I am around 2 weeks slow on this news, so do accept my apology. Mabinogi Heroes introduced the new pet system recently, and it looks super cute despite feeling a little bit out of place. The pet can be summoned…
NCsoft developing new MOBA title ?
Known earlier as Action Real-time Strategy (Action RTS), followed by the term Multiplayer Online Battle Arena coined by Riot Games for League of Legends, the Aeon of Strife (AOS) genre has comed quite a long way evolving from the Dota…
Sony trying to patent offline MMO events ?
[Source] Is Sony for real? The embattled mega Japanese corporation, which is undergoing massive restructuring to cut losses, has filed a patent for a program that would, as the source states, “encourage gamers to head into the daylight for organized…
Asura – Single-player mode confirmed
Asura was first announced in China back in 2010, and it was solely an online game. I suppose in an effort to spoil Diablo III’s upcoming launch party in China, the country’s biggest online game operator Tencent Games has got…
En Masse replies, does not earn my brownie point
[More info] After a couple of days of court sessions and a verdict in Korea laid on a few ex-NCsoft employees, Bluehole Studio’s North American subsidiary, En Masse Entertainment, finally stepped out and address the growing concerns for TERA’s English…
Dragon Nest SEA – The Academic class is landing !
[Game website] According to a quick check, Dragon Nest SEA will be the first English server to get the new Academic class on 24th April, with Nexon’s North American server yet to post any news or teaser about her. Well,…
Aeria Games secures investment from major company
[Press release] SANTA CLARA – April 18, 2012 – Aeria Games, a leading publisher of free-to-play online multiplayer games, today announced its receipt of a strategic investment from So-net Entertainment Corporation, a listed subsidiary of Sony Corporation, to further strengthen…
Aeria Games announces Waren Story
[Beta signup] Looks like Aeria Games is stocking up on PvP-focused online games these few weeks. Previously, it was announced in Korea that the publisher will be hosting DK Online for the English market (link), and today Waren Story is…
Former NCsoft staff jailed for Lineage III leak
[More info] After months of legal battle between NCsoft and Bluehole Studio, the developer of TERA, the Korean court officially charged a group of ex-NCsoft staff working on Lineage III with leaking confidential information with regards to the project. In…
Cyphers – Cosplay cats are back
Remember how Miyuko’s cosplay for League of Legends (link) crashed a website due to overload traffic? The member of cosplay group Spiral Cat’s is now back to dressing up as a MMO character again, this time from Nexon’s popular 3D…
Codename K (CN) – ChangYou’s answer to Blade & Soul ?
As mentioned in my previous post (link), China MMO developer and publisher ChangYou revealed a number of titles which are in development, including “World of Shadowbane”. While the China gamers are all awaiting Tencent’s Blade & Soul China server, rivals…
Eyedentity Games developing 3rd online game
After announcing Dungeon Striker (link) just a couple of days ago, Korean media website Inven confirmed that the company is currently developing a “large scale” MMORPG as its 3rd game. While details are scarce including the name and genre, the…
Shadowbane – ChangYou preparing game reboot
Yesterday at a big media conference where ChangYou revealed several new titles, the company’s Vice President revealed that the company secured the Shadowbane IP rights and is developing an online game mentioned as “World of Shadowbane”. Having been part…
Garena signs Club Mstar for Southeast Asia
Garena has always been known to be more of a company hosting PvP games such as Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends and most recently Firefall (link) in the Asia region, hence today’s news came as a surprise to me.…