsoft is currently at E3 2012 showcasing the company’s upcoming title, Cabal II. Developed using CryEngine 3 and a sequel to the hugely popular action online RPG, a new trailer was in tow as well,…
Squadflow (KR) – New PvP trailer
First announced at G*Star 2010 and development starting way back in 2008, Hanbitsoft’s futuristic online shooter, Squadflow, is finally ready for its first ever offline Focus Group Test (FGT). I am not sure what enhancements were made, but the latest…
Wizardry Online – English publisher confirmed
[Game website] In what I see as a surprise move, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will be publishing Wizardry Online, the MMO reincarnation of the classic franchise. SOE will be having a demo of the game next week…
Eyedentity Games – A look at its new office building
It has been a long time since I covered any articles which focus on visits to Korean online games developers. While browsing through older articles, I chance upon this particular one at Ruliweb for Eyedentity Games, developer of Dragon Nest…
Darkfall – From Greece to Asia
[Game website] I normally post news about Asian games going to Western regions, but it is quite the opposite this time round. Darkfall, a sandbox MMORPG developed by Greek studio Aventurine, has signed a contract with Korean MMO developer/ publisher…
Hounds – Shoot many aliens
Developed in Korea by CJ GameLab, Hounds is coined as the “Role Playing Shooting (RPS)” genre by the company. Well, I would have preferred “Shooter” though. Hounds is an online co-op shooter at its core, which is still a rarity…
Diablo III (KR) – Government raided Blizzard offices
[Source] Basically, the Asian server for Diablo III is located in South Korea, accommodating for regions such as Taiwan as well. However, due to the enormous amount of traffic, the bandwidth hit its maximum, with thousands of gamers from both…
G*Star 2012 – Exhibition dates confirmed
The biggest online gaming event in the world, G*Star, will be held from 8th November till the 11th later this year. And yes, it is still located at Busan, South Korea, and still the biggest gaming event there is Asia…