[Full interview] As a normal, non-hardcore fan of the Elder Scrolls franchise, I have already faintly voiced out my displeasure on how The Elder Scrolls Online will be treated, including lame excuses such as the signature combat system will be…
NHN staff arrested for fraud
1 of Korea’s biggest gaming company, NHN, is embroiled in a mini-saga of its own following the incident on CJ Games posted yesterday. According to reports, the arrested staff from NHN (also known as Hangame, its MMO portal) is only…
CEO of major Korean MMO company arrested
According to reports from Korea, the CEO of CJ Games, Kwon Young-shik, was arrested last week on 2nd May. CJ Games is the gaming branch of CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M), which in turn is one of the 4 major…
X.A.O.C – Game announced for global distribution
It has been quite some time since anyone heard about X.A.O.C, and it is a pleasant surprise seeing game back in the headlines again. Developed in Taiwan by Winking Entertainment, I was told the name is actually a Russian word…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Announcement trailer debuts
In my previous post, several details and screenshots for The Elder Scrolls Online were revealed. IGN (link) also revealed the 3 playable factions, races and a couple of features found in the game. From what I have read, most fans…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Images and details leaked
Even before the game’s first teaser trailer is due in a few hours’ time, screenshots of the game have been leaked to the public, supposedly from the upcoming June issue of magazine Game Informer. First announced just a couple of…
Dragon Sword – Environment showcase trailer
A piece of “small” news, Dragon Blade has officially changed its name to Dragon Sword instead. Developed internally by China’s number 2 MMO company, NetEase, Dragon Sword is 1 of the few upcoming games aiming to provide competition for Blade…
The Elder Scrolls Online revealed
[Source] Some begged for it not to happen, others craved for the day the title will be brought online into a vast MMO world.Well, the latter group of fans got their wish (including me), as Bethesda has apparently tasked Zenimax…
Renaissance Heroes – Official English website now up
[Closed Beta signup] Revealed a couple of months ago (link) to be published in English shores by ChangYou, the final name of the game will be Renaissance Heroes, which sees previous names such as Project Renaissance and DaVinci Online laid…
Codename X7 – Teaser trailer debuts
As part of China MMO publisher and developer ChangYou’s confirmed titles for this and next year, “Codename X7″ is the latest game to have its debut trailer. Well, not exactly a debut trailer, but more of a teaser as it…
Lost Saga – Character List 5
So, like I mentioned, a new character list will be created after every 10 heroes. To start list number 5 off, No. 71 will be the one and only Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters! Due to a new…
Hounds – Alien zombies galore
CJ GameLab’s Hounds was actually revealed way back last year with a trailer (below), but as usual there will be a stagnant period where intensive development will be going on. Despite being scheduled for release last year as well, the…
Metal Reaper Online – Focus Group Test announced
Metal Reaper was announced quite a few months ago, and it will be entering the very first Focus Group Test (FGT) tomorrow. The game is touted as a RPG with guns, and the latest gameplay video below shows how true…
Dungeon Striker – Closed Beta 1 videos
If you did not read about the game in my previous posts, here is a quick rundown. Dungeon Striker is the 2nd action MMO title from Korean developer Eyedentity Games, which is also the creator of the awesome Dragon Nest.…