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…
MAZE: The Treasure Hunters – Korean debut trailer impresses
Although developed in Korea, the debut trailer for the game was announced by China publisher ChangYou first at the end of April. Now, Korean developer Dream Execution finally released MAZE: The Treasure Hunters’ debut trailer for its native country. The…
Blade & Soul – Community Q&A with the producer
A couple of hours ago, Blade & Soul’s James Bae took an hour to have an online Q&A session with the China gamers, with the aid of Blade & Soul’s China publisher Tencent Games of course. The campaign for the…
Dark Blood Online (KR) – New class added
As the English server (link) is preparing to enter its first Closed Beta phase, the Korean server for Dark Blood Online added a new class yesterday, the Thief. Its 2 advancement classes are the Assassin and Outsider, which I think…
Rockman Online – Game gets canceled
According to reliable sources, Rockman Online has officially been canceled by Neowiz Games, although the news has yet to be made public by the Korean MMO giant. First revealed at G*Star 2010, the last developer note for the game was…
World of Warcraft – Major server merges for Asia
After the major server closure in the Korean server (link), more bad news arrived over the past week. Over in the China server, which the game license was renewed just recently, publisher NetEase announced 12 PvP servers will be merging…
Dungeon Hero – Brief interview with the team
First revealed last month, Dungeon Hero is 1 of EyaSoft’s latest revival work. If you remembered, EyaSoft, the developer of games such as Luna Online, Legend of Edda and Iris Online, decided to stop development for a few months, presumably…
Blade & Soul – The “Secret” of Soul Party
Ok, there is nothing really “secret” about this, but rather the Korean girl group involved is call Secret. I know, I have posted their videos at Blade & Soul’s Soul Party 2 previously over here. But hey, this new video…
Dark Blood – Closed Beta on the horizon
[Press release] Outspark is getting ready for a fight as it heads into its summer launch of its free-to-play, high-speed, side-scrolling, hack ‘n slash arcade brawler, Dark Blood. Today, the company released the first gameplay reveal for North America and…